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WGUS74 KMOB 110025

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

725 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006



ALC023-131-110115-

WILCOX AL-CHOCTAW AL-

725 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CHOCTAW AND

WILCOX COUNTIES...



AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE RAINS ACROSS THE AREA...POSSIBLY PRODUCING FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

LAND...YANTLEY...ROCK SPRINGS...RIDERWOOD...PUSHMATAHA...PENNINGTON. 

..OAKCHIA...NAHEOLA...MILLERS FERRY...LISMAN...LAVACA... 

KIMBROUGH...JACHIN...INDIAN SPRINGS...HALSELL...EDNA...DEAS... 

CYRIL...CROMWELL...CATHERINE ...BUTLER...BOYKIN...ANNE 

MARIE...ALBERTA AND ACKERVILLE.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM MOBILE WEATHER RADAR INDICATE THAT 3 TO 4 

INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES MAY HAVE FELL OVER 

THE WARNED AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.  DO 

NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3227 8743 3205 8716 3206 8690 3186 8692

      3188 8758 3208 8762 3218 8749 3226 8749

      3230 8801 3212 8805 3208 8813 3196 8813

      3193 8808 3184 8819 3173 8811 3173 8844

      3231 8841



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000 

WGUS74 KMOB 110025

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

725 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006



ALC023-131-110115-

WILCOX AL-CHOCTAW AL-

725 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CHOCTAW AND

WILCOX COUNTIES...



AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE RAINS ACROSS THE AREA...POSSIBLY PRODUCING FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

LAND...YANTLEY...ROCK SPRINGS...RIDERWOOD...PUSHMATAHA...PENNINGTON. 

..OAKCHIA...NAHEOLA...MILLERS FERRY...LISMAN...LAVACA... 

KIMBROUGH...JACHIN...INDIAN SPRINGS...HALSELL...EDNA...DEAS... 

CYRIL...CROMWELL...CATHERINE ...BUTLER...BOYKIN...ANNE 

MARIE...ALBERTA AND ACKERVILLE.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM MOBILE WEATHER RADAR INDICATE THAT 3 TO 4 

INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES MAY HAVE FELL OVER 

THE WARNED AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.  DO 

NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3227 8743 3205 8716 3206 8690 3186 8692

      3188 8758 3208 8762 3218 8749 3226 8749

      3230 8801 3212 8805 3208 8813 3196 8813

      3193 8808 3184 8819 3173 8811 3173 8844

      3231 8841



$$

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