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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Mobile, AL

December 8, 2016Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Dec 8, 2016, 11:00 AM CST for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2016, 11:00 AM CST (17:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 9, 2016, 3:00 AM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Shoal River near Crestview (CRVF1). The gauge peaked at 8.21 ft at Dec 8, 2016, 5:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
6 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02369000, 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.

612 
WGUS44 KMOB 081700
FLWMOB
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1100 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016



...The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a flood warning for the 
following river in Florida... 

  Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa COUNTY.

.Heavy rainfall has occurred in the past few days. As a result...river
levels are forecast to remain high and a flood warning is now in effect.  

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
Stay tuned to developments by listening to NOAA Weather radio.

&&

FLC091-090900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0057.161208T1700Z-161209T0900Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.161208T1100Z.161209T0300Z.NO/
1100 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Shoal River Near Crestview
* From this morning until late tonight
* At 10AM Thursday the stage was...8.1 feet. 
* Minor flooding is occurring AND Minor flooding is forecast 
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet. 
* The river will continue rising to near 8.2 feet by this afternoon. The river 
  will fall below flood stage  tonight.
* At 8.0 feet...Minor flooding of low lying areas occurrs.

&&

LAT...LON 3078 8650 3078 8649 3069 8653 3069 8663
 3070 8663 3070 8655                  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 4:13 AM CSTFreeze WatchMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa11 hr
Dec 8, 3:19 PM CSTFreeze WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa40 hr

Nearby

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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.