Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued April 30 at 11:01AM CDT expiring April 30 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Tallahassee FL
Issued: 2014-04-30T11:01:52-05:00
Expires: 2014-04-30T15:00:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 3:00 PM CDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…PANAMA CITY BEACH…PANAMA CITY…
LYNN HAVEN…CALLAWAY…
NORTHERN GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA…

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT/400 PM EDT/

* AT 1052 AM CDT…RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS…SOME WITH
WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS BAY AND NORTHERN GULF COUNTIES.
RAINFALL REPORTED AT THE PANAMA CITY AIRPORT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 11
AM CDT WAS 8.21 INCHES AND RADAR ESTIMATES SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF BAY AND NORTHERN GULF COUNTIES. MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS AND WILL ONLY FURTHER
ADD TO THE FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TYNDALL AFB
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: Bay; Gulf

Message Identifier: NWS-130404-884168-620137
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings