Flood WarningIssued by the National Weather Service at 9:44 am CDT on March 16, 2010
... Flood Warning extended until Saturday evening... the Flood Warning continues for the Escambia River near century * until Saturday evening * at 9am Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet * minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast * flood stage is 17 feet * the river will continue rising to near 17.9 feet by tomorrow evening. The river will fall below flood stage Saturday early afternoon. * At 17.5 feet, some flooding of lowlands in the area will continue until the river level drops below 13 feet.