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Areal Flood Advisory 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2008, 2:40 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 20 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2008, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jul 12, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 5:15 AM CDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 515 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-131200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 515 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING AND INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LIMITS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH A STRONG OUTGOING TIDE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN...WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 114 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 FLZ005-006-121900- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 114 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER OKALOOSA COUNTY... AT 108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF DORCAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... EAST CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:55 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 155 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ALZ056>060-121945- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDALUSIA... 155 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO ESCAMBIA... COVINGTON...CONECUH...BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES... AT 150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAUL TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOZIER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 26 MPH. THESE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... ROSE HILL...PAUL...RIVER FALLS...LOANGO...BROOKLYN...BOYKIN... ANDALUSIA AND EODA THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min | |
| Jul 12, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jul 12, 2:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 51 min |
| Jul 12, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Jul 12, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.