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WGUS84 KMOB 271227
FLSMOB
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
727 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
FLC033-113-271415-
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ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
727 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT
* AT 719 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR
SHOWED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN STRETCHING FROM NORTHEAST SANTA ROSA
COUNTY TO SOUTHEAST ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA...TO ABOUT 50 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA. LATEST RADAR TRENDS SUGGEST THAT RAINS
WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW IN OFF THE GULF AND MOVE OVER THE SAME
AREAS...OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH MID MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LATEST RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES ALONG WITH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR MILTON FLORIDA
SINCE 4 AM. 2 TO 3 INCHES CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN SHORES OF ESCAMBIA
BAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE ADVISORY AREA.
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 FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
LAT...LON 3034 8734 3100 8695 3100 8678 3073 8679
3038 8688 3040 8691 3035 8721 3036 8722
3046 8693 3051 8703 3045 8706 3044 8709
3052 8710 3058 8717 3050 8714 3042 8716
3039 8724 3035 8725
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