Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued April 30 at 11:48AM CDT expiring April 30 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Tallahassee FL
Issued: 2014-04-30T11:48:25-05:00
Expires: 2014-04-30T14:45:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 2:45 PM CDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN…

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 1142 AM CDT…RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY. SOME OF THE RAIN IS
HEAVY AND WILL ONLY FURTHER ADD TO THE FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY
OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTY GIVEN THE SATURATED CONDITIONS ALREADY
IN PLACE. SEVERAL ROADS REMAINED CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLOUNTSTOWN
AIRPORT…NETTLE RIDGE…RED OAK…KENNYS MILL…HUGH CREEK…
WILLIS…SHARPSTOWN…SELMAN…SCOTTS FERRY…OCHEESEE…
MARYSVILLE…MACEDONIA…KINARD…HENDERSON MILL…FRINK…
DURHAM…CLARKSVILLE…CHIPOLA PARK…CHIPOLA…CHASON…ALTHA AND
ABE SPRINGS.
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: Calhoun

Message Identifier: NWS-130404-884226-620190
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings