Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Jul 16, 2011, 3:22 PM CDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2011, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2011, 5:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
632 WGUS64 KMOB 162022 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 322 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A LIMITED AREA OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING WEST ALONG THE COASTLINE WILL BRING CONTINUED RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY. ALZ061>064-170430- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0004.110716T2022Z-110718T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT 322 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SOME LOCAL CREEKS AND RIVERS IN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN NOTED FOR RISES AS HEAVY RAIN HAS CONTINUED TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BRING A RISK OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN SOME WATERSHED AREAS AS WELL AS STREETS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
415 WGUS64 KMOB 170341 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1041 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA ON SUNDAY...RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. MANY AREAS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURDAY...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ON SUNDAY COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ALZ061>064-171200- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT 1041 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SOME LOCAL CREEKS AND RIVERS IN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES EXPERIENCED RAPID RISES TO BANK-FULL DURING HEAVY RAINS ON SATURDAY. THE GROUNDS IN MANY AREAS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES ARE SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINS ON SATURDAY. * ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ON SUNDAY WILL BRING A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN SOME WATERSHED AREAS AS WELL AS STREETS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
930 WGUS64 KMOB 170855 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 355 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DEEP LAYERED MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MANY AREAS ALONG THE GULF HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS TODAY COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS. FLZ001>006-171700- /O.EXB.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110717T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 355 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * SOME LOCAL CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXPERIENCED RAPID RISES TO NEAR BANK- FULL DURING HEAVY RAINS LAST NIGHT. THE GROUNDS IN MANY AREAS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS. * ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY WILL BRING A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN SOME WATERSHED AREAS AS WELL AS STREETS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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. && $$ ALZ061>064-171700- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110717T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT 355 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * SOME LOCAL CREEKS AND RIVERS IN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES EXPERIENCED RAPID RISES TO BANK-FULL DURING HEAVY RAINS ON SATURDAY. THE GROUNDS IN MANY AREAS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS. * ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY WILL BRING A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN SOME WATERSHED AREAS AS WELL AS STREETS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
381 WGUS64 KMOB 171820 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 120 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DEEP LAYERED MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. MANY AREAS ALONG THE GULF HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS TODAY COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-172300- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110717T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 120 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING * SOME LOCAL CREEKS AND RIVERS IN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES EXPERIENCED RAPID RISES TO BANK-FULL DURING HEAVY RAINS ON SATURDAY. THE GROUNDS IN MANY AREAS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS. * ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNNON WILL BRING A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN SOME WATERSHED AREAS AS WELL AS STREETS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 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. && $$
692 WGUS64 KMOB 172216 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 516 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .THE WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT CREATED THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING HAS WEAKENED FURTHER AND IS MOVING OFF TO THE WEST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE...BRINGING AN END TO THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-172330- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110717T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 516 PM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE...BRINGING AN END TO THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 3:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 62 min |
| Jul 16, 4:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 118 min |
| Jul 16, 2:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 18 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 19 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.