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As the rain came down along the Gulf Coast overnight and through the early morning hours, Twitter users captured and shared some images of the hardest hit areas

"We are still in rescue mode," Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Maj. Anthony Lowery said.

Current and future flooding continues to be the focus of county officials in the wake of record rainfall on Monday and Tuesday.

That National Weather Service in Mobile extended its flash flood warning for Mobile and Baldwin counties Wednesday morning until 3 p.m., declaring conditions a 'flash flood emergency for southern and central Baldwin County.'

St. Paul's Episcopal in Foley sheltered more than 40 people overnight Tuesday.

All county facilities are closed, except for those needed to help with the flooding.

MOBILE, Alabama -- Here's a rundown of what's open, closed, and delayed. Baldwin County Schools will start at 11 a.m. The delay is to give floodwaters a chance to recede. The schools' administrative offices will also open at 11 a.m....

The W.C. Holmes Bridge in Gulf Shores has been closed to traffic, according to the city's website.

Despite flooding, city government will stay open Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

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