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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2009, 6:41 AM CDT for Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 6:41 AM CDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 10:04 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Escambia Farms, FL | NUMEROUS WATER AND VEHICLE RESCUES ONGOING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY |
| Mar 28, 11:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Dorcas, FL | *** 1 FATAL *** 75 YEAR OLD MAN DROVE INTO FLOOD WATER AND DROWNED. OKALOOSA CO. FLORIDA...HWY 393...POND CREEK BRIDGE...2 N DORCAS. |
| Mar 28, 12:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Laurel Hill, FL | REPORTS THAT NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES CONTINUE ALONG HIGHWAY 393 FROM LAUREL HILL TO DEERLAND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 219 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1088 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KMOB 281141
FFWMOB
ALC039-053-FLC091-113-281730-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0008.090328T1141Z-090328T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
641 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
EASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 627 AM CDT...AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF
INLAND SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MID
MORNING. TWO TO THREE INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES WILL
CHARACTERIZE THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
THIS MODE OF RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES IN CREEKS AND
STREAMS AND WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS URBAN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
OVER PENSACOLA AND CRESTVIEW. THIS WILL BRING THE PAST THREE DAY
RAINFALL TOTALS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES ALONG A NARROW STRIP
FROM CANTONMENT TO ALLENTOWN TO CAMPTON. THE ONE HOUR RATES OF
TWO TO THREE INCHES MENTIONED ABOVE WILL ESPECIALLY CAUSE A
RESPONSE ALONG THE AXIS OF HIGHEST MULTI-DAY RAINFALL TOTALS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WRIGHT...
VALPARAISO...POSTIL...OCEAN CITY...NICEVILLE...MILLIGAN...MARY
ESTHER...HOLT...GALLIVER...EGLIN AFB...DORCAS...DEERLAND AND
CRESTVIEW AIRPORT
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3098 8638 3049 8642 3049 8646 3043 8655
3044 8658 3042 8657 3041 8654 3042 8643
3040 8640 3040 8700 3046 8693 3053 8698
3121 8680 3119 8673 3130 8621 3100 8617
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Mar 27, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 20 min |
| Mar 27, 11:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 115 min |
| Mar 27, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 112 min |
| Mar 27, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 1:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 119 min |
| Mar 28, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 16 min |
| Mar 28, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 2:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Mar 28, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Mar 28, 2:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 15 min |
| Mar 28, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 3:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 89 min |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 4:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 21 min |
| Mar 28, 5:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 12 min |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 16 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 7 days |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 64 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 13 days |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 7 days |
| Mar 28, 7:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 50 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 5 days |
| Mar 28, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 109 min | |
| Mar 28, 12:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 56 min |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 9 days |
| Mar 28, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 63 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 8 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.