Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
947 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY AFFECTING APPLING AND TOOMBS COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THREATENED PROPERTY. HIGH AND FAST
FLOWING RIVERS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR RECREATION OF ANY KIND. KEEP
CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH
FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.
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947 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 74.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 74.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 74.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF TIMBER AND AGRICULTURAL
LAND CAN BE EXPECTED.
$$
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
657 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
ALZ055>058-060-181300-
BUTLER AL-CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL-MONROE AL-
657 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN CONECUH...
NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...SOUTHERN CRENSHAW AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 800 AM CDT...
AT 652 AM CDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF I65 AND AL
106...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOZIER... BRANTLEY... MCKENZIE...
I65 AND CR 7... I65 AND AL 106... GEORGIANA...
RIVER FALLS... RED LEVEL... HEATH...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 126.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES.
&&
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
ALZ011>015-017>050-191145-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-
BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE SAME AREAS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM CALERA...TO EQUALITY...TO VALLEY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY TODAY.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
717 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
GAZ086-090>093-095>098-102>113-191130-
BLECKLEY-CHATTAHOOCHEE-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-LAURENS-
MACON-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PULASKI-SCHLEY-STEWART-SUMTER-TELFAIR-
TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WILCOX-
717 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST STATES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARD
EARLY TODAY WILL BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WHERE STORMS
REPEATEDLY TRACK. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.
A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG AND THERE IS SOME
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARDS
FOR THE AFTERNOON WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
A SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY...WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS POTENTIALLY BECOMING SEVERE. ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT....BUT
ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
556 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-181600-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
556 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED COASTAL TO SCATTERED INLAND AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG
SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND CONTAIN GUSTY
WINDS...OCCASIONAL DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY ALONG SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.
STRONGER STORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.
$$
COLSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
453 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191200-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
453 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
AREAS BEACHES TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SOME MARGINALLY STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON WILL
BE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ANDALUSIA TO THOMASVILLE
IN ALABAMA. GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
AREAS BEACHES ON SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
324 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-191000-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-HAMILTON-
SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS-
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-
APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-
COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
324 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE
ALONG THE U.S. HIGHWAY 301 CORRIDOR. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE
MAIN IMPACTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY OVER
INLAND AREAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
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