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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Mobile, AL

December 14, 2009Butler County, Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Dec 14, 2009, 7:58 PM CST for Butler County, Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2009, 7:58 PM CST (01:58 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2009, 11:00 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Butler County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2009-12-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 377 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2009-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
377 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
442 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS54 KMOB 150158
FFWMOB
ALC013-039-041-150500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0069.091215T0158Z-091215T0500Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
758 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ANDALUSIA...
  CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUVERNE...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CST

* AT 754 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
  RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. THERE HAVE ALREADY 
  BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSINGS ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES
  AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL ONLY CREATE 
  ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALD...
  SAVILLE...SAUCER...RUTLEDGE...PETREY...PATSBURG...MONTERY...LIVE
  OAK...I65 AND AL 185...I65 AND AL 10...HONORAVILLE...HIGHLAND
  HOME...HERBERT...GREENVILLE...FOREST HOME...BUTLER SPRINGS...
  BRADLEYTON AND BOLLING

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.

REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT
AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.

LAT...LON 3153 8619 3114 8619 3110 8669 3132 8671
      3139 8666 3143 8667 3145 8670 3153 8670
      3153 8685 3161 8691 3196 8691 3197 8618
      3184 8617 3181 8620 3179 8614 3167 8614
      3163 8617 3162 8614 3155 8614

$$

JFB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 6:42 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin3 hr
Dec 14, 6:49 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox101 min
Dec 14, 6:59 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox91 min
Dec 14, 7:04 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox86 min
Dec 14, 7:09 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile3 hr
Dec 14, 7:16 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia68 hr
Dec 14, 7:16 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin5 days
Dec 14, 7:16 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw, Escambia22 hr
Dec 14, 7:29 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia3 hr
Dec 14, 7:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBDallas, Monroe, Wilcox3 days
Dec 14, 7:51 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile3 hr
Dec 14, 8:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Escambia53 min
Dec 14, 8:36 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington, Escambia39 min
Dec 14, 8:47 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox118 min
Dec 14, 8:47 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile25 hr
Dec 14, 9:03 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Dec 14, 9:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin27 min
Dec 14, 9:10 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington24 min
Dec 14, 9:11 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Dec 14, 9:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington31 min
Dec 14, 9:44 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin4 hr
Dec 14, 9:51 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB39 min
Dec 14, 9:57 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile4 hr
Dec 14, 10:12 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia3 hr
Dec 14, 11:01 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBCovington3 hr
Dec 15, 1:18 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more8 hr
Dec 15, 3:17 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia31 hr
Dec 15, 3:20 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB5 days
Dec 15, 8:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin14 hr
Dec 15, 8:58 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington4 days
Dec 15, 9:22 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more8 hr
Dec 15, 9:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.