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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Sep 1, 2008, 7:18 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 2, 2008, 12:09 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2008, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2008, 12:09 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2008, 8:52 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 00:20 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).
- 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 020018 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 718 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AS A RESULT...RIVER LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON THE EXPECTED RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IF LESS RAINFALL OCCURS... IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO REVISE THIS STAGE FORECAST DOWNWARD. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-021858- /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0025.080902T0509Z-080902T1858Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.080902T0509Z.080902T0600Z.080902T1258Z.NO/ 718 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON * AT 6PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...6.9 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS84 KMOB 020200 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 900 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND AFFECTING MOBILE COUNTY. FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL AFFECTING BALDWIN COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC097-030200- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080904T0224Z/ /SARA1.3.ER.080901T1536Z.080902T0600Z.080903T2024Z.NR/ 900 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING * AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AT 7 FEET, NUMEROUS HOUSES FLOOD AT 7.5 FEET AND SOME EVACUATIONS ALSO BECOME NECESSARY. ABOVE 8 FEET NUMEROUS STREETS AND HOUSES FLOOD EAST OF THE RAILROAD BETWEEN BAYOU SARA AND NORTON CREEKS. $$ ALC003-030032- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080903T0032Z/ /FSHA1.2.ER.080901T1944Z.080902T0130Z.080902T1832Z.UU/ 900 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING * AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. AT 14.1 FEET, RIVER ROAD EXTENSION FLOODS. $$ ALC003-FLC033-021858- /O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0025.080902T0509Z-080902T1858Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.080902T0509Z.080902T0600Z.080902T1258Z.NO/ 900 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON * AT 6PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET * NONFLOOD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. $$
000 WGUS84 KMOB 020239 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 939 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS 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. 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. ALC097-030239- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080904T0000Z/ /SARA1.3.ER.080901T1536Z.080902T0600Z.080903T1800Z.NR/ 939 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING * AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. AT 7 FEET, NUMEROUS HOUSES FLOOD AT 7.5 FEET AND SOME EVACUATIONS ALSO BECOME NECESSARY. ABOVE 8 FEET NUMEROUS STREETS AND HOUSES FLOOD EAST OF THE RAILROAD BETWEEN BAYOU SARA AND NORTON CREEKS. $$ ALC003-030032- /O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080903T0032Z/ /FSHA1.2.ER.080901T1944Z.080902T0130Z.080902T1832Z.UU/ 939 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FISH RIVER NEAR SILVERHILL * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING * AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. AT 14.1 FEET, RIVER ROAD EXTENSION FLOODS. $$ ALC003-FLC033-021858- /O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0025.080902T0509Z-080902T1858Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.080902T0509Z.080902T0600Z.080902T1258Z.NO/ 939 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON * AT 6PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET * NONFLOOD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$
000 WGUS84 KMOB 021352 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 852 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ALC003-FLC033-021422- /O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080902T1858Z/ /STXA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 852 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * AT 6AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET $$
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 Sep 1, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
615 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
.AVIATION UPDATE FOR 02/00Z...MVFR CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL IFR IN
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. TO THE WEST...MOSTLY MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS TO
THE EAST WITH BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS DUE TO ISOLATED SHOWERS MOVING
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHWEST. /11
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.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...GUSTAV MADE LANDFALL
EARLIER TODAY OVER THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AND NOW MOVING
THROUGH SOUTHERN LOUISIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
THREAT OF TORNADOES CONTINUES THROUGH THE EVENING AS SPIRAL BANDS
CONTINUE TO WHIP ACROSS THE WESTERN THREE FOURTHS OF THE FORECAST
AREA. WILL BE SOME AREAS THAT WILL LIKELY MEASURE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN IF THEY MANAGE TO STAY UNDER THE NORTH NORTHWEST MOVING BANDS
OF HEAVY RAIN...HENCE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE
PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT. RAIN AND WIND DIMINISHING THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE
BANDS AND OF COURSE WITH ANY TORNADOES. HIGHEST PRECIPITATION
CHANCES OVER THE WEST PART OF THE REGION TONIGHT. TIDAL FLOODING
WILL DIMINISH BUT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO
PRESENT HAZARDS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY.
GUSTAV WILL BE WEAKENING OVER THE TOLEDO BEND AREA OF EAST TEXAS
TUESDAY. GFS INDICATES THIS COULD LEAVE A DETACHED QUASI-STATIONARY
RAINBAND OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WHICH
WOULD MAKE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LIKELY. SEE BHMHLSMOB FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
11/77
.LONG TERM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO CHANGES TO FORECAST.
BUILDING MID LEVEL RIDGE OVER MID ATLANTIC WITH HANNA NEAR THE
BAHAMAS...FAVOR A WESTWARD EXPANSION OF INCREASED SUBSIDENCE OVER
THE SOUTHEAST AND A NET DECREASE IN POP BY THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY...
LEFTOVER MOISTURE FROM GUSTAV WOULD BE ADVECTED EASTWARD WITH
REBOUNDING POPS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANTICIPATE NO PROBLEMS WITH
HANNA. NEITHER IS THERE REASON TO DEVIATE FROM THE EXTENDED
TEMPERATURE FORECAST WHICH ARE NOT FAR FROM SEASONAL NORMALS.
/77
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)GUSTAV
.MARINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS GUSTAV
PULLS AWAY AND THE WINDS SUBSIDE. MAY NEED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WHEN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED LATER. A RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHEAST BY MID WEEK AND CONDITIONS RETURN
TO MORE TYPICAL LATE SUMMER FOR A WHILE.
/11
&&
.AVIATION...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO MANY
AVIATION INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE MVFR WILL
PREVAIL OCCASIONALLY IFR OR LIFR IN SQUALLS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
/77
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 75 83 75 87 / 90 90 50 40
PENSACOLA 75 85 74 86 / 70 80 40 30
DESTIN 76 86 76 88 / 60 60 30 20
EVERGREEN 72 85 70 88 / 50 70 40 30
WAYNESBORO 73 84 71 87 / 90 90 60 40
CAMDEN 72 86 70 89 / 50 70 30 30
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
MOBILE...AND WASHINGTON.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...AND
UPPER MOBILE.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: AND WASHINGTON.
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT
20 NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO
PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 1, 1:18 PM CDT, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
118 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM HAIL MCHENRY 30.71N 89.14W
09/01/2008 E0.75 INCH STONE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE WEST OF THE WLOX TV TOWER.
&&
CACERESLocal storm report, Sep 1, 1:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
130 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM TORNADO 2 N ELSANOR 30.57N 87.58W
09/01/2008 BALDWIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO REPORTED ON COUNTY ROAD 87 NEAR ELBERTA. A
TRAILER WAS DAMAGED.
&&
CACERESLocal storm report, Sep 1, 3:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
308 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0303 PM TORNADO PENSACOLA NAVAL BASE 30.36N 87.27W
09/01/2008 ESCAMBIA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO REPORTED AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN PENSCOLA.
&&
CACERESLocal storm report, Sep 1, 3:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
350 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TORNADO PENSACOLA NAVAL BASE 30.36N 87.27W
09/01/2008 ESCAMBIA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
ANOTHER TORNADO REPORTED AT THE PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR
STATION.
&&
CACERESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:49 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Sep 2, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 7:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 34 min | |
| Sep 2, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Sep 2, 8:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Sep 2, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Sep 2, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 10:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Sep 2, 11:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 38 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.