Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Sep 2, 2011, 7:48 AM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Sep 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2011, 7:48 AM CDT (12:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 6:09 PM CDT
- In force
- 71 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 12:48 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 12:00Z, 0.8 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
- 603 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
533 WGUS64 KMOB 021248 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 748 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER IN THE DAY AS IT DRIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE NORTH- CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. A LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG AND EAST OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TRACK. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-022100- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0005.110903T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /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-STONE-GEORGE- 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...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 748 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE COUNTY. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * PROLONGED PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY EVENING. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL OVER BURDEN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD ENSURE THAT DRAINAGE DITCHES...CATCH BASINS...AND CULVERTS ARE CLEARED OF DEBRIS BEFORE RAINS ONSET TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE DRAINAGE. 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. && $$
14 follow-up statements
326 WGUS64 KMOB 021739 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1239 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER IN THE DAY AS IT DRIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE NORTH- CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. A LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG AND EAST OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TRACK. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ALZ052-MSZ075-076-030145- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0005.110903T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 1239 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... GREENE AND PERRY. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * PROLONGED PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 7 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL OVER BURDEN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND ONCE THE HEAVY RAINS BEGIN. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS! YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-030145- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.110903T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /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-STONE-GEORGE- 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...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1239 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...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. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * PROLONGED PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY EVENING....WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL OVER BURDEN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND ONCE THE HEAVY RAINS BEGIN. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS! YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
047 WGUS64 KMOB 021753 CCA FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1248 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ASSOCIATED TROPICAL RAINBANDS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND EAST OF THE STORM TRACK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO FORT WALTON BEACH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY. ALZ052-MSZ075-076-030215- /O.COR.KMOB.FF.A.0005.110903T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 1248 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... GREENE AND PERRY. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * PROLONGED PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 7 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL OVER BURDEN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR. SERIOUS RAPID RISES IN LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND ONCE THE HEAVY RAINS BEGIN. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS! YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-030215- /O.COR.KMOB.FF.A.0005.110903T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /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-STONE-GEORGE- 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...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1248 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...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. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * PROLONGED PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER THE WATCH AREA BY MONDAY EVENING....WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL OVER BURDEN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR. SERIOUS RAPID RISES IN LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND ONCE THE HEAVY RAINS BEGIN. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS! YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
510 WGUS64 KMOB 022032 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 332 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ASSOCIATED TROPICAL RAINBANDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO FORT WALTON BEACH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ALZ052-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ075-076-078-079-030445- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.110903T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-GREENE- STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...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...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 332 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA... INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND STONE. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * AS TROPICAL STORM LEE VERY SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD SOUTHERN LOUISIANA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OF COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO RECEIVE AN EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 12 TO 17 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WERE RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THE COPIOUS RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES... BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM LEE. * DURING THE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY TIME FRAME...FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON A VERY SHORT TIME SCALES FROM ONE TO SIX HOURS. THIS MEANS YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND FAST IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA NEAR A SMALL CREEK OR STREAM OR ARE IN AN URBANIZED AREA SUCH AS THE GREATER MOBILE AND PENSACOLA METROPOLITAN AREAS. BY SUNDAY...IF NOT EARLIER...THE WIDESPREAD EXCESSIVE RUNOFF COULD EVOLVE UPSCALE INTO AREAL FLOODING WHICH EVENTUALLY EVOLVES UPSCALE TO COASTAL RIVER FLOODING. IF THIS OCCURS IT WOULD LAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. SOME LOCAL RIVERS WILL LIKELY RISE TO AT LEAST MODERATE FLOOD LEVELS...SOME MAJOR. THE LATTER WILL HINGE UPON EXACTLY WHERE LEE'S HEAVIEST RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND ONCE THE HEAVY RAINS BEGIN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND YOUR LOCAL NWS WEB PAGE (SEE HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB) FOR LATER UPDATES...GRAPHICAL FORECASTS AND FAST BREAKING WATCH OR WARNING INFORMATION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS! && $$
843 WGUS64 KMOB 030226 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 926 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ASSOCIATED TROPICAL RAINBANDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO FORT WALTON BEACH... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ALZ052-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ075-076-078-079-031230- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-GREENE- STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...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...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 926 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA... INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND STONE. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * AS TROPICAL STORM LEE VERY SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD SOUTHERN LOUISIANA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OF COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO RECEIVE AN EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 12 TO 17 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WERE RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THE COPIOUS RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES... BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM LEE. * DURING THE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY TIME FRAME...FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON A VERY SHORT TIME SCALES FROM ONE TO SIX HOURS. THIS MEANS YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND FAST IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA NEAR A SMALL CREEK OR STREAM OR ARE IN AN URBANIZED AREA SUCH AS THE GREATER MOBILE AND PENSACOLA METROPOLITAN AREAS. BY SUNDAY...IF NOT EARLIER...THE WIDESPREAD EXCESSIVE RUNOFF COULD EVOLVE UPSCALE INTO AREAL FLOODING WHICH EVENTUALLY EVOLVES UPSCALE TO COASTAL RIVER FLOODING. IF THIS OCCURS IT WOULD LAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. SOME LOCAL RIVERS WILL LIKELY RISE TO AT LEAST MODERATE FLOOD LEVELS...SOME MAJOR. THE LATTER WILL HINGE UPON EXACTLY WHERE LEE'S HEAVIEST RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND ONCE THE HEAVY RAINS BEGIN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND YOUR LOCAL NWS WEB PAGE (SEE HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB) FOR LATER UPDATES...GRAPHICAL FORECASTS AND FAST BREAKING WATCH OR WARNING INFORMATION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS! $$
045 WGUS64 KMOB 031228 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 728 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ASSOCIATED TROPICAL RAIN BANDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO FORT WALTON BEACH... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. MSZ067-032030- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNESBORO 728 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...WAYNE. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * AS TROPICAL STORM LEE VERY SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD SOUTHERN LOUISIANA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OF COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO RECEIVE AN EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 12 TO 17 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WERE RAIN BANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THE COPIOUS RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES... BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM LEE. $$ ALZ052-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ075-076-078-079-032030- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-GREENE- STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...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...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 728 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA... INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND STONE. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * AS TROPICAL STORM LEE VERY SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD SOUTHERN LOUISIANA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OF COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO RECEIVE AN EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 12 TO 17 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WERE RAIN BANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THE COPIOUS RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES... BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM LEE. $$
669 WGUS64 KMOB 032054 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 354 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN TURN NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ASSOCIATED TROPICAL RAIN BANDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR BUTLER ALABAMA TO DESTIN FLORIDA...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ALZ051-053-055-056-059-040500- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-MONROE-CONECUH-ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...JACKSON... THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON 354 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...CONECUH...ESCAMBIA AND MONROE. IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...CHOCTAW AND CLARKE. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN TURN NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNT OF BETWEEN 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THE COPIOUS RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES...BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$ ALZ052-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-040500- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-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...CHATOM...MILLRY...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...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 354 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. 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. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN TURN NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNT OF BETWEEN 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THE COPIOUS RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES...BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
175 WGUS64 KMOB 040446 AAA FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN TURN NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ASSOCIATED TROPICAL RAIN BANDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR BUTLER ALABAMA TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ALZ051>053-055-056-059-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 041500- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-MONROE-CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-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...HOMEWOOD... MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... 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... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. 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. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN TURN NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AS A RESULT SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES... BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
