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FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

915 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001



...FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE 

WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, 

SOUTHWEST ALABAMA, AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR TODAY AND 

TONIGHT...



THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON OVER EXTREME 

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST. OVER 

THE NEXT FEW DAYS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF 

ALLISON...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ALABAMA, SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, AND 

THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 



GAGE REPORTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND 

SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM 

INCLUDE 7.84 IN GULFPORT, MS., 6.70 IN BEAUMONT, MS, 5.57 IN 

PASCAGOULA, MS., 4.60 AT CODEN,AL, 3.75 INCHES IN RICHTON, MS., 

2.77 IN ROBERTSDALE, AL, 5.65 INCHES IN TILLMANS CORNER IN MOBILE 

COUNTY SINCE 9 PM SUNDAY,  AND 2.45 ON DAUPHIN ISLAND.





AREAS OF CONCERN THAT MAY EXPERIENCE RIVER FLOODING OR FLASH 

FLOODING ARE THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA 

PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

RIVERS OF CONCERN...IN ALABAMA...BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK, MURDER CREEK, 

AND THE CONECUH RIVER BASINS. IN FLORIDA...YELLOW, ESCAMBIA, SHOAL, 

BLACKWATER, AND BIG COLDWATER CREEK. IN SOUTHEAST 

MISSISSIPPI...LEAF, TALLAHALA, CHICKASAWHAY, AND PASCAGOULA 

RIVERS/CREEKS.



BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED OVER 

THE AREAS OF CONCERN DURING THE PAST THREE DAYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THESE RIVER BASINS OF 

CONCERN TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED DRAINAGE BASINS MAY 

APPROACH 9 INCHES DUE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUOUSLY MOVING OVER THE 

SAME LOCATION.



MOST MAINSTEM RIVERS IN THE AREA OF CONCERN ARE CURRENTLY LOW...BUT 

THE ANTICIPATED RAINFALL OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD WILL ALLOW RIVERS TO 

REACH FLOOD STAGE OR CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF 

SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WILL BE LIKELY IN THE AREAS OF 

CONCERN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DOWNSTREAM RIVERS NEAR THE GULF WILL 

RISE TO LEVELS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPERIENCED IN MARCH 2001. 



THIS SITUATION IS STILL DEVELOPING, AND RAINFALL COULD BE MORE OR 

LESS THAN EXPECTED...IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE 

FLOOD PLAIN AND LOW LYING AREAS KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER 

INFORMATION.  

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