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  <dc:contributor>G. H. Nelson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>C. O. Ming</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1981</dc:date>
  <dc:description>Heavy and intense rainfall in the late evening and early morning hours, May 5 and 6, 1981, caused widespread flooding along streams and low-lying areas in the port city of Mobile, Ala. More than 12 inches of rain fell between 6 p.m. May 5, and 3 a.m. May 6. Damage caused by flooding was estimated by the Mobile Department of Public Works to be millions of dollars. Maximum water surface elevations on streams in the area were 2 to 3 feet higher than those that occurred during a similar flood in April 1980. The approximate extent of flooding delineated on maps using flood profiles obtained by field surveys will provide a basis for formulating effective flood plain zoning that could minimize existing and future flood problems. (USGS)</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/ofr811054</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:title>Flood of May 5 and 6, 1981, Mobile, Alabama</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>