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Hurricane Local Statement 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this hurricane local statement at Aug 17, 2009, 4:15 AM CDT for Conecuh County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2009, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2009, 6:52 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 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 THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA.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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WTUS84 KMOB 171152 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 652 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...CLAUDETTE NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN FURTHER THIS MORNING... .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 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.2 WEST...OR NEAR EVERGREEN ALABAMA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... CLAUDETTE IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING AS IT MOVES OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 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... THIS IS THE LAST CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE. ALZ056-059-060-FLZ001>006-GMZ655-675-171300- /O.CAN.KMOB.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 652 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...CLAUDETTE NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN... ...HEAVY RAIN THREAT CONTINUES... ...NEW INFORMATION... CLAUDETTE IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING AS IT MOVES OVER INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 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... AS WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES INLAND...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS SIMILAR AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO EVERGREEN ALABAMA TO GREENVILLE ALABAMA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRODUCT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. && $$
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, 12:15 AM CDT | Hurricane Local Statement | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw, Monroe | 4 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 | |
| Aug 16, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 24 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 5 hr |
Nearby
Hurricane Local Statements in Alabama, 2009Hurricane Local Statements in Florida, 2009Every hurricane local statement 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.