...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * PRECIPITATION GAUGES AND HIGH RESOLUTION DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DUAL POL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES HAVE SHOWN A GENERAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER THE MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WATCH AREA THIS MORNING THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL FALL ON SATURATED GROUND RESULTING IN A CONTINUED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && MC
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:20:04 +0000
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