Athens, AL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Flash Flood Warning issued October 4 at 1:10PM CDT until October 4 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

FFWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama... * Until 415 PM CDT. * At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Foley, Magnolia Springs, Summerdale, Elberta, Miflin, Marlow, River Park and Clay City.

Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 4 at 11:29AM CDT until October 5 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 4 at 11:29AM CDT until October 5 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding expected from higher than normal tides. * WHERE...Mobile Central and Baldwin Central Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.

Rip Current Statement issued October 4 at 11:29AM CDT until October 5 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Flood Watch issued October 4 at 11:10AM CDT until October 5 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Alabama, including the following areas, Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, Mobile Central, Mobile Coastal and Mobile Inland and northwest Florida, including the following areas, Escambia Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa Rosa Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland. * WHEN...Through this 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... - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected through this afternoon. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected with locally higher amounts of up to 6 inches possible. This may lead to flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued October 4 at 2:09AM EDT until October 5 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, including the following areas, Geneva and Houston, Florida, including the following areas, Calhoun, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Franklin, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, Madison, Northern Liberty and Southern Liberty, and Georgia, including the following areas, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rainfall totals of 2 to 6 inches are forecast for most of the area with locally higher amounts of up to 10 inches possible, especially along the Emerald Coast. Another area of concern is across south-central Georgia where locally heavy rain the past two afternoons has primed the region more so than the rest of our area, so it wont take as much rain to cause flash flooding. Additionally, very high rain rates due to the tropical air mass in place may lead to flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Athens.

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