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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2008, 10:20 PM CDT for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 53 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2008, 10:20 PM CDT (03:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2008, 2:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Styx River near Elsanor (STXA1). The gauge peaked at 15.77 ft at Apr 6, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02377570, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS44 KMOB 060320 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1020 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE CREATED A SIGNIFICANT RISE ALONG THE RIVER. AS A RESULT...RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-070142- /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0012.080406T0320Z-080407T0142Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.080406T0133Z.080406T1200Z.080406T1942Z.NO/ 1020 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR. * FROM SATURDAY NIGTH UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 9PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.0 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO NEAR 13.1 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 12.0 FEET...RESIDENCE DOWNSTREAM AT SEMINOLE LANDING SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AS THE GAGE RISES TO THE 12 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WGUS44 KMOB 060459 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1159 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN COUNTY. . HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. AS A RESULT... A RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-070213- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080407T0213Z/ /STXA1.2.ER.080406T0002Z.080406T1200Z.080406T2013Z.NO/ 1159 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 10PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$
000 WGUS84 KMOB 061408 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ALABAMA... BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND AFFECTING MOBILE COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL AFFECTING BALDWIN COUNTY. PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA... BIG COLDWATER CREEK NEAR MILTON AFFECTING OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW AFFECTING OKALOOSA COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-070808- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080407T0808Z/ /STXA1.2.ER.080406T0002Z.080406T1400Z.080407T0208Z.NO/ 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 6AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.5 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. $$ ALC003-061949- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080406T1949Z/ /FSHA1.2.ER.080405T1857Z.080406T0100Z.080406T1349Z.UU/ 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL GRADUALLY FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY NOON TODAY. * AT 11 FEET, FLOOD STAGE...COUNTY ROAD 48 FLOODS AT BRIDGE $$ ALC003-FLC033-070032- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080407T0032Z/ /BRPF1.1.ER.080406T0541Z.080406T1400Z.080406T1832Z.NO/ 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 7AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.0 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. *AT 13 FEET, RIVER BEGINS TO LEAVE ITS BANKS AT THE PARKING LOT OF ADVENTURES UNLIMITED AND THREATENS SEVERAL PERMANENTLY PARKED TRAVEL TRAILERS. $$ FLC091-113-071200- /O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0008.080407T0000Z-080407T1200Z/ /MLNF1.1.ER.080407T0000Z.080407T0000Z.080407T0600Z.NO/ 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG COLDWATER CREEK NEAR MILTON * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT. * AT 10 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND SOME FISH CAMPS WILL OCCUR AS THE CREEK RISES ABOVE 10 FEET. $$ FLC091-071408- /O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080407T1800Z/ /CRVF1.1.ER.080406T1513Z.080407T0000Z.080407T1200Z.NO/ 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SHOAL RIVER NEAR CRESTVIEW * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 8 FEET, SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ ALC097-061438- /O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0000.000000T0000Z-080406T2230Z/ /SARA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 908 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 3 FEET AND FALLING. $$
000 WGUS84 KMOB 061757 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1257 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ALABAMA... FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL AFFECTING BALDWIN COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-071346- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080407T1346Z/ /STXA1.2.ER.080406T0002Z.080406T1800Z.080407T0746Z.NO/ 1257 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 10AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. $$ ALC003-061827- /O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080406T1949Z/ /FSHA1.2.ER.080405T1857Z.080406T0100Z.080406T1520Z.UU/ 1257 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL. * AT 12PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. *WATER LEVELS ALONG THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. $$
000 WGUS84 KMOB 070008 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 708 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-080000- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080408T0000Z/ /STXA1.2.ER.080406T0002Z.080406T2130Z.080407T1800Z.NO/ 708 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 6PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$
000 WGUS84 KMOB 071611 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1111 AM CDT MON APR 07 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-080750- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080408T0750Z/ /STXA1.2.ER.080406T0002Z.080406T2130Z.080408T0150Z.NO/ 1111 AM CDT MON APR 07 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 10AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. AT 12.0 FEET, RESIDENCE DOWNSTREAM AT SEMINOLE LANDING SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 5, 4:12 PM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 4:12 PM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 412 PM CDT SAT APR 5 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SUNDAY)...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 LATE TODAY WILL BEGIN TO MOVE A BIT FASTER TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT AND STALL OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF BY MORNING AS A SMALL UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN ALABAMA TRANSLATES NORTHEASTWARD AND FILLS. WE SHOULD KEEP SOME LOW CLOUDS AROUND OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW BREAKS HERE AND THERE...WITH AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING (DUE TO VERY MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS) AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER 40S TO MIDDLE 50S. THE SURFACE TO 850 MB HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD LATE SUNDAY...WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURNING BY SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP ANY SMALL RAIN CHANCES CONFINED TO THE DESTIN AREA AND OFFSHORE OVER THE GULFMEX THROUGH LATE SUNDAY CLOSER TO THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. /05 .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)...NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST ON THIS AFTERNOON PACKAGE. LATEST 12Z GFS BRINGS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE PLAINS AND STALLS IT WELL NORTHWEST OF OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY. WILL KEEP THE SMALL POPS GOING FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK GIVEN DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE GULFMEX AND POTENTIAL FOR SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA. /05 && .MARINE...RAIN HAS MOVED OUT AND THINGS ARE QUIETING DOWN. FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLIPS INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND AND WEAKENS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHEAST FLOW INCREASES NEXT WEEK AND SEAS BUILD DUE TO SOME TIGHTENING IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES...MOVING TO THE EAST AND LOWERING PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST LATE NEXT WEEK WHILE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES EAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. /10 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 53 79 55 82 / 10 10 10 05 PENSACOLA 57 78 58 79 / 10 10 10 05 DESTIN 60 75 63 79 / 10 20 10 10 EVERGREEN 51 80 53 82 / 10 10 10 05 WAYNESBORO 49 81 53 83 / 05 05 10 10 CAMDEN 50 82 53 83 / 05 05 10 10 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. && 05/GARMON 10/MANISCALCO
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 5:09 PM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 509 PM CDT SAT APR 5 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-062200- 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- 509 PM CDT SAT APR 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... STANDING WATER WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DRAIN FROM POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS WITH RAIN SWOLLEN CREEK BEDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING AFTER LAST NIGHTS HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SEVERAL SWOLLEN RIVERS IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... AN INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY WIND AND BUILDING SEAS ON TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BRING INCREASED HAZARDS FOR BOATERS AND AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH SUNDAY.
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.