River Flood Warning 26, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Sep 3, 2011, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)

In effect from

Sep 4, 2011, 3:43 PM CDT

Expired

Sep 4, 2011, 9:26 AM CDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Flood severity

Minor

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

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Blackwater River (AL) near Baker (BAKF1). The gauge peaked at 2.84 ft at Sep 5, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

6 ft

Minor stage

11 ft

Moderate stage

16 ft

Major stage

24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02370000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

946 
WGUS44 KMOB 040211
FLWMOB
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 
911 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... 

  BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND 
  SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.
  BIG COLDWATER CREEK NEAR MILTON AFFECTING OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.
  SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW AFFECTING OKALOOSA COUNTY.

.HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AS A RESULT...RIVER LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.  IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON THE EXPECTED RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  IF LESS RAINFALL OCCURS... IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO REVISE 
THIS STAGE FORECAST DOWNWARD.

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

ALC039-053-FLC091-113-050211-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0026.110904T2043Z-110906T0412Z/
/BAKF1.1.ER.110904T2043Z.110905T0000Z.110905T2212Z.NO/
911 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...1.1 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 16.0 FEET...SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING OCCURS DOWNSTREAM FROM BAKER WHEN THE
  RIVER LEVEL RISES ABOVE 16 FEET.

$$

FLC091-113-050211-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0027.110905T1021Z-110908T0000Z/
/MLNF1.1.ER.110905T1021Z.110906T1200Z.110907T1800Z.NO/
911 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BIG COLDWATER CREEK NEAR MILTON
* FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...2.8 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 12.4 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

FLC091-050211-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0028.110905T2151Z-000000T0000Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.110905T2151Z.110906T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
911 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...2.4 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
  NEAR 10.6 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10.5 FEET...FLOODING TO TRAILERS NORTH OF THE OKALOOSA CORRECTIONAL 
  WILL OCCUR.

$$

144 
WGUS84 KMOB 041426
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
926 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
FLORIDA...
 
  BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND 
  SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

ALC039-053-FLC091-113-041456-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110906T0412Z/
/BAKF1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
926 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER
* AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.5 FEET AND RISING
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND WILL CREST AT 7.5 FEET AT 8 PM MONDAY.


$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.