Laurel Hill, Florida

... Flood Warning extended until Wednesday evening... the Flood Warning continues
for
the big Coldwater creek near Milton
* from tonight until Wednesday evening
* at 4am Tuesday the stage was 6.5 feet
* no flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 10.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise to near
10.2 feet by after midnight tomorrow. The river will fall below flood stage by
tomorrow early afternoon.

1016 PM CST Mon Nov 09 2009

... Flood Warning extended until Wednesday afternoon... the Flood Warning
continues for
the murder creek at Brewton
* from tomorrow late evening until Wednesday afternoon
* at 8pm Monday the stage was 10.1 feet
* no flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 22 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow late evening and continue to
rise to near 22.5 feet by early Wednesday morning. The river will fall below
flood stage by late Wednesday morning.

1016 PM CST Mon Nov 09 2009

... Flood Warning extended until late Thursday night... the Flood Warning
continues for
the shoal river near Crestview
* from Wednesday morning until late Thursday night
* at 9pm Monday the stage was 5 feet
* no flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 8 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue to rise
to near 8.6 feet by Wednesday evening. The river will fall below flood stage
by Thursday before midnight.

1016 PM CST Mon Nov 09 2009

... Flood Warning extended until Thursday evening... the Flood Warning continues
for
the Blackwater river near Baker
* from Wednesday morning until Thursday evening
* at 9pm Monday the stage was 2.7 feet
* no flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 11 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue to rise
to near 12.8 feet by Wednesday evening. The river will fall below flood stage
by Thursday early afternoon.

... Tropical Storm Wind Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST
this evening...
... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...

... New information...
at 700 am CST... the center of poorly defined Tropical Storm Ida was
located near latitude 30.4 north... longitude 87.8 west... or about 15
miles northwest of Gulf shore Alabama. Ida is moving to the northeast
near 9 mph. Ida will continue to weaken into an extra-tropical system
later this morning.


... Winds...
the wind threat is on the wane as Ida weakens. Wind speeds between 20
and 30 mph... with higher gusts... will continue to occur during the
morning hours. This afternoon will be windy as dry air mixes into the
back of Ida from the west. This may cause frequent gusts to near
tropical storm force.


... Storm surge and storm tide...
area tide gages indicate that the water levels have reach their
maximum heights and are beginning to recede. Northerly winds behind
Tropical Storm Ida will continue to alleviate the coastal flooding
hazards over the next few hours.


... Inland flooding...
a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect and may be revised or canceled
later today. The area most likely to receive excessive rainfall will
be east of a line from Evergreen Alabama to Andalusia to Crestview.


... Coastal hazards...
moderate beach erosion is expected to occur from the west end of
Dauphin Island Alabama to Destin Florida. Extremely dangerous rip
currents will occur along the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches
through Tuesday afternoon due to high winds and waves. Rip currents
are life-threatening to anyone entering the surf... and swimmers
should not enter the water under any circumstances.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Pensacola...

a record rainfall of 3.64 inches was set at Pensacola yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 1.6 set in 1948.

Latest local surface wind observations...


Fort Morgan al... north 40 knots gust 46 knots

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