Souther Remant of Rita Causing Lots of Rain Pensacola...

[chrisnnavarre]

From Mobile to the Florida Panhandle the southern remnants of Rita is causing lots of rain here... I mean man it's pouring... Southern remnant seems to be reaching out into the gulf as well.

[Brent]

I don't know about down there, but it was much needed up here. First time the ground has been wet since Katrina. I didn't get nearly as much as the 2-4 inches that other places got though.

[r_u_stuck2]

Just move to the Pensacola airport. They reported less than 1 inch this morning. It may change later today. Seems they always get less rain than anyplace else in Escambia county. I know we have had over 3 inches of rain where I live. If it is in the summer, their temperatures are always lower than I record. If winter the temps are higher. Rainfall is always lower.

We are way above our yearly average here. Would like for some of it to go to Arizona or someplace that really needs some rain.

[FloridaGirl]

Here in Fort Walton Beach, it has been pouring non-stop for a couple of hours. We must have at least three inches and it is still raining hard.

[grphcdsgn6]

Been steady in Destin for hours also, my weather station has almost 5 inches measured since it started. This is no unusual for down here though. I remember in April i was in North Pensacola and we got 18 inches in 24 hours. so when a hurricane may drop 12 inches I just shrug it off asm that is not that big of an event for down here.

[r_u_stuck2]

Pensacola has received almost its average September rainfall total in two hours today.

More than 5 inches of rain fell at Pensacola Regional Airport in two hours. National Weather Service Doppler radar estimates show that extreme northern areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties received between 6 and 8 inches.

Flooding reports poured in throughout Escambia County and parts of Santa Rosa County. Pensacola Junior College reported flooding, with people pushing flooded vehicles out of the inundated parking lots.

The rain has subsided in northern parts of Escambia County, and should be out of the area within the next few hours, said Don Shepherd, National Weather Service meteorologist.

Escambia County emergency officials reported flooding along Interstate 110 near Brent Lane, Michigan Avenue and Clifton Road, and several areas where flooding occurred during April deluges, said Mike Moring, Escambia County emergency dispatch supervisor.

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/app ... 26001/1006

[mtm4319]

Still bone-dry in Mobile.

[tropicana]

5.63 inches in Pensacola FL is a September 26th record.

Mobile AL rainfall...Trace.

Talk about uneven distribution.

-justin-

[beachbum_al]

We needed rain in Fairhope until this morning.

[Ivanhater]

We needed rain in Fairhope until this morning.

i know, i was driving from pensacola to mobile this morning and had to go 30mph down the interstate....blinding rain..it was horrible

[Droop12]

Back in late March or early April I remember I recorded 14.5 inches of rain in 24 hours. That was amazing cause alot of that fell in a 6 or 7 hour period. Just imagine the heaviest thunderstorm you can, it trained over my area for hours. I had to drive about 6 miles home from work and it was not fun at all. I drove through 2 feet of water most of the way and was just hoping I could keep my car on the road.

[wxmann_91]

Back in late March or early April I remember I recorded 14.5 inches of rain in 24 hours. That was amazing cause alot of that fell in a 6 or 7 hour period. Just imagine the heaviest thunderstorm you can, it trained over my area for hours. I had to drive about 6 miles home from work and it was not fun at all. I drove through 2 feet of water most of the way and was just hoping I could keep my car on the road.

Ah yes I remember. March was an incredibally wet month for the entire southeastern U.S. March 31 was the date of the Pcola deluge.

Mobile Doppler radar rainfall estimates:




NW Florida Doppler rainfall estimates:




Here were some Flash Flood Statements that night:

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
825 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

ALC003-010430-
BALDWIN AL-
825 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION!

AT 820 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT THE SHERMAN
BRIDGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 12 AND 26 IS CLOSED DUE
TO A HOLE IN THE BRIDGE. THIS BRIDGE IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS AND THE DAMAGE IS PRESUMABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FLOOD WATERS THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. NUMEROUS OTHER ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED INUNDATED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM AND MAINTAIN FLOODING CONDITIONS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STEELWOOD...
STAPLETON...SPANISH FORT...SILVERHILL...ROSINTON...ROBERTSDALE...
MALBIS...LOXLEY...GATESWOOD AND ELSANOR.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3024 8784 3030 8752 3041 8747 3064 8743
3077 8754 3074 8793

$$

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
836 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

FLC033-010330-
ESCAMBIA FL-
836 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...

AT 833 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT A ROOF HAS
COLLAPSED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF WATER JUST WEST OF PENSACOLA...AND
THAT THE BRIDGE AT US 90 AND 8 MILE CREEK IS UNDER WATER. NUMEROUS
OTHER ROADWAYS WERE REPORTED INUNDATED WITH WATER ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN
WEST TO EAST ACROSS ESCAMBIA COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM...AND MAINTAIN
FLOODING CONDITIONS. RAINFALL RATES HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT IN THE
LAST HOUR...BUT ARE STILL SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN FLOODING. A NEW
FLASH FLOODING WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY NEAR 930 PM
TO REPLACE THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MOLINO...GONZALEZ...COTTAGE HILL AND CANTONMENT.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3033 8747 3035 8730 3049 8718 3073 8732
3078 8730 3079 8752 3067 8737 3054 8744
3045 8737

$$

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1058 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

FLC033-010615-
ESCAMBIA FL-
1058 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM CST FOR ESCAMBIA
COUNTY FLORIDA...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION!

AT 1055 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA. SEVERAL STRONGER STORMS CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE
PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND WILL WORSEN
THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE COUNTY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTINUED TO
REPORT NUMEROUS ROADWAYS...NEIGHBORHOODS AND BRIDGES INUNDATED WITH
WATER MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MOLINO...PENSACOLA...MCDAVID...COTTAGE HILL AND CANTONMENT.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION!

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

LAT...LON 3033 8749 3035 8730 3050 8719 3071 8730
3089 8730 3086 8759 3066 8739 3053 8742
3045 8737

$$

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1159 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

ALC003-010830-
BALDWIN AL-
1159 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION!

AT 1155 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS THE AREA.
SEVERAL STRONG STORMS OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE
COUNTY HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2.5
INCHES...BUT THESE HAVE SINCE MOVED EASTWARD INTO ESCAMBIA COUNTY
FLORIDA. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED
AREA HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR...AND THESE CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS. BALDWIN COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREA GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROBERTSDALE...WHITEHOUSE FORKS...STEELWOOD...STAPLETON...SPANISH
FORT...ROSINTON...PARK CITY...MALBIS...LOXLEY...JACKSON OAK...
HURRICANE...GATESWOOD...DOUGLASVILLE...CROSSROADS...CARPENTER AND
BRIDGEHEAD.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3024 8785 3030 8752 3041 8748 3064 8743
3088 8764 3086 8796

$$

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

FLC091-113-010800-
OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
1148 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION...

AT 1145 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS THE AREA.
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED IN THE LAST HOUR...BUT SEVERAL STRONG
STORMS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA WILL MOVE
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM.
HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE UP TO 2.5 INCHES PER
HOUR WHICH WILL WORSEN THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE
AREA. SANTA ROSA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF ROADWAYS CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE COUNTY. OKALOOSA COUNTY 911 REPORTED THAT A
RESIDENCE IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH AREA HAD WATER IN THE HOUSE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILTON...
WHITING FIELD...MILLIGAN...HOLT...HAROLD...GALLIVER...DORCAS...
DEERLAND...CRESTVIEW...BAKER...FORT WALTON BEACH AND ALLENTOWN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3079 8724 3038 8711 3043 8643 3087 8639

$$