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Flash Flood Watch 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Dec 17, 2009, 5:10 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Dec 17, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2009, 5:10 AM CST (11:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2009, 10:55 AM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 3339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS64 KMOB 171110 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 510 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND ALL OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME LOCATIONS...WILL BE SPREADING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY...THE LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY RECEIVE THE HEAVIER RAINFALL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE THE MANY OF THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK. SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES OF ALABAMA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS...WITH A LARGE AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WIGGINS...LUCEDALE...CITRONELLE...MONROEVILLE...GREENVILLE LINE RECEIVING AT LEAST 4 INCHES...AND IN SOME CASES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS EARLIER RAINFALL RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING...SOME OF WHICH CONTINUES THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THAT SAME AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SATURATED DUE TO THE EARLIER RAINS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND CAUSE MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AS WELL AS ACT TO EXACERBATE ANY EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA... INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-171915- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0013.091218T0000Z-091218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 510 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA... LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA... COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA... INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME LOCATIONS...WILL BE SPREADING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY...THE LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY RECEIVE THE HEAVIER RAINFALL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE THE MANY OF THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK. SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES OF ALABAMA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS...WITH A LARGE AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WIGGINS...LUCEDALE... CITRONELLE...MONROEVILLE...GREENVILLE LINE RECEIVING AT LEAST 4 INCHES...AND IN SOME CASES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS EARLIER RAINFALL RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING...SOME OF WHICH CONTINUES THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THAT SAME AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SATURATED DUE TO THE EARLIER RAINS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND CAUSE MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AS WELL AS ACT TO EXACERBATE ANY EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA... INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. * MANY RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS A RESULT OF THE RAINFALL THAT FELL EARLIER THIS WEEK. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE RIVER FLOODING SITUATION. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF RIVERS THAT ARE AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS64 KMOB 171926 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 126 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND ALL OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN SPREADING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MANY OF THE SAME LOCATIONS THAT FLOODED EARLIER THIS WEEK ARE AGAIN THREATENED WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN IN THIS EVENT. THE THREAT AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS TO LUCEDALE TO CITRONELLE TO MONROEVILLE TO GREENVILLE. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...AND IN SOME LOCATIONS OVER 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD. THE GROUND IS SATURATED DUE TO RAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-180330- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.091218T0000Z-091218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 126 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... GEORGE AND STONE. * FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE THREAT AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS TO LUCEDALE TO CITRONELLE TO MONROEVILLE TO GREENVILLE. MORE THAN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AND IN SOME LOCATIONS OVER 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING FLOODING PROBLEMS INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. * MANY RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS A RESULT OF RAIN RECEIVED EARLIER THIS WEEK. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE RIVER FLOODING SITUATION. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF RIVERS WHICH ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS64 KMOB 180332 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 932 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD HEAVY RAIN INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MANY OF THE SAME LOCATIONS THAT FLOODED EARLIER THIS WEEK ARE AGAIN THREATENED WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN IN THIS EVENT. THERE IS NOW A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE REGION...WITH THE FOCUS HAVING SHIFTED SLIGHTLY NORTH BASED ON THE LATEST DATA. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...AND IN SOME LOCATIONS TOTALS COULD REACH 4 INCHES. THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL NOW APPEARS TO SETTING UP ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...LOCATIONS FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST STILL HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS. THE GROUND IS SATURATED DUE TO RAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. ALZ051>054-MSZ067-075-076-181200- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-091218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 932 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE THREAT AREA FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS SHIFTED FURTHER NORTH TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AND IN SOME LOCATIONS RAINFALL TOTALS COULD REACH 4 INCHES. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING FLOODING PROBLEMS INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. * MANY RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS A RESULT OF RAIN RECEIVED EARLIER THIS WEEK. LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALSO STILL RUNNING QUITE HIGH. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF RIVERS WHICH ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR PERSONS NEAR QUICKLY RISING CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-181200- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-091218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 932 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... GEORGE AND STONE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AND IN SOME LOCATIONS RAINFALL TOTALS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING FLOODING PROBLEMS INCLUDING AREA RIVERS. * MANY RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS A RESULT OF RAIN RECEIVED EARLIER THIS WEEK. LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALSO STILL RUNNING QUITE HIGH. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF RIVERS WHICH ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR PERSONS NEAR QUICKLY RISING CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS64 KMOB 181205 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 605 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF JUST TO THE SOUTH OF MOBILE ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER TODAY. A LARGE RAIN SHIELD TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE LOW HAVE SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE FOCUS OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING APPEARS TO BE OVER PARTS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA PRIMARILY TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FELL OVER THAT REGION SINCE MIDNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND 9 AM WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. FOR THOSE AREAS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF I-65...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...HEAVY RAINFALL IS MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE...BUT SOME LOCATIONS THERE COULD ALSO STILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATER THIS MORNING. THE GROUND IS SATURATED DUE TO ALL OF THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS...INCLUDING ON AREA RIVERS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181800- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-091218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 605 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * UNTIL NOON CST TODAY * LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF JUST TO THE SOUTH OF MOBILE ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER TODAY. A LARGE RAIN SHIELD TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE LOW HAVE SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE FOCUS OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING APPEARS TO BE OVER PARTS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA PRIMARILY TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FELL OVER THAT REGION SINCE MIDNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND 9 AM WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. FOR THOSE AREAS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF I-65...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...HEAVY RAINFALL IS MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE...BUT SOME LOCATIONS THERE COULD ALSO STILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATER THIS MORNING. THE GROUND IS SATURATED DUE TO ALL OF THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS...INCLUDING ON AREA RIVERS. * MANY RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS A RESULT OF RAIN RECEIVED EARLIER THIS WEEK. LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALSO STILL RUNNING QUITE HIGH. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING SITUATION. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF RIVERS WHICH ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR PERSONS NEAR QUICKLY RISING CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
000 WGUS64 KMOB 181655 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1055 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED... .AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...CAUSING LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO FALL SLOWLY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181800- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-091218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 1055 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CAN CELLED. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...CAUSING LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO FALL SLOWLY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 65 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Alabama, 2009Flash Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2009Flash Flood Watches in Florida, 2009Every flash flood watch in 2009
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.