Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued December 24 at 12:04AM CST expiring December 24 at 3:00AM CST by NWS Tallahassee FL

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Tallahassee FL
Issued: 2014-12-24T00:04:32-06:00
Expires: 2014-12-24T03:00:00-06:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 3:00 AM CST. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA…
NORTHERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS…

* UNTIL 300 AM CST

* AT 1151 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER
THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN PARTS OF WALTON COUNTY HAVE
QUICKLY ACCUMULATED TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5.5 INCHES DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS. WHILE A BRIEF LULL IN THE RAIN MAY OCCUR SHORTLY…ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALREADY DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF WALTON
COUNTY…AND THIS IS POISED TO ADD ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS INTO
WALTON AND HOLMES COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STORM TOTAL
AMOUNTS BY 3 AM CST COULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES IN SOME
AREAS…POSSIBLY CREATING LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS. IF THIS
OCCURS…AN UPGRADE TO A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY WILL BE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FOX HILL…
NATURAL BRIDGE…SWEETGUM HEAD…ROYALS CROSSROADS…NOMA…
BETHLEHEM…SMITH CROSSROADS…TENDIL CROSSING…SAND HILL…
PROSPERITY…PITTMAN…PAXTON…NOMA JUNCTION…NEW HOPE…NEW
HARMONY…MILLER CROSSROADS…LEONIA…LAKEWOOD…IZAGORA…
HUDSON…HOLLAND CROSSROADS…GRITNEY…GORDON…GLENDALE…
GASKIN…FLOWERSVILLE…ESTO…DARLINGTON…CLUSTER SPRINGS…CLEAR
SPRINGS…CERROGORDO…CANEY CREEK…BARKER STORE…BAKER
SETTLEMENT…ARRANT SETTLEMENT AND ARDS CROSSROADS.
Instruction: MOVE AWAY FROM RISING WATER TO HIGHER GROUND! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
REMEMBER…TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Walton; Holmes

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-675220-646375
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings