FFWMOB

The National Weather Service in Mobile has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
Northeastern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 319 PM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing very heavy rainfall which is leading to flash flooding
in Saraland, Satsuma, and Creola. Between 6 and 10 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch is possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Saraland, Satsuma, Creola, Axis, Mount Vernon, Movico, Salco,
Barry Village, Bucks, Chastang, Hatters, Pennsylvania, Fort
Stoddard, Celeste, Vaughn, Mackies, Latham and Oak Grove.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

FFWMOB

The National Weather Service in Mobile has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 325 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
Tanner Williams and Seven Hills.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

FFWMOB

The National Weather Service in Mobile has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 324 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Tillmans Corner,
Saraland, Chickasaw, I65 And I165, I10 And I65, Mobile Regional
Airport, I65 And AL 158, Forest Hill, West Hill, Wheelerville,
Tacon, Orchard, Eight Mile, Whistler, Mertz, North Mobile and
Navco.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

FFWMOB

The National Weather Service in Mobile has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 322 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
Chunchula, Semmes, Millertown, Lott, Smithtown, Mauvilla and Oak
Grove.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Alabama...

Bayou Sara At Saraland affecting Mobile County.

For the Bayou Sara...including Saraland...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Bayou Sara at Saraland.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...at 8.3 feet, Bayou Sara Avenue floods east of gauging
site. Numerous houses and streets flood east of the railroad
between Bayou Sara and Norton Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tonight.
- Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on
the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.

The next statement will be issued when updates occur.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties.

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

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.