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Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday February 3rd, 2016 :: 04:46 a.m. CST

Advisory

Flash Flood WATCH

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
438 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL SETS UP EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 BRINGING THE
THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...

.RICH GULF MOISTURE IS SPREADING NORTHWARD OFF THE GULF...AHEAD OF A
SLOW EASTWARD ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THE SLOW MOVING FRONT IS
INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A HEAVY RAIN SET UP AND LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR THIS
MORNING...POSSIBLY CARRYING OVER INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0001.160203T1300Z-160204T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-BALDWIN CENTRAL-
BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND-
OKALOOSA COASTAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...
BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...FLOMATON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...GULF SHORES...
CENTURY...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...ENSLEY...JAY...MILTON...
GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...
NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO
438 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BALDWIN
CENTRAL...BALDWIN COASTAL...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW AND ESCAMBIA. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA
COASTAL...ESCAMBIA INLAND...OKALOOSA COASTAL...OKALOOSA
INLAND...SANTA ROSA COASTAL AND SANTA ROSA INLAND.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POTENTIALLY EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Address/Location
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
50 2nd St
Shalimar, FL 32579

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 850-651-7400

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