Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Sep 29, 1998, 11:59 AM CDT (16:59 UTC)

Expired

Sep 29, 1998, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1159 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR

* CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

AND EXTENDED THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

  BALDWIN...BUTLER...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MOBILE AND
  WASHINGTON

AND IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA


* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 1155 AM CDT... EMA OFFICIALS AND AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATED
  THAT FLOODING HAS DEVELOPED IN CONECUH COUNTY AND THAT HIGH WATER
  LEVELS CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE REMAINING COUNTIES
  LISTED ABOVE. PEOPLE LIVING IN AND NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE
  PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN.

* WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
  CONTINUE IN THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE.

MANY COUNTY AND SECONDARY ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
THROUGH THE DAY.  6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS CONECUH
COUNTY DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS AND IS CAUSING CREEKS AND STREAMS TO
SPREAD BEYOND THEIR BANKS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1- 2INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER BUTLER...CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL THE
RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF GEORGES MOVE EAST OUT OF THE
AREA. DRAINAGE FROM UPSTREAM RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL AGGRAVATE
FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE AS WELL.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE AROUND ROAD BARRIERS OR ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.  NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD DEATHS
ARE AUTO RELATED.  TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY AWAY MOST AUTOMOBILES.
IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE...LOOK OUT FOR FLOODING IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES AND LOW
LYING AREAS

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 29, 2:20 AM CDT, 9 hours 39 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
220 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 1998

WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM GEORGES ON THE DOOR STEP SOME 20 NM WSW OF
MOBILE MOVING E AT 8 AS PER LATEST TPC ADVISORY. GEORGES CAUGHT IN A
WEAKNESS BETWEEN MID LEVEL RIDGE OVER TX AND OFF THE FL COAST.
APPEARS JUST FAR ENOUGH N TO BE AFFECTED BY WESTERLIES THUS A SLOW E
COMPONENT EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK TO SE AL/N CENTRAL FL. ALTHOUGH
MODERATE DOWPOURS POSSIBLE IN W ZONES...CONCERN FOR HEAVIEST PRECIP
AND QPF AMOUNTS WILL SHIFT INTO EASTERN ZONES TODAY/TONIGHT GIVEN
LATEST SAT TRENDS. TREND OF POPS WILL BE LOWERING IN W AND
CATEGORICAL E. DRIER AIR WRAPPING AROUND CIRCULATION TO AID IN
DESTABILIZATION OVER E ZONES AND WITH ADEQUATE SHEAR...BRIEF
TORNADOES A THREAT.  TOR WATCH 848 THRU 15Z. ANOTHER POTENTIAL
PROBLEM WILL BE FOG WHICH COULD BECOME LOCALLY DENSE TONIGHT IN W
HALF.

OFFSHORE ZONES WILL SEE WINDS...TIDES/SEAS SLOWY DECREASING THRO4UGH
WED AS GEORGES WEAKENS FURTHER.

MOB 80/73/85/73 6320  PNS 80/73/84/73 7320
DTS 80/74/83/74 7320  GZH 77/74/83/73 +640 10

Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998

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