Flood Watch for Destin, Florida
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mobile AL
558 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
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Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-
Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa
Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Gulf Shores, Beaumont, Luverne, Seminole,
Grove Hill, Foley, Brewton, Mobile, Camden, Flomaton, Richton,
New Augusta, Silas, Theodore, Orange Beach, McLain, Saraland,
Stockton, Chatom, Spanish Fort, Lisman, Ensley, Walnut Hill,
Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Evergreen, Bay Minette, Molino,
Wright, Grand Bay, Navarre, Millry, Dauphin Island, Pensacola
Beach, Greenville, Century, Bagdad, Fairhope, Leakesville, Jay,
Pine Hill, Andalusia, Citronelle, Brantley, Valparaiso, Bayou La
Batre, Beulah, Perdido Bay, Crestview, Opp, Atmore, Eglin AFB,
Homewood, Prichard, Lucedale, Fort Morgan, Pensacola, Niceville,
Daphne, Fort Pickens, Monroeville, Butler, Waynesboro, Jackson,
Gulf Breeze, Milton, Wiggins, and Thomasville
558 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Alabama, including the following areas,
Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, Butler, Choctaw,
Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Mobile Central,
Mobile Coastal, Mobile Inland, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox,
northwest Florida, including the following areas, Escambia
Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa
Rosa Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland, and southeast Mississippi,
including the following areas, George, Greene, Perry, Stone and
Wayne.
* WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected to pass across
the area through Saturday afternoon. Widespread rainfall
amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected, with localized totals
above 6 inches possible. These totals, in addition to wet
antecedent conditions from previous rainfall could result in
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
Rip Current Statement for Destin, Florida
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Mobile AL
556 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
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Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
556 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal
Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and
Okaloosa Coastal Counties.
* WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.