613 WGUS64 KMOB 041449 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 949 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. ASSOCIATED RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FALL. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUTLER ALABAMA TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ051>053-055-056-059-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 042300- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-MONROE-CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-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...HOMEWOOD... MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... 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... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 949 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. 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. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
810 WGUS64 KMOB 041637 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1137 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. ASSOCIATED RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FALL. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUTLER ALABAMA TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ054-057-058-060-050045- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WILCOX-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-COVINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ANDALUSIA...OPP 1137 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BUTLER...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW AND WILCOX. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE COULD RECEIVE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS AT TIMES AS EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$ ALZ051>053-055-056-059-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 050045- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-MONROE-CONECUH-ESCAMBIA-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...HOMEWOOD... MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... 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... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1137 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE AND WASHINGTON. 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. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS AT TIMES AS EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
977 WGUS64 KMOB 050319 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1019 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS FORECAST TO TRANSITION TO A NON TROPICAL LOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY. ASSOCIATED RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FALL. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUTLER ALABAMA TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051200- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1019 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... 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. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST AS A NON TROPICAL LOW ON MONDAY. SOME AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * THIS SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS AT TIMES AS EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
562 WGUS64 KMOB 051046 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 546 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE HAS TRANSITIONED TO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST TODAY AND CONTINUE TO BRING THE RISK OF HEAVY RAIN TO AN ALREADY RAIN SOAKED AREA. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051900- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 546 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... 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...BALDWIN...MOBILE...MONROE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSAAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
433 WGUS64 KMOB 051921 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 221 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE TO BRING THE RISK OF HEAVY RAIN TO AN ALREADY RAIN SOAKED AREA. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-060000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /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...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 221 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... 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 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
872 WGUS64 KMOB 052100 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 400 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... .THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO BRING THE RISK OF HEAVY RAIN...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BUTLER TO ANDALUSIA...TO AN ALREADY RAIN SOAKED AREA. ALZ052-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-052200- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-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...CHATOM...MILLRY...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...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 400 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ALZ051-053>060-060000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...THOMASVILLE... GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE... EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP 400 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MONROE AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...CHOCTAW AND CLARKE. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BUTLER TO ANDALUSIA. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && $$
994 WGUS64 KMOB 052309 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 609 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ALZ051-053>060-060015- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...THOMASVILLE... GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE... EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP 609 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS COME TO AN END AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 2, 4:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 4:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
424 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BE A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...
...A SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)IN THE SHORT TERM...BIGGEST ITEM TO
DEAL WITH IS TD 13 OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF. GUIDANCE TAKES TD 13
SLOWLY ON A NORTHERLY TRACK...TOWARDS THE CENTRAL/W-RN GULF COAST.
FOR THE FORECAST...THIS MEANS INCREASING CLOUDS OVER THE
AREA(THICKENING CI...THEN LOWER LAYERS WORKING THEIR WAY IN).
THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL CUT OFF ANY EFFECTIVE HEATING OVER SW-ERN
SECTIONS OF THE FA FIRST...THEN SPREAD NORTH. CURRENTLY HAVE A BLOB
OF PRECIP JUST OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE AL COASTAL WATERS WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TODAY...AND HAVE THIS REFLECTED IN THE
GRIDS...WITH LIKELY INCREASING TO CATEGORICAL ALONG THE AL
COAST...ISOLATED NORTHEAST.
FEEL THAT ANY PROBLEMS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE COAST...SO WILL BE
DISCUSSED IN THE MARINE SECTION.
THIS AFTERNOON'S WET MICROBURST RISK IS MODERATE ALONG THE AL/NW FL
COAST. /16
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...TD 13 WILL LIKELY BE A TROPICAL
STORM SATURDAY AND HEADED TOWARD A SOUTH LOUISIANA LANDFALL LATE
SUNDAY AS A TROPICAL STORM. THIS TRACK...WILL PLACE THE SOUTHWEST
SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. A
TIGHT MOISTURE GRADIENT WILL STILL EXIST SATURDAY WITH FORECAST
PWATS 1.50 TO THE NORTHEAST AND NEAR 3 INCHES TO THE SOUTHWEST.
GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICIAL NHC TRACK
FORECAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THIS TRACK WILL RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT...ALBEIT OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS
INITIALLY. THE 1 AND 6 HOUR FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE SUGGEST WE CAN
HANDLE 3 TO 6 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN AREAS. POTENTIAL PROBLEM
SHOWS UP SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE RAIN BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE
TS EDGES NORTH. WE WILL NEED A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH BUT WILL
LET THE DAY SHIFT ISSUE IT AS ITS 4TH PERIOD AND ITS STILL POSSIBLE
THAT THE HEAVIER RAIN COULD BE DELAYED IF THE CENTER REORGANIZES. WE
WILL ALSO BE IN THE FAVORABLE QUADRANT FOR POSSIBLE BRIEF TORNADOES
ON SATURDAY IN THE OUTER BANDS... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN
CONDITIONS ARE MOST UNSTABLE. SUNDAY WILL BE A RAINY...WINDY DAY AS
THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREAD INLAND. /11
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)WILL STILL BE DEALING WITH THE
REMAINS OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. AN UPPER
TROUGH ATTEMPTS TO PICK UP THE REMNANT SURFACE LOW THE FIRST OF THE
WEEK WHEN ITS FORECAST TO BE NEAR THE ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI BORDER. A
LONG WAVE TROUGH IS LEFT ACROSS THE AREA WITH A STILL DEEP MOIST
LAYER ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT TO SEE A CONTINUATION OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS PEAKING OVER LAND IN THE AFTERNOONS. LONG RAIN
RAINFALL GUIDANCE HAS 3 TO 5 INCHES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD ONLY ADD TO WHAT SHOULD BE SATURATED SOIL
CONDITIONS AND A CONTINUED THREAT FOR FLOODING...PRIMARILY OVER THE
SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY 85
TO 90 WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES INLAND. /11
&&
.AVIATION...(12Z ISSUANCE)VFR CONDITIONS UNDER A HIGH CIRRUS DECK
WILL SLOWLY DETERIORATE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FA WILL BE THE LAST TO SEE
CONDITIONS DROPPING BELOW VFR LEVELS...AND MOST LIKELY WILL ONLY SEE
MVFR CONDITIONS AT WORST THROUGH THE FORECAST. GUIDANCE IS A BIT
BULLISH ON KEEPING CONDITION MVFR LEVELS AND ABOVE OVER SOUTHWESTERN
SECTIONS OF THE FA...BUT WITH INCREASING COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA...AM
DROPPING INTO VFR LEVELS MOSTLY LIKELY BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD TO ENCOMPASS APPROXIMATELY A THIRD
OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. /16
&&
.MARINE...WITH TD 13 MEANDERING TOWARDS THE LA COAST TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...THEN NOODLE AROUND OVER THE COAST INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE HEADING EAST ALONG THE COAST BEFORE THE CENTER CROSS
OVER THE FA MONDAY NIGHT...A HEADACHE OF A FORECAST IS IN ORDER.
FOR TODAY...WITH THE INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW...SMALL CRAFT LEVEL
WINDS...ROUGH SURF ON THE BEACH AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. AS TD 13 SHIFTS EASTWARD...
GALES BY FREQUENT GUST WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEGINNING A FEW
HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS SPEED ARE GENERALLY BELOW
GALES LEVELS. WILL MOSTLY LIKELY UPDATE THE SUDNAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
NIGHT TIME FRAME TO GALES AS TIMING BECOMES A BIT MORE CONSISTENT.
THIS IS ALSO DEPENDENT UPON THE AREA COMING UNDER A TROPICAL
WATCH/WARNING. EXTENDED EVERYTHING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THOUGH IF
THE AREA COMES UNDER A TROPICAL WATCH/WARNING...THIS WILL MOST
LIKELY NEED TO BE ALTERED.
WITH THE CURRENT TRACK...SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO
TUESDAY...THEN SLOWLY SETTLE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
/16
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST THIS
MORNING WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND SPREAD NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. A LIGHT EAST NORTHEAST WIND AWAY FROM THE COAST THIS MORNING
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERLY
OVER THE WEEKEND. /11
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 87 75 84 76 / 60 60 70 60
PENSACOLA 90 77 86 76 / 60 50 70 70
DESTIN 90 76 87 76 / 50 40 70 70
EVERGREEN 90 69 87 73 / 30 30 50 50
WAYNESBORO 91 70 87 74 / 30 30 60 50
CAMDEN 94 69 89 73 / 20 30 50 50
CRESTVIEW 91 69 88 75 / 30 40 60 60
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...AND LOWER MOBILE.
