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WGUS44 KMOB 190138
FLWMOB
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
838 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
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.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN UPDATES OCCUR.
ALC097-191345-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260620T0824Z/
/SARA1.3.ER.260618T2046Z.260619T0600Z.260620T0224Z.NR/
838 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 7.9 FEET, STREETS ALONG BAYOU SARA FLOOD. LOW LYING
AREAS ALONG GUNNISON CREEK IN SATUMA FLOOD. ABOVE 8 FEET, NUMEROUS
STREETS AND HOUSES EAST OF THE RAILROAD BETWEEN BAYOU SARA AND
NORTON CREEKS FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW
EVENING TO 3.3 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN RISE TO 3.7
FEET SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL FALL TO 3.4 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN RISE TO 3.7 FEET MONDAY MORNING AND A
GRADUAL FALL THEREAFTER.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3083 8807 3083 8805 3085 8805 3087 8803
3087 8802 3082 8804 3081 8806 3082 8807
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