Flash Flood in Florida, April 6 to 7, 2005

Name: Flash Flood in Florida, April 6 to 7, 2005
Start: 2005-04-06T22:45
End: 2005-04-07T02:00
Location: Florida

April 6 to 7, 2005 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 6, 2:11 PM CST, 8 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:11 PM CST, 8 hours 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
311 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

.SHORT TERM...A LOW OVER ARKANSAS WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. BY EARLY THIS
EVENING...THE FRONT WILL BE IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...BRINGING PCPN
FROM SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI CONTINUING EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING.

LATEST GUIDANCE FROM HPC AS WELL AS DATA FROM SURFACE STATIONS...AND
RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA...ALL SHOW VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY
THROUGH THE REGION WITH POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER A
LARGE PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY GET LOCALLY HIGHER
RAINFALL TOTALS IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE STRONG STORMS GROW IN SUCH
A PATTERN THAT THEY PERSISTENTLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS....JUST AS
IT DID LAST WEEK...WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF FLOODING IN MOBILE...
BALDWIN...AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. 850MB TO 300MB THICKNESS DIVERGENCE
WITH ATTENDANT 850MB THETA-E RIDGE ARE PHASING TO CAUSE CONCERN THAT
DURATION OF THE RAINFALL EVENT COULD AGAIN BE VERY PROLONGED AND
WIDESPREAD.

GROUND PREVIOUSLY SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAIN OF LAST WEEK...AND
WHERE MANY CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE STILL AT OR ABOVE
BANK-FULL. THIS WOULD BRING A VERY FAST RUNOFF SITUATION
EXACERBATING FLASH FLOOD THREAT AGGRAVATE ALREADY EXISTING RIVER
FLOOD PROBLEMS.

.EXTENDED...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT EVENT WINDOW
WOULD BE LATE NEXT WEEK AROUND TAX DAY.

.MARINE...CONTINUED INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TO DRIVE SEAS
UP TO 9 FEET AT TIMES OFFSHORE. ADVERTISING VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE
IN HEAVY PCPN UNTIL FROPA. AT THAT POINT DECREASING WIND WILL CUT
THOSE DOWN CONSIDERABLY BY TOMORROW AS PRECIP SCATTERS OUT.

.FIRE...NO CONCERNS. MODERATE RH IN 50S AND DISPERSION IN THE 30S
AND 40S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      63  74  56  73 /  90  20  10  10
PENSACOLA   64  75  57  74 / 100  40  10  10
DESTIN      65  72  62  72 / 100  50  10  20
EVERGREEN   60  74  54  72 / 100  40  20  10
WAYNESBORO  60  73  52  71 /  80  30  20  10
CAMDEN      61  75  53  72 / 100  40  30  20

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT GMZ630-650-670.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALZ051>064.
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FLZ001>006.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR GMZ655-675.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT MSZ067-075-076-078-
     079.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 9:30 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1030 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-071100-
BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH-
COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE-
GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE-
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX-
445 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

AT 1030 PM CDT MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF INTERSTATE
65. RUN OFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. MOST
OF THE RIVERS IN THE AREA ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR EXPECTED TO GO
ABOVE FLOOD STATE BY THURSDAY.

THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SEVERE STORMS
TONIGHT...OVER MOST OF THE AREA AS ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE STATE. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS AS IF THE MORE FAVORABLE
AREAS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS TO
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED AGAIN
TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 4:49 PM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
549 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

ALZ051-MSZ067-062315-
CHOCTAW-WAYNE-
549 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN WAYNE
COUNTY...MOVING TOWARD CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 545 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRENGTHFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 TO 50 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
EUCUTTA...HIWANNEE AND BOICE THROUGH 615 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.

THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

Local storm report, Apr 6, 5:28 PM CST, 5 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
628 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     HAIL             LIBERTYVILLE            31.24N 86.46W
04/06/2005  1.75 INCH        COVINGTON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NEAR CR 56

&&

JC

Local storm report, Apr 6, 5:57 PM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
657 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 PM     HAIL             MILLIGAN                30.75N 86.64W
04/06/2005  1.00 INCH        OKALOOSA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

DWS

Local storm report, Apr 6, 6:19 PM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
719 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0708 PM     HAIL             HOLLEY                  30.45N 86.91W
04/06/2005  0.50 INCH        SANTA ROSA         FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BETWEEN HOLLEY AND NAVARRE

0705 PM     HAIL             CRESTVIEW               30.76N 86.57W
04/06/2005  0.75 INCH        OKALOOSA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT STATE HWY 85 AND STILLWELL RD NEAR CRESTVIEW

0705 PM     HAIL             CRESTVIEW               30.76N 86.57W
04/06/2005  0.75 INCH        OKALOOSA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZE HAIL AT JOHN KING RD AND HWY 85

&&

JC/DD

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 7:30 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
830 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

ALZ051-070215-
CHOCTAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...
830 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 829 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM CROMWELL TO 6 MILES WEST OF WATER VALLEY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
WATER VALLEY...SOUWILPA...WOMACK HILL...WIMBLY...JACHIN...BUTLER AND
ARARAT THROUGH 915 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH
COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE
STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:55 PM CST, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1055 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

ALZ051-070500-
CHOCTAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...
1055 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING WESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 1055 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF YANTLEY TO 8 MILES WEST
OF MELVIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...YANTLEY...HINTON...MELVIN...WATER VALLEY...ROCK
SPRINGS...RIDERWOOD...LISMAN AND BUTLER THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH
COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE
STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Okaloosa

When: April 6, 10:45 PM CST to April 7, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Okaloosa County, Central Portion
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.717, -86.583

Heavy rains again caused numerous streets to flood in the central and southern parts of the county. Rainfall totals of six to ten inches in a twelve hour period caused water to pond in several locations. Many drainage systems were also still clogged from debris from Ivan and caused water to pond more quickly than would normally occur. From March 31 through April 7, It was estimated that 8 to 15 inches of rain fell across the area with the coastal communities receiving the heavier amounts of rain .

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, April 2005

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5443262.