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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

601 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008



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BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-

601 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR SOUTH

CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...



AT 600 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUE TO PERSIST FROM THE 

COAST OF BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA AND OUT INTO THE GULF ABOUT 15 MILES.

EXCESSIVE RAINS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. 

LATEST OBSERVATIONS FROM MESONET SITES NEAR GULF SHORES ALABAMA 

INDICATES THAT 7 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT. 

THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF NUMEROUS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS OVER 

SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY.    



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MIFLIN...MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...LILLIAN...FOLEY AND ELBERTA



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 630 AM. DUE TO RADAR TRENDS...THE WARNING 

WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED AT 630 AM.  



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MOBILE.



LAT...LON 3042 8780 3043 8755 3043 8738 3036 8730

      3034 8731 3034 8730 3035 8728 3033 8727

      3028 8753 3029 8754 3027 8756 3024 8774



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