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Areal Flood Advisory 13, NWS Mobile, AL

July 12, 2008Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
Jul 12, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB88 min
Jul 12, 2:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin51 min
Jul 12, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington38 min
Jul 12, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Jul 12, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin47 min
Jul 12, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile63 min
Jul 12, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile46 min
Jul 12, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Florida, 2008Areal Flood Advisories in Alabama, 2008Every areal flood advisory in 2008

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.