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WGUS74 KMOB 010244

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

836 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



FLC033-010330-

ESCAMBIA FL-

836 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND 

CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...



AT 833 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT A ROOF HAS 

COLLAPSED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF WATER JUST WEST OF PENSACOLA...AND 

THAT THE BRIDGE AT US 90 AND 8 MILE CREEK IS UNDER WATER.  NUMEROUS 

OTHER ROADWAYS WERE REPORTED INUNDATED WITH WATER ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN 

WEST TO EAST ACROSS ESCAMBIA COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM...AND MAINTAIN 

FLOODING CONDITIONS.  RAINFALL RATES HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT IN THE 

LAST HOUR...BUT ARE STILL SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN FLOODING.   A NEW 

FLASH FLOODING WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY NEAR 930 PM 

TO REPLACE THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MOLINO...GONZALEZ...COTTAGE HILL AND CANTONMENT.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  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.



LAT...LON 3033 8747 3035 8730 3049 8718 3073 8732

      3078 8730 3079 8752 3067 8737 3054 8744

      3045 8737



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