Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Jul 25, 1999, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)

Expired

Jul 25, 1999, 5:30 PM CDT

In force

113 min

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
337 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CONECUH COUNTY IN ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EVERGREEN
  COVINGTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA
  
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 340 PM CDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER ON SEVERAL ROADS IN 
EVERGREEN AND US HIGHWAY 84 EAST OF EVERGREEN. SIMILIAR CONDITIONS 
WERE OCCURRING OVER SECTIONS OF COVINGTON COUNTY...GENERALLY EAST 
AND SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN WERE 
DRIFTING SOUTH AND RAIN...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
THE LATE AFTERNOON

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHNER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MOBILE.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 25, 2:45 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
245 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 1999

MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER UPPER GEOPOTENTIAL
HEIGHTS OVER SERN US WITH GENERAL WEAKNESS ALOFT AS UPR TROUGH MOVES
OFF EAST COAST AND LARGE MID/UPPER HIGH REMAINS PARKED OVER PLAINS
STATES. SLIGHT WEAKNESSES IN SFC PRES FIELD CONTINUES TO BE
REFLECTED OVER SE US AS A RESULT THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT BY MONDAY
UPPER TROF MOVES E AND SFC HIGH PRES BEGINS TO BUILD OVER ERN GULF
AND SE STATES.  SUBSIDENCE ALSO BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER SERN STATES
BY LATE MONDAY IN WAKE OF DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH AS UPPER HIGH
REMAINS IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL US. CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CURRENTLY MOVG
S AND W ACROSS ERN HALF OF FCST AREA UNDER REGION OF COOLER TEMPS
ALOFT AS INDICATED BY RUC 500MB TEMP GUIDANCE...AND EXPECT THIS
FEATURE TO CONTINUE RAIN CHANCES OVER ERN ZONES THIS EVENING WITH
LOWER POPS W TONIGHT.  OTHERWISE...MON THROUGH TUE...PCPN FCST WILL
PRIMARILY RELATED TO MESOSCALE FORCING ALONG SEA/LAND BREEZE
INTERACTIONS AND AFTERNOON HEATING.  WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO
REGION BY END OF PERIOD AND INTO EXTENDED TIME FRAME...EXPECT FEWER
SHRA/TSRA.  MANY LOCATIONS RAIN COOLED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT EVEN
THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL COOLER THAN PAST FEW
DAYS.  EXPECT THIS SLIGHTLY COOLER TREND TO CONTINUE THIS PERIOD.
LIKE FAN POPS FOR TONIGHT...BUT FWC LOOKS BETTER FOR REMAINDER OF
PERIOD.  FWC/FAN BOTH OVER DID TEMPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.  WILL
UNDERCUT GUIDANCE MAX TEMPS SLIGHTLY THIS PERIOD...BUT MIN TEMPS
LOOK REASONABLE. PRELIM NUMBERS FOLLOW...

MOB BB 074/092 073/093 074 12232
PNS BB 076/090/075/091 075 12232
GZH BB 073/093 072/094 072 12432
DTS BB 075/090 076/091 075 12232
61A BB 072/093 071/094 071 12432
2RO BB 073/093 072/094 072 12232

MOB=MOBILE REGIONAL
PNS=PENSACOLA REGIONAL
DTS=DESTIN FL
GZH=EVERGREEN AL
61A=CAMDEN AL(WILCOX COUNTY)
2RO=WAYNESBORO MS(WAYNE COUNTY)

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