FL...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...AND COASTAL SANTA
ROSA.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM
20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 6:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-031200- 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-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 600 AM CDT FRI AUG 2 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL ALLOW FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGH TIDE AND TIDE LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO BE LIKELY ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THE THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES LOCALLY ARE FORECAST FROM MAINLY WEST OF PENSACOLA AND VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY .HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL... AS THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COASTLINE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR SOME AREAS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA TO RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS WERE RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING FORECAST TOTALS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM PENSACOLA WEST TO MOBILE...AND MAINLY SOUTH OF I-10. FINALLY...THE SITUATION COULD BE FURTHER EXACERBATED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL CYCLONE. GIVEN THE CURRENT UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORECAST TRACK...EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SETS UP WILL REQUIRE CONSTANT MONITORING. DESPITE THIS...IT IS REALIZED THAT OUR REGION WILL BE ON THE VERY WET EAST SIDE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. THEREFORE... OUR REGION IS IN FOR POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. IT MUST BE EMPHASIZED THAT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL JUST IN THE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY TIME FRAME. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BRING ABOUT ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING BY SATURDAY NIGHT...IF NOT EARLIER. THIS COULD EXPAND INTO AREAL FLOODING EVENTUALLY EVOLVING UPSCALE TO LOCAL COASTAL RIVER FLOODING BY LATE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINLY AFFECTING THE RIVERS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY EARLY FRIDAY FOR THE PERIOD FROM MID-WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND YOUR LOCAL NWS WEB PAGE (SEE HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB) FOR LATER UPDATES...GRAPHICAL FORECASTS AND FAST BREAKING WATCH OR WARNING INFORMATION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS. .MARINE AND COASTAL IMPACTS... STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND THE PEAK OF THE TIDAL CYCLE WILL LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ACROSS THE COAST THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALSO CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER NETWORKS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 7:18 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 718 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-030000- 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...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 718 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...EXTREME HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST... TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT DRIFTS TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST TODAY. THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION IS IN A FAVORABLE AREA FOR EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL... WITH THE MOST INTENSE PERIOD EXPECTED TO BE FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. IT IS NOT OUT THE QUESTION FOR SOME AREAS OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA TO RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE TROPICAL RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY. BY NOON SATURDAY...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FELL OVER COASTAL ALABAMA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY WEST OF PENSACOLA AND VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST. FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED...AGAIN MAINLY NEAR THE COAST BUT SLOWLY SPREADING NORTH AND NORTHEAST. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES BRINGING THE TOTALS TO AROUND 10 INCHES OR MORE...MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES ALTHOUGH SOME 4 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FURTHER INLAND. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK WITH SPOTTY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING. FINALLY...THE SITUATION COULD BE FURTHER EXACERBATED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL CYCLONE. GIVEN THE CURRENT UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORECAST TRACK...EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SETS UP WILL REQUIRE CONSTANT MONITORING. DESPITE THIS...IT IS REALIZED THAT OUR REGION WILL BE ON THE VERY WET EAST SIDE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. THEREFORE... OUR REGION IS IN FOR POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. IT MUST BE EMPHASIZED THAT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL JUST IN THE SATURDAY EVENING TO EARLY MONDAY TIME FRAME. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BRING ABOUT ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING BY SATURDAY NIGHT...IF NOT EARLIER. THIS COULD EXPAND INTO AREAL FLOODING...EVENTUALLY EVOLVING UPSCALE TO LOCAL COASTAL RIVER FLOODING BY LATE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINLY AFFECTING THE RIVERS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY EARLY FRIDAY FOR THE PERIOD FROM MID-WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND YOUR LOCAL NWS WEB PAGE (SEE HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB) FOR LATER UPDATES...GRAPHICAL FORECASTS AND FAST BREAKING WATCH OR WARNING INFORMATION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 10:05 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 42 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Alabama, 2011Flash Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2011Flash Flood Watches in Florida, 2011Every flash flood watch 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.