2 products issued by NWS for: Orange Beach AL
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mobile AL 216 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-180400- /O.CON.KMOB.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-240519T2300Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- 216 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mobile AL
221 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-180330-
/O.CON.KMOB.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-240518T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-
Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa
Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Richton, Brantley, Waynesboro, Lisman,
Luverne, Pine Hill, Crestview, Grove Hill, Beulah, Niceville,
Lucedale, Monroeville, Seminole, Spanish Fort, Flomaton, Molino,
Thomasville, Citronelle, Wiggins, Fort Morgan, Foley, New
Augusta, Pensacola Beach, Bay Minette, Beaumont, McLain, Opp,
Destin, Bayou La Batre, Camden, Saraland, Gulf Shores, Orange
Beach, Evergreen, Wright, Leakesville, Brewton, Homewood,
Navarre, Jackson, Chatom, Century, Atmore, Silas, Fort Walton
Beach, Eglin AFB, Dauphin Island, Butler, Millry, Daphne, Walnut
Hill, Greenville, Grand Bay, Fairhope, Gulf Breeze, Stockton,
Prichard, Theodore, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Jay, Mobile, Perdido
Bay, Milton, Andalusia, Bagdad, Pensacola, and Valparaiso
221 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Alabama, including the following areas,
Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, Butler, Choctaw,
Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Mobile Central,
Mobile Coastal, Mobile Inland, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox,
northwest Florida, including the following areas, Escambia
Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa
Rosa Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland, and southeast Mississippi,
including the following areas, George, Greene, Perry, Stone and
Wayne.
* WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected to pass across
the area through Saturday afternoon. Widespread rainfall
amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected, with localized totals
above 6 inches possible. These totals, in addition to wet
antecedent conditions from previous rainfall could result in
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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