NWS Mobile ALFF.W 0012May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Escambia and Santa Rosa, FL
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a flash flood warning for Escambia and Santa Rosa in Florida, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 12th flash flood warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026. Florida had 4 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 5 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Florida's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Escambia and Santa Rosa
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:35 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB FF.W 0012
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
FFWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Escambia County in northwestern Florida... Northwestern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Point Baker, New York, Chumuckla, Brownsdale, Chumuckla Springs, Allentown and McDavid.
What the agency told people to do
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.