Alert archive / Alabama / Hurricane Local Statements in 2009
Hurricane Local Statement 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this hurricane local statement at Aug 17, 2009, 12:15 AM CDT for Butler County, Crenshaw County, Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2009, 12:15 AM CDT (05:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2009, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1524 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WTUS84 KMOB 170515 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT TO 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA AND OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. A WARNING MEANS THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1215 AM CDT...EGLIN RADAR HAS DETECTED THAT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED OVER THE EAST PASS AT DESTIN FL. CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE BY 400 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ057-058-180515- /O.CAN.KMOB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0001.090817T0515Z-000000T0000Z/ BUTLER-CRENSHAW- 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT... ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE WINDS FROM TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE SPREADS INLAND OVERNIGHT. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES. && $$ ALZ056-059-060-171400- /O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1400Z/ CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. && ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. && ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 100 AM MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND EAST OF THE CENTER. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES. && $$ ALZ055-062-064-180515- /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0001.090817T0515Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN- 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE WINDS FROM TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE SPREADS INLAND OVERNIGHT. && $$ GMZ655-675-180515- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. && ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. && ...SEAS... SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. && ...WATERSPOUTS... WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-180515- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. && ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. REMAIN ALERT AND STAY INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS (SURGE EFFECTS PLUS ASTRONOMICAL TIDE) ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 FEET EAST OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONES CENTER AND 2 TO 3 FEET JUST WEST OF THE CENTER AS IT MAKES LANDFALL. THE MAXIMUM STORM TIDES WILL EFFECT THE DESTIN AND FORT WALTON BEACH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND 800 AM MONDAY MORNING. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES. && ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES UNTIL THE BREAKERS SUBSIDE. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. && $$ FLZ001-003-005-171400- /O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 1215 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKING LANDFALL BETWEEN DESTIN AND OKALOOSA ISLAND PIER. && ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE HIGHER WINDS SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSES. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WTUS84 KMOB 170915 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 415 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM DESTIN TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER NOW CANCELLED... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST...OR NEAR BREWTON ALABAMA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS ALSO WELL EAST OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EVEN WITH THE STORM WEAKENING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NONE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 9 AM CDT. ALZ056-059-060-171400- /O.CAN.KMOB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0002.090817T0915Z-000000T0000Z/ CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 415 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS ALSO WELL EAST OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EVEN WITH THE STORM WEAKENING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 7 INCHES. && $$ GMZ655-675-171400- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0002.090817T0915Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 415 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED EAST OF PENSACOLA THROUGH THIS MORNING ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS ALSO WELL EAST OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EVEN WITH THE STORM WEAKENING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 30 KNOTS MAY STILL OCCUR IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS... PRIMARILY EAST OF NAVARRE. && ...MARINE... SEAS CURRENTLY OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 4 FEET THIS MORNING AS CLAUDETTE MOVES FURTHER INLAND. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. && $$ FLZ002-004-006-171400- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0002.090817T0915Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 415 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE EXPECTED EAST OF NAVARRE THIS MORNING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS ALSO WELL EAST OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EVEN WITH THE STORM WEAKENING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. && ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS... PRIMARILY EAST OF NAVARRE. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... CURRENT TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS (SURGE PLUS ASTRONOMICAL TIDE) OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE BEING OBSERVED FROM PENSACOLA PASS EASTWARD TO THE EAST PASS AT DESTIN. THE HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND 800 AM THIS MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN TOTAL TIDE HEIGHTS EXPECTED AFTERWARDS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 7 INCHES. && $$ FLZ001-003-005-171400- /O.CAN.KMOB.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090817T1400Z/ /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HU.S.0002.090817T0915Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- 415 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS ALSO WELL EAST OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EVEN WITH THE STORM WEAKENING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 7 INCHES. && $$ ALZ055-057-058-062-064-171015- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN- 415 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...INLAND FLOODING STILL A THREAT OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS ALSO WELL EAST OF INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. EVEN WITH THE STORM WEAKENING...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 7 INCHES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 23 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:15 AM CDT | Hurricane Local Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:12 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MOB | 3 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:24 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 113 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.