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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 4:58 AM Aug. 4, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay, Franklin, and the State Park and South-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...From 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ early this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. 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
Issued: 4:49 AM Aug. 4, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, including the following areas, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston, Florida, including the following areas, Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Holmes, Inland Bay, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, Madison, North Walton, Northern Liberty, South Walton, Southern Liberty and Washington, and Georgia, including the following areas, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rain remain likely through Tuesday afternoon. Training showers and storms are expected to move in from the Gulf as they overspread the Florida Panhandle into portions of southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia later today. A similar setup is expected Tuesday. While there is a bit of uncertainty with regards to where the heaviest rain will fall on Tuesday, parts of the area received upwards of 5" to 9" Sunday afternoon and evening, which has caused 1-hr Flash Flood Guidance to drop to around 2". That doesn't even include any of today's rain, which could reduce that further. For this reason, the Flood Watch was extended through Tuesday afternoon. Rainfall rates of 2" to 4" per hour are expected within the more efficient rain producing showers and storms. Additional widespread rainfall through Tuesday is between 1" to 3", but localized areas could see upwards of 8" or more with most CAM guidance suggesting that occurring along the Emerald Coast into the Florida Panhandle. - 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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