Alert archive / Mississippi / Tropical Storm Warnings in 2011
Tropical Storm Warning 1013, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tropical storm warning at Sep 2, 2011, 10:37 PM CDT for George County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2011, 10:37 PM CDT (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2011, 9:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties George County, MS, Stone County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 7:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ssw Wiggins, MS | PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO JUST WEST OF THE PERKINSTON AREA. |
| Sep 4, 7:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Wiggins, MS | TORNADO REPORTED NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 49 AND HIGHWAY 26 ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF WIGGINS. REPORT RELAYED BY STONE COUNTY EMA. |
| Sep 4, 7:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Wiggins, MS | PUBLIC REPORTING TORNADO PASSING THROUGH THE BOND AREA OF NORTHERN STONE COUNTY NORTH OF WIGGINS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
236 WTUS84 KMOB 030337 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1037 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOBILE...BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2N...LONGITUDE 91.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. ALZ061>064-GMZ630-650-670-MSZ078-079-040345- /O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.1013.110903T0337Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-STONE- GEORGE- 1037 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ FLZ001>006-GMZ655-675-040345- /O.NEW.KMOB.TR.A.1013.110903T0337Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1037 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$
14 follow-up statements
394 WTUS84 KMOB 030537 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...LEE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... DETAILED STORM INFORMATION AND IMPACTS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 12 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2N...LONGITUDE 91.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXTENDING 200 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE TROPICAL STORM IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST THROUGH TODAY AND SLOWLY MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE WEEKEND BEFORE FINALLY ACCELERATING NORTHEAST BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO LABOR DAY. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER...TRACKING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...AS WELL AS COASTAL SECTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AND PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THESE BANDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD BY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY GIVEN THE SLOW SPEED OF THE STORM. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THESE TOTALS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING...THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. WITHIN THE INTENSE TROPICAL RAIN BANDS...PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS LEE BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEAST. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RAIN BANDS. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...PRODUCING STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND... AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-031230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ GMZ630-650-670-031230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ FLZ001>006-031230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ GMZ655-675-031230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$
994 WTUS84 KMOB 031100 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...LEE MOVING SLOWLY NORTH NORTHWEST SPREADING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTY OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 10 AM. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 91.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 255 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING 200 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. THE TROPICAL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER...TRACKING NORTH AND EAST FROM THE COASTAL WATERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE DAY. THESE BANDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. PERIODS OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH RIVER FLOODING EARLY IN THE WEEK. WITHIN THE INTENSE TROPICAL RAIN BANDS...PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO MONDAY AS THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES INTO WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RAIN BANDS. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...PRODUCING STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND... AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-041100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 600 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ GMZ630-650-670-041100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 600 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ FLZ001>006-041100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 600 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$ GMZ655-675-041100- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 600 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... $$
048 WTUS84 KMOB 031144 AAA HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 644 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...LEE MOVING SLOWLY NORTH NORTHWEST SPREADING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTY OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 10 AM. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 91.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 255 MILES WEST- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 345 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING 200 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. THE TROPICAL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER...TRACKING NORTH AND EAST FROM THE COASTAL WATERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE DAY. THESE BANDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. PERIODS OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH RIVER FLOODING EARLY IN THE WEEK. WITHIN THE INTENSE TROPICAL RAIN BANDS...PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO MONDAY AS THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES INTO WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RAIN BANDS. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...PRODUCING STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND... AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-031700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 644 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FUT HER. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. && ...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. RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF BALDWIN COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE FLOOD WATCH CAN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RAIN TOTALS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-031700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 644 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET OFFSHORE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE SLOWLY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. WATERSPOUTS THAT FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. $$ FLZ001>006-031700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 644 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. && ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP IN THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS. $$ GMZ655-675-031700- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 644 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. WATERSPOUTS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. $$
903 WTUS84 KMOB 031233 CCA HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 732 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...LEE MOVING SLOWLY NORTH NORTHWEST SPREADING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND STONE AND GEORGE COUNTY OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 10 AM. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 91.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 255 MILES WEST- SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 345 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING 200 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. THE TROPICAL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER...TRACKING NORTH AND EAST FROM THE COASTAL WATERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE DAY. THESE BANDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. PERIODS OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH RIVER FLOODING EARLY IN THE WEEK. WITHIN THE INTENSE TROPICAL RAIN BANDS...PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO MONDAY AS THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES INTO WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE RAIN BANDS. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. TIDES WILL LIKELY RISE TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...PRODUCING STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND... AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-031815- /O.COR.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 732 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FURTHER. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. && ...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. RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF BALDWIN COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE FLOOD WATCH CAN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RAIN TOTALS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-031815- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 732 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET OFFSHORE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE SLOWLY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. WATERSPOUTS THAT FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. $$ FLZ001>006-031815- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 732 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. && ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP IN THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS. $$ GMZ655-675-031815- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 732 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. WATERSPOUTS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. $$
289 WTUS84 KMOB 031609 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1109 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...LEE APPROACHING ATCHAFALAYA BAY...HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES LASHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 10 PM. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3N...LONGITUDE 91.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 290 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING 230 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. THE TROPICAL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TO THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-041615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 1109 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...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. RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF BALDWIN COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE FLOOD WATCH CAN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RAIN TOTALS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-041615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1109 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 16 FEET OFFSHORE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 14 AND 18 FEET TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE SLOWLY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. WATERSPOUTS THAT FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. $$ FLZ001>006-041615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1109 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. && ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP IN THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS. $$ GMZ655-675-041615- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1109 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED STRONG WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. WATERSPOUTS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. $$
533 WTUS84 KMOB 032137 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 437 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...LEE APPROACHING ATCHAFALAYA BAY...HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES LASHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND COASTAL OKALOOSA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4N...LONGITUDE 92.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 340 MILES WEST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 4 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. LEE IS A LARGE STORM WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING 230 MILES SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STORM IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SINCE LEE IS SUCH A LARGE STORM...ITS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE LOCAL AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-042145- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 437 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...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. RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES SINCE YESTERDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE FLOOD WATCH CAN EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RAIN TOTALS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-042145- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 437 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 16 FEET OFFSHORE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 14 AND 18 FEET TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE SLOWLY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ FLZ001>006-042145- /O.UPG.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 437 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA. $$ GMZ655-675-042145- /O.UPG.KMOB.TR.A.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 437 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA. $$
125 WTUS84 KMOB 040031 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SLOW MOVING LEE PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATING OBSERVED CONDITIONS AND EXPECTED IMPACTS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5N...LONGITUDE 92.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE ROTATING AROUND THE STORM CENTER THIS EVENING...TRACKING NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE HEAVIEST...MOST PROLONGED BANDS OF RAIN ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT FURTHER EAST INTO THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT AND EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS EAST OF THE TROPICAL STORM. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINOR FLOODING STAGE. PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES AND MARINE AREA...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL COME MAINLY IN GUSTS AWAY FROM THE COAST. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST... RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 12 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-040800- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR... INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ GMZ630-650-670-040800- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FLZ001>006-040800- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ655-675-040800- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. $$
382 WTUS84 KMOB 040446 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TORNADO THREAT INCREASING ALONG THE COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE OBSERVED AND EXPECTED CONDITIONS. HIGHLIGHT TORNADO THREAT. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4N...LONGITUDE 92.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... AS THE HEAVIER...MORE PERSISTENT RAIN BANDS SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA...MORE DISCRