Flood Warning for Baldwin, AL
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What: Moderate flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 14.0 feet, Moderate Flood Stage. Water reaches top of bulkheads on Donovan Circle in the Seminole Landing community. Upstream, wter begins to flood Waterworld and areas near Goat Cooper Roads. Where: Styx River near Elsanor. When: From Saturday morning to Sunday morning.
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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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...The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama... Styx River Near Elsanor affecting Baldwin County. For the Styx River...including Elsanor...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Styx River near Elsanor. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Moderate Flood Stage. Water reaches top of bulkheads on Donovan Circle in the Seminole Landing community. Upstream, wter begins to flood Waterworld and areas near Goat Cooper Roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 3.2 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday morning to a crest of 14.6 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. Flood stage is 12.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued October 8 at 8:40AM CDT until October 11 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mobile AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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