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000 

WGUS74 KMOB 010549

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



FLC091-113-010800-

OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-

1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND 

CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...



...THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION...



AT 1145 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS THE AREA.  

RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED IN THE LAST HOUR...BUT SEVERAL STRONG 

STORMS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA WILL MOVE 

ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM.  

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE UP TO 2.5 INCHES PER 

HOUR WHICH WILL WORSEN THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE 

AREA.  SANTA ROSA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

FLOODING OF ROADWAYS CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 

PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  OKALOOSA COUNTY 911 REPORTED THAT A 

RESIDENCE IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH AREA HAD WATER IN THE HOUSE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILTON...

WHITING FIELD...MILLIGAN...HOLT...HAROLD...GALLIVER...DORCAS...

DEERLAND...CRESTVIEW...BAKER...FORT WALTON BEACH AND ALLENTOWN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING.



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 3079 8724 3038 8711 3043 8643 3087 8639



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000 

WGUS74 KMOB 010549

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



FLC091-113-010800-

OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-

1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND 

CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...



...THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION...



AT 1145 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS THE AREA.  

RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED IN THE LAST HOUR...BUT SEVERAL STRONG 

STORMS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA WILL MOVE 

ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM.  

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE UP TO 2.5 INCHES PER 

HOUR WHICH WILL WORSEN THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE 

AREA.  SANTA ROSA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

FLOODING OF ROADWAYS CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 

PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  OKALOOSA COUNTY 911 REPORTED THAT A 

RESIDENCE IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH AREA HAD WATER IN THE HOUSE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILTON...

WHITING FIELD...MILLIGAN...HOLT...HAROLD...GALLIVER...DORCAS...

DEERLAND...CRESTVIEW...BAKER...FORT WALTON BEACH AND ALLENTOWN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING.



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 3079 8724 3038 8711 3043 8643 3087 8639



$$

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