Atmore Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 357 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
  NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH
  CENTRAL ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW AND
  ESCAMBIA. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL
  OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND
  OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK OF FAY...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAN BE
  EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH
  CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SOME AREAS COULD
  SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AS FAY MOVES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE COAST.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
  FLASH FLOODING IMPACTS STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LINGERING
  THROUGH LATE SUNDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF RIVERS AND
  STREAMS POSSIBLE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND
BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
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