Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Mar 31, 2005, 9:27 PM CST (03:27 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2005, 12:15 AM CST

In force

3 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 010329
FFWMOB
FLC033-010615-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
927 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 1215 AM CST

* AT 925 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
  TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL TRAIN
  ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THE VERY HEAVY RAIN
  FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE FLOODING ACROSS ESCAMBIA COUNTY
  THROUGH 1215 AM.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT
  NUMEROUS ROADWAYS INUNDATED WITH WATER MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.    

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PENSACOLA...MOLINO...MCDAVID...GONZALEZ AND COTTAGE HILL.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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 8749 3035 8730 3050 8719 3071 8730
      3089 8730 3086 8759 3066 8739 3053 8742
      3045 8737

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 010459
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1058 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

FLC033-010615-
ESCAMBIA FL-
1058 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM CST FOR ESCAMBIA 
COUNTY FLORIDA...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION

AT 1055 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED   
TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS 
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.  SEVERAL STRONGER STORMS CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL 
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  THESE STORMS ARE 
PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND WILL WORSEN 
THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTINUED TO 
REPORT NUMEROUS ROADWAYS...NEIGHBORHOODS AND BRIDGES INUNDATED WITH 
WATER MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.

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

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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 8749 3035 8730 3050 8719 3071 8730
      3089 8730 3086 8759 3066 8739 3053 8742
      3045 8737

$$

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