Flood Warning issued October 10 at 9:44AM CDT until October 12 at 9:34AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

Archived official description

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Alabama...Florida... Blackwater River Near Baker affecting Okaloosa, Covington, Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. For the Blackwater River...including Baker, Upper Blackwater River... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Blackwater River near Baker. * WHEN...Until Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Minor flooding of secondary roads and lowlands from the Highway 4 Bridge downstream. At 14.5 feet, Flooding of Cotton Bridge Park in Baker begins. At 9.5 feet, Kennedy and Peaden Bridges are flooded upstream of Highway 4 bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 14.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions in this archived message

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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.

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1. newly tracked · Captured 2026-10-10 14:44:51.760Z

   Flood Warning issued October 10 at 9:44AM CDT until October 12 at 9:34AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

   Flood Warning · Covington, AL; Escambia, AL; Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

   Source issued/updated 2026-10-10T14:44:00.000Z · Source alert

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