Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Mar 28, 2009, 1:57 AM CDT (06:57 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2009, 4:34 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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WGUS54 KMOB 280657
FFWMOB
ALC003-FLC033-091-113-281000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0005.090328T0657Z-090328T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
157 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA...
  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW...
  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NAVARRE...
  SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 147 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM      
  MOLINO TO MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CHUMUCKLA...MIFLIN...ELBERTA...LILLIAN...SEMINOLE...COTTAGE HILL...
  CANTONMENT...BERRYDALE...BEULAH...MYRTLE GROVE...WARRINGTON...
  BELLVIEW...WEST PENSACOLA...BROWNSVILLE...GOULDING...ENSLEY...
  BRENT...GONZALEZ...EAST PENSACOLA HEIGHTS...PENSACOLA REGIONAL
  A/P...FERRY PASS...ALLENTOWN...PACE...MUNSON...BAGDAD...MILTON...
  MILTON NEAR WHITING FIELD...HAROLD...GOOD HOPE...WRIGHT...ESCAMBIA
  FARMS...OCEAN CITY...GALLIVER...EGLIN AFB...HOLT...BLACKMAN...
  BAKER...VALPARAISO...POSTIL...MILLIGAN...NICEVILLE...CANNON TOWN...
  CRESTVIEW AIRPORT...PEADEN...DEERLAND...DORCAS...SVEA AND LAUREL
  HILL

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL SPREAD 
EASTERLY FROM SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY AND ACROSS THE WEST FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE...OVER AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER 
THE LAST FEW DAYS.   

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3034 8783 3036 8784 3037 8784 3090 8742
      3100 8678 3099 8638 3046 8639 3049 8645
      3044 8655 3038 8715 3039 8717 3041 8703
      3046 8693 3051 8703 3055 8701 3044 8709
      3052 8710 3058 8717 3047 8714 3037 8726

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 280813
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
313 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

ALC003-280822-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BALDWIN AL-
313 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
BALDWIN COUNTY...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3056 8736 3099 8681 3100 8678 3099 8638
      3067 8639

$$

FLC033-091-113-281000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKALOOSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
313 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN SANTA ROSA...CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHERN OKALOOSA
COUNTIES...

AT 308 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MUNSON TO 
PACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ALLENTOWN...MILTON...BAGDAD...MILTON NEAR WHITING FIELD...HAROLD...
GALLIVER...HOLT...GOOD HOPE...ESCAMBIA FARMS...MILLIGAN...BAKER...
CANNON TOWN...BLACKMAN...CRESTVIEW...PEADEN...CRESTVIEW AIRPORT...
DEERLAND...DORCAS...LAUREL HILL AND SVEA

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

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.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3056 8736 3099 8681 3100 8678 3099 8638
      3067 8639

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 280934
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
434 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

FLC033-091-113-280943-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKALOOSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
434 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN SANTA
ROSA...CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES...

MOST OF SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTY HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN A NEW 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 AM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3056 8736 3099 8681 3100 8678 3099 8638
      3067 8639

$$

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