Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Mar 31, 2005, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC)

Expired

Mar 31, 2005, 9:30 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Escambia County, FL

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000 
WGUS54 KMOB 010131
FFWMOB
FLC033-010330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
730 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 930 PM CST

* AT 728 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING
  FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF
  ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.  THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  EMERGENCY
  MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORT THAT SEVERAL ROADWAYS ARE INUNDATED
  WITH WATER IN THE WARNED AREA.  THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE
  FLASH FLOOD WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY
  FLORIDA.

* THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WILL EFFECT AREAS NORTH AND
  SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3033 8747 3035 8730 3049 8718 3073 8732
      3078 8730 3079 8752 3067 8737 3054 8744
      3045 8737

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 010244
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
836 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

FLC033-010330-
ESCAMBIA FL-
836 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND 
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...

AT 833 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT A ROOF HAS 
COLLAPSED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF WATER JUST WEST OF PENSACOLA...AND 
THAT THE BRIDGE AT US 90 AND 8 MILE CREEK IS UNDER WATER.  NUMEROUS 
OTHER ROADWAYS WERE REPORTED INUNDATED WITH WATER ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN 
WEST TO EAST ACROSS ESCAMBIA COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM...AND MAINTAIN 
FLOODING CONDITIONS.  RAINFALL RATES HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT IN THE 
LAST HOUR...BUT ARE STILL SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN FLOODING.   A NEW 
FLASH FLOODING WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY NEAR 930 PM 
TO REPLACE THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
MOLINO...GONZALEZ...COTTAGE HILL AND CANTONMENT.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3033 8747 3035 8730 3049 8718 3073 8732
      3078 8730 3079 8752 3067 8737 3054 8744
      3045 8737

$$

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