FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 657 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON AFFECTING DALE COUNTY
...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD
WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
&&
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757 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.5 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.8 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING WILL AFFECT HOMES AND FARMLAND NEAR
NEWTON.
&&
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
NEWTON 19 31.5 TUE 07 PM 31.7 29.2 25.3 21.5 17.4
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 851 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 900 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009 /851 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE TRI-STATE REGION
OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT. SIGNIFICANT
RIVER FLOODING IS ALREADY TAKING PLACE WHERE RAINS WERE EXCESSIVE
ON MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING. ALSO...OFFSHORE WINDS AND
SEAS MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT.
SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THIS FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR EXPECTED IMPACTS AND RIVER STAGES.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL KEEP WINDS ELEVATED OVER THE WATERS
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
ADVISORY LEVELS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AS THE GULF LOW PASSES SOUTH
OF THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAINFALL TO ACCOMPANY THIS LOW ON FRIDAY. THIS RAINFALL POTENTIAL
WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS ALREADY IMPACTED
THESE REGIONS THIS WEEK.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS LOW...DURING THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK A
MUCH COLDER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR SUB FREEZING
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 235 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
UNTIL 7 PM EST (6 CST) FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...
SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...
ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...
FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...
NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM
335 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 /235 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009/
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN
GEORGIA...BAKER...BEN HILL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DOUGHERTY...
EARLY...IRWIN...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...
TERRELL...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH.
* FROM NOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. SOME
AREAS RECEIVED UP TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES MAY
OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL ONLY ENHANCE THE FLOODING
CONCERNS ACROSS THESE WET AREAS AND AROUND RIVERS THAT ARE
ALREADY ELEVATED.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN CITIES...LOW-
LYING RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS...AND ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE RAPID RISES IN WATER AT
SUCH LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FLOODED ROADS CAN
BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS...AS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
SEE HOW DEEP STANDING WATER IS ON ROADWAYS. THIS DANGER IS
ENHANCED AT NIGHTTIME.
$$
GIBBS
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