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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Sep 5, 2012, 11:06 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 8:20 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Blackwater River (AL) near Baker (BAKF1). The gauge peaked at 17.02 ft at Sep 5, 2012, 6:00 PM 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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
841 WGUS44 KMOB 051606 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1106 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...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. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-052220- /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0036.120905T1606Z-120905T2220Z/ /BAKF1.1.ER.120905T1502Z.120905T1530Z.120905T1620Z.NO/ 1106 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL THIS EVENING * AT 10AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.4 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND LOWLANDS FROM AROUND BAKER DOWNSTREAM WILL OCCUR. * AT 10 FEET...KENNEDY AND PEADEN BRIDGES FLOODED UPSTREAM. $$
7 follow-up statements
173 WGUS84 KMOB 051651 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1151 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-060515- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120906T0515Z/ /BAKF1.1.ER.120905T1502Z.120905T1601Z.120905T2315Z.NO/ 1151 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND LOWLANDS FROM AROUND BAKER DOWNSTREAM WILL OCCUR. * AT 10 FEET...KENNEDY AND PEADEN BRIDGES FLOODED UPSTREAM. $$
858 WGUS44 KMOB 051903 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 203 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-061633- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120906T1633Z/ /BAKF1.2.ER.120905T1502Z.120906T0000Z.120906T1033Z.NO/ 203 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.7 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 16 FEET...SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING TO HOMES DOWNSTREAM FROM BAKER BEGINS. * AT 14.5 FEET...WEST AND EAST PARKS IN BAKER ARE FLOODED. * AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND LOWLANDS FROM AROUND BAKER DOWNSTREAM WILL OCCUR. $$
538 WGUS84 KMOB 051956 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 256 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-061708- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120906T1708Z/ /BAKF1.2.ER.120905T1502Z.120906T0000Z.120906T1108Z.NO/ 256 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON * AT 3PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.89 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 16 FEET...SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING TO HOMES DOWNSTREAM FROM BAKER BEGINS. * AT 14.5 FEET...WEST AND EAST PARKS IN BAKER ARE FLOODED. $$
579 WGUS84 KMOB 052149 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 449 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-061500- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120906T1500Z/ /BAKF1.2.ER.120905T1502Z.120906T0000Z.120906T0900Z.NO/ 449 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 5PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW. SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING OCCURS DOWNSTREAM FROM BAKER WHEN THE RIVER LEVEL RISES ABOVE 16 FEET. $$
549 WGUS84 KMOB 060103 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 803 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW AFFECTING OKALOOSA COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-062136- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120906T2136Z/ /BAKF1.2.ER.120905T1502Z.120905T2301Z.120906T1536Z.NO/ 803 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON * AT 7PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. $$ FLC091-070102- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0037.120906T0600Z-120907T1200Z/ /CRVF1.1.ER.120906T0600Z.120906T1800Z.120907T0600Z.NO/ 803 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW * FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 7PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AT 8.0 FEET, SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$
558 WGUS84 KMOB 061341 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 841 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW AFFECTING OKALOOSA COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-070230- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120907T0230Z/ /BAKF1.2.ER.120905T1502Z.120905T2301Z.120906T2030Z.NO/ 841 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * UNTIL THIS EVENING * AT 8AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND LOWLANDS FROM AROUND BAKER DOWNSTREAM WILL OCCUR. $$ FLC091-071341- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120907T1800Z/ /CRVF1.1.ER.120906T1006Z.120906T1800Z.120907T1200Z.NO/ 841 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 8AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 8.5 FEET...WATER IN YARDS ON SOWELL RD. * AT 8 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS OCCURS. $$
184 WGUS84 KMOB 070120 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 820 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... FLORIDA... BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC039-053-FLC091-113-070150- /O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120907T0230Z/ /BAKF1.2.ER.120905T1502Z.120905T2301Z.120906T1733Z.NO/ 820 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER * AT 8PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET AND FALLING * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 68 hr |
| Sep 4, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Sep 4, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Sep 4, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 54 min |
| Sep 4, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 34 min |
| Sep 4, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Sep 4, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 73 min | |
| Sep 4, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Sep 4, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 41 min | |
| Sep 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Sep 5, 2:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 59 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2012River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012
Sources
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.