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Flood Warning: Escambia River
March 10, 2011
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a flood warning for the Escambia River near Century The flood warning is in effect from Friday evening until Saturday evening.
At 11 a.m. Thursday the stage was 14.8 feet. The NWS said minor flooding is forecast.
Flood stage for the Escambia River near Century is 17 feet. The river forecast to rise above flood stage by late Friday evening and continue to rise to near 17.1 feet by early Saturday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by early Saturday afternoon.
At 17 feet, considerable flooding of lowlands will occur, according to the National Weather Service.
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