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WGUS84 KMOB 230058
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
758 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ALABAMA...
BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND AFFECTING MOBILE COUNTY.
FOR THE BAYOU SARA...INCLUDING SARALAND...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MOB. CLICK ON
THE RIVERS AND LAKES MENU FOR FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS.
ALC097-240100-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260524T0230Z/
/SARA1.3.ER.260522T1743Z.260522T2300Z.260523T2030Z.NR/
758 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 8.3 FEET, BAYOU SARA AVENUE FLOODS EAST OF RIVER
GAUGE. NUMEROUS HOUSES AND STREETS FLOOD EAST OF THE RAILROAD
BETWEEN BAYOU SARA AND NORTON CREEK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
FALL OVERNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
9.3 FEET ON 09/01/2008.
LAT...LON 3083 8807 3083 8805 3085 8805 3087 8803
3087 8802 3082 8804 3081 8806 3082 8807
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