Below is a partial text of a Flash Flood Watch issued from the National Weather Service/Mobile. Note some of the language pertaining to a potential very dangerous situation.
Much of that area received 3+ inches inland just a few days ago and as much as 15 inches in the Pensacola area!
PORTIONS OF ALABAMA…NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN ALABAMA…
CHOCTAW…CLARKE…CONECUH…COVINGTON…ESCAMBIA…LOWER
BALDWIN…LOWER MOBILE…MONROE…UPPER BALDWIN…UPPER
MOBILE…WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA…COASTAL
ESCAMBIA…COASTAL OKALOOSA…COASTAL SANTA ROSA…INLAND
ESCAMBIA…INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI…GEORGE…GREENE…PERRY…STONE AND WAYNE.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* A WARM FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY MORNING WHILE A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND LATER MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI…SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
SERIOUS OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHERE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN AND SATURATED THE GROUND. YOUR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE IS CLOSELY MONITORING THIS
SITUATION AS IT UNFOLDS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL
MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
