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Flood Warning
ActiveCovington, AL; Escambia, AL; Okaloosa, FL; Santa Rosa, FL
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...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration 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... Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Blackwater River near Baker.
* WHEN...From late tonight to 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 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 1:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 1.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 16.4 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
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