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Weather Forecast Office Mobile, AL

Southeast River Forecast Center

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Big Escambia Creek at Flomaton are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 22.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 21 Flood Stage: 19 Action Stage: 14 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 25.90 ft on 03/31/1929 (2) 20.40 ft on 09/30/1998 (3) 19.70 ft on 03/09/1998 (4) 19.40 ft on 04/14/1955 (5) 19.26 ft on 09/27/1939 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 20.40 ft on 09/30/1998 (2) 19.70 ft on 03/09/1998 (3) 14.00 ft on 02/04/1996 (4) 15.50 ft on 10/05/1995 (5) 14.40 ft on 02/13/1995 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.41 ft on 10/19/1952 (2) 0.42 ft on 08/30/1951 (3) 0.52 ft on 07/02/1950 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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35.1	Highway 31 bridge becomes flooded.
30	Most of Flomaton will become flooded as the level rises above 30 feet.
22.5	Residential flooding will occur in Flomaton and some evacuations will likely be needed.
21	Water starts to overflow Highway 31 near the Flomaton High School.
19	Water reaches several homes on north side of Highway 31.
16.5	Minor overflow of low lying areas will occur and water may enter the yards of a few homes in the area.
13	Water reaches bankfull.

About This Location

Latitude: 31.010500° N, Longitude: 87.262650° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 19 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 47.76 66.76 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 52.400 14.00   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Flomaton

Additional Information

Routine data for this site is not available, however a forecast will be available when the river is in flood. * The flood stage for this point has changed effective 5/25/2016. Data to reflect this on the page may take a day or two to fully reflect the new stages.

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