Public paper · October 8, 2026 · Perdido River near Barrineau Park · Baldwin AL / Escambia FL
Flood Warning: Perdido River near Barrineau Park (Baldwin AL / Escambia FL)
NWS Mobile issued a Flood Warning for the Perdido River near Barrineau Park at 8:37 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. It affects Baldwin County, Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida, from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening (until 9:00 p.m. CDT Oct. 11 / 7:00 p.m. Pacific). Minor flooding is forecast. Crest about 14.6 feet early Sunday; flood stage 13.0 feet. Stage was 2.2 feet at 7:00 a.m. CDT Thursday.
Incident history
Update · Oct. 8, 2026 · 8:37 a.m. CDT
Flood Warning issued
NWS Mobile issued a Flood Warning for the Perdido River near Barrineau Park affecting Baldwin County, Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida. Minor flooding is forecast. At 7:00 a.m. CDT Thursday the stage was 2.2 feet. Flood stage is 13.0 feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday afternoon to a crest of 14.6 feet early Sunday morning, then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. At 14.0 feet, water begins to flood the bridge roadway and the Florida side of the bridge.
National Weather Service Mobile Flood Warning FLWMOB, issued 8:37 a.m. CDT Oct. 8, 2026. Alert urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06afd92b0b232b2dd076f9c1293b9a93a2855ad7.001.1. VTEC /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0047.261010T2024Z-261012T0200Z/. WMO WGUS44 KMOB 081337.
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The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Flood Warning for the Perdido River near Barrineau Park, affecting Baldwin County, Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida. NWS Mobile issued the Flood Warning at 8:37 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 (6:37 a.m. Pacific). It is in effect from Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening, until 9:00 p.m. CDT Sunday, Oct. 11 (7:00 p.m. Pacific). Minor flooding is forecast for the Perdido River, including Barrineau Park.
At 7:00 a.m. CDT Thursday the stage was 2.2 feet. Flood stage is 13.0 feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday afternoon to a crest of 14.6 feet early Sunday morning, then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. At 14.0 feet, water begins to flood the bridge roadway and the Florida side of the bridge.
What to do: turn around, don’t drown when you meet flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Do not drive around barricades or through floodwater. Check Rivers and Lakes forecasts at weather.gov/mob. If this page and weather.gov disagree, weather.gov wins.
Source: National Weather Service Mobile, Alabama. Flood Warning FLWMOB for Perdido River near Barrineau Park, issued 8:37 a.m. CDT Oct. 8, 2026, until 9:00 p.m. CDT Oct. 11: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06afd92b0b232b2dd076f9c1293b9a93a2855ad7.001.1. Office: https://www.weather.gov/mob. Flood safety: https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood. Hubs: https://noticenearby.com/al/baldwin · https://noticenearby.com/fl/escambia. Related Flood Watch (Isaias rainfall): https://noticenearby.com/papers/flood-watch-nws-mobile-isaias-oct-8-2026. Notice Nearby is not the National Weather Service, the sheriff, or the fire department.
The warning, in plain words
NWS Mobile sent this river Flood Warning (AWIPS FLWMOB). The headline says issued October 8 at 8:37 a.m. CDT until October 11 at 9:00 p.m. CDT.
Severity is Severe. Urgency is Expected. Certainty is Likely. Status is Actual. Message type is Alert. The VTEC action is NEW.
VTEC: /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0047.261010T2024Z-261012T0200Z/. WMO: WGUS44 KMOB 081337. Alert id: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06afd92b0b232b2dd076f9c1293b9a93a2855ad7.001.1.
Onset on the product is Saturday, Oct. 10, about 3:24 p.m. CDT (1:24 p.m. Pacific). Ends Sunday, Oct. 11, 9:00 p.m. CDT (7:00 p.m. Pacific).
The Weather Service instruction: turn around, don’t drown. Do not drive around barricades or through flooded areas. More information: weather.gov/mob (Rivers and Lakes).
Which places
The warning affects Baldwin County, Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida, for the Perdido River near Barrineau Park.
This page names the river gauge community and the two counties only. It does not print a street address or a house number.
Stage and crest
Observed: 2.2 feet at 7:00 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Flood stage: 13.0 feet. Forecast crest: 14.6 feet early Sunday morning. Minor flooding is the category on the product.
Impact at 14.0 feet (from the product): water begins to flood the bridge roadway and the Florida side of the bridge.
Notes and sources
- Source: NWS Mobile AL Flood Warning FLWMOB Perdido River near Barrineau Park (alert urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.06afd92b0b232b2dd076f9c1293b9a93a2855ad7.001.1), checked live Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Status Actual. Not cancelled at that check. If weather.gov updates the clock, weather.gov wins.
- WMO WGUS44 KMOB 081337. VTEC /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0047.261010T2024Z-261012T0200Z/. Issued 8:37 a.m. CDT (6:37 a.m. PT) Oct. 8. Ends 9:00 p.m. CDT / 7:00 p.m. PT Oct. 11, 2026, unless extended.
- Stage 2.2 ft at 7:00 a.m. CDT Thu; flood stage 13.0 ft; crest ~14.6 ft early Sunday; minor flooding forecast.
- Counties named by the warning only. No street address numbers. Paper stays in Papers after the warning ends.
- Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
- Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).
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