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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2011, 5:35 PM CDT for Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 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
- Jun 7, 2011, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2011, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 639 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405
WGUS54 KMOB 072235
FFWMOB
ALC129-MSC041-153-080230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0022.110607T2235Z-110608T0230Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
535 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE STORM
INDICATED VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT AND CONTINUED TO DEVELOP REPEATEDLY
TO THE SOUTHWEST.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STATE LINE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA....FOR A TOTAL OF THREE TO SIX INCHES LOCALLY.
MORE STATEMENTS WILL FOLLOW ON THIS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PRODUCING
STORM.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3144 8869 3156 8862 3159 8838 3146 8822
3128 8819 3127 8841 3133 8858
$$2 follow-up statements
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WGUS74 KMOB 072255
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
555 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011
ALC129-MSC041-153-080230-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110608T0230Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-WAYNE MS-
555 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...
AT 545 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER A LARGE PART
OF WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY AS
WELL AS NORTHEAST GREENE COUNTY OF MISSISSIPPI. NOT ONLY ARE THE
HEAVY RAINS ONGOING CURRENTLY IN THESE LOCATIONS...YET ANOTHER LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING FORM THE EAST AND MAY DUMP ANOTHER
TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF
RAIN THROUGH 730 PM CDT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STATE LINE
AND CHATOM.
IF YOU LIVE NEAR BRUSHY CREEK...OR ALONG THE CHICKASAWHAY OR
ESCATAWPA RIVERS WHERE THE THREE COUNTIES MEET EXPECT RAPID RISES IN
WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADS.
LAT...LON 3144 8869 3156 8862 3159 8838 3146 8822
3128 8819 3127 8841 3133 8858
$$542
WGUS74 KMOB 080041
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
741 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011
ALC129-MSC041-153-080230-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110608T0230Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-WAYNE MS-
741 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...
AT 735 PM CDT...RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM UP TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS CAUSED A RISE IN
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. FOR THIS
REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT
AS LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL GRADUALLY TAPERS THROUGH 930 PM CDT.
IF YOU LIVE NEAR BRUSHY CREEK...OR ALONG THE CHICKASAWHAY OR
ESCATAWPA RIVERS WHERE THE THREE COUNTIES MEET EXPECT RAPID RISES IN
WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADS.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
LAT...LON 3144 8869 3156 8862 3159 8838 3146 8822
3128 8819 3127 8841 3133 8858
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Jun 7, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Jun 7, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 44 min | |
| Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 16 min |
| Jun 7, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jun 7, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Wayne | 16 min |
| Jun 7, 2:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Perry | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 4:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene | 113 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011
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.