Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Aug 29, 2005, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)

Expired

Aug 29, 2005, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KMOB 291936
FFWMOB
ALC003-013-023-025-035-053-097-099-129-131-FLC033-091-113-MSC039-041-
111-131-153-300130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
228 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO 
  INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI 
  AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA STRETCHING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MOST OF NORTHWEST 
  FLORIDA.  

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL LIKELY IN SQUALLS OVER 
THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 700 PM CDT.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS
OTHER POUR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 
AUTOMOBILE. REMEMBER...IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY 
FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 3200 8797 3201 8763 3227 8743 3205 8716
      3196 8650 3157 8652 3153 8670 3050 8662
      3068 8797 3061 8831 3074 8843 3067 8934
      3092 8932 3092 8912 3143 8913 3145 8892
      3182 8892 3190 8847 3231 8843 3231 8799

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 292323
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
622 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

ALC003-013-035-053-097-129-FLC033-091-113-MSC039-041-111-131-153-
292327-
ESCAMBIA AL-WASHINGTON AL-CONECUH AL-BUTLER AL-GEORGE MS-STONE MS-
PERRY MS-GREENE MS-WAYNE MS-BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-OKALOOSA FL-
ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
622 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SANTA ROSA...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA...
MOBILE...BALDWIN...WAYNE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...GEORGE...
BUTLER...CONECUH AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE KATRINA HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE 
AREA AND WHILE SOME DRAINAGE FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...THE THREAT OF 
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. 

LAT...LON 3201 8800 3201 8763 3227 8747 3205 8716
      3204 8689 3184 8692 3182 8750 3170 8780
      3170 8818 3169 8845 3190 8847 3231 8843
      3231 8799

$$

ALC023-025-099-131-300130-
MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-WILCOX AL-CHOCTAW AL-
622 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CHOCTAW...
WILCOX...NORTHERN CLARKE AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SECTIONS OF 
MONROE...CLARKE...WILCOX AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 830 PM. 


LAT...LON 3201 8800 3201 8763 3227 8747 3205 8716
      3204 8689 3184 8692 3182 8750 3170 8780
      3170 8818 3169 8845 3190 8847 3231 8843
      3231 8799

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.