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Flood Warning issued October 9 at 9:09AM CDT until October 12 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Latest captured source record. This is an archive, not a current warning service.
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- 2026-10-09 17:11:48.776Z
- Last seen in a feed
- 2026-10-09 18:14:52.349Z
- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
- Issuer / area
- NWS Mobile AL · Covington, AL; Escambia, AL; Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL
- Certainty / urgency
- Observed / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 2026-10-10T02:15:00.000Z
- Forecast onset / end
- 2026-10-10T10:51:00.000Z / 2026-10-12T10:30:00.000Z
Flood Warning · Covington, AL; Escambia, AL; Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
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...From late tonight to late Sunday night. * 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 16.0 feet, Some residential flooding occurs downstream from the Highway 4 bridge. At 9.5 feet, Kennedy and Peaden Bridges are flooded upstream of Highway 4 bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 1.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 15.6 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - 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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baseline · Captured 2026-10-09 17:11:48.776Z
Flood Warning issued October 9 at 9:09AM CDT until October 12 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Flood Warning · Covington, AL; Escambia, AL; Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Source issued/updated 2026-10-09T14:09:00.000Z · Source alert
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