Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Mar 31, 2005, 10:12 PM CST (04:12 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2005, 2:00 AM CST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

000 
WGUS54 KMOB 010413
FFWMOB
FLC091-113-010800-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1012 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 200 AM CST

* AT 1011 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
  TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS
  THE AREA.  VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM THESE STORMS WILL PERSIST FOR
  SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER
  HOUR WILL MAINTAIN FLOODED CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES.  EMERGENCY
  MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO REPORT NUMEROUS FLOODED ROADWAYS.
  THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CURRENTLY IN 
  EFFECT FOR OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MILTON...WHITING FIELD...MILLIGAN...HOLT...HAROLD...GALLIVER...
  DORCAS...DEERLAND...CRESTVIEW...BAKER AND ALLENTOWN.

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 3079 8724 3038 8711 3043 8643 3087 8639

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 010549
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

FLC091-113-010800-
OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND 
CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION...

AT 1145 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS THE AREA.  
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED IN THE LAST HOUR...BUT SEVERAL STRONG 
STORMS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA WILL MOVE 
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM.  
HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE UP TO 2.5 INCHES PER 
HOUR WHICH WILL WORSEN THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE 
AREA.  SANTA ROSA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
FLOODING OF ROADWAYS CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  OKALOOSA COUNTY 911 REPORTED THAT A 
RESIDENCE IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH AREA HAD WATER IN THE HOUSE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILTON...
WHITING FIELD...MILLIGAN...HOLT...HAROLD...GALLIVER...DORCAS...
DEERLAND...CRESTVIEW...BAKER...FORT WALTON BEACH AND ALLENTOWN.

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 3079 8724 3038 8711 3043 8643 3087 8639

$$

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