Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Mar 27, 2009, 1:07 AM CDT (06:07 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2009, 4:45 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

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WGUS54 KMOB 270607
FFWMOB
ALC003-025-097-129-MSC039-041-111-131-270945-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0002.090327T0607Z-090327T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
107 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUCEDALE...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE...
  SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WIGGINS...
  NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 1248 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED   FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF   
  HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  GEORGETOWN...WALKER SPRINGS...WAGARVILLE...VINEGAR BEND...VAUGHN...
  TURNERVILLE...TOPTON...TOINETTE...TIBBIE...TENSAW...SUNFLOWER...
  SUGGSVILLE...STOCKTON...SIDNEY...SEABOARD...SALCO...RABUN...
  PRESTWICK...PINEOLA...MOUNT VERNON...MCINTOSH...MANILLA...
  MALCOLM...LITTLE RIVER...LEROY...LATHAM...JACKSON...I65 AND AL
  59...I65 AND AL 287...I65 AND AL 225...HAWTHORN...GULFCREST...
  GAINESTOWN...FRUITDALE...FORT STODDARD...FAIRFORD...ESCATAWPA...
  EARLVILLE...DYAS...DEER PARK...CORTELUOU...CITRONELLE...
  CHUNCHULA...CHOCTAW BLUFF...CHASTANG...CARSON...CARNEY...CARLTON...
  CALVERT...BUCKS...BLACKSHER...AXIS...ALMA...ALLEN...VERNAL...
  ROYCE...ROUNSAVILLE...PISGAH...NEELY...MERRILL...MCLAIN...LEAF...
  KITTRELL...JONATHAN...JANICE...FERGUSON...BEXLEY...BEAUMONT...AVENT
  STATION AND AVENT

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES 8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER 
THE AREA SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO 
ENTER THE SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE AREA AROUND 2 AM AND SPREAD 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT. 

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

LAT...LON 3092 8914 3114 8914 3166 8756 3141 8767
      3139 8772 3135 8772 3137 8775 3134 8778
      3128 8768 3083 8763 3072 8842 3073 8886
      3068 8888 3068 8922 3065 8923 3065 8931
      3091 8934

$$

000 
WGUS74 KMOB 270736
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
236 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

ALC003-025-097-129-MSC039-041-111-131-270945-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090327T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-GEORGE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
236 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...GREENE...SOUTHERN PERRY...
STONE...GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...

AT 222 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 
THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND GREATEST THREAT OF FLASH 
FLOODING IS IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY PINEOLA CHUNCHULA AND GULFCREST. 
THIS AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BETWEEN 
SARALAND AND BUCKS BEFORE 4 AM.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALKER
SPRINGS...WAGARVILLE...VINEGAR BEND...TOPTON...TOINETTE...TIBBIE...
TENSAW...SUNFLOWER...SUGGSVILLE...SIDNEY...SEABOARD...PRESTWICK...
PINEOLA...MOUNT VERNON...MCINTOSH...MANILLA...MALCOLM...LITTLE
RIVER...LEROY...LATHAM...JACKSON...HAWTHORN...GAINESTOWN...
FRUITDALE...FORT STODDARD...FAIRFORD...ESCATAWPA...DEER PARK...
CORTELUOU...CITRONELLE...CHOCTAW BLUFF...CARSON...CARLTON...
CALVERT...BLACKSHER...ALMA...ALLEN...ROYCE...ROUNSAVILLE...PISGAH...
NEELY...MCLAIN...LEAKESVILLE...KITTRELL...JONATHAN...FERGUSON AND
BEAUMONT

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS 
NORTH MOBILE COUNTY AND 1 TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNING  
AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3092 8914 3114 8914 3166 8756 3141 8767
      3139 8772 3135 8772 3137 8775 3134 8778
      3128 8768 3083 8763 3072 8842 3073 8886
      3068 8888 3068 8922 3065 8923 3065 8931
      3091 8934

$$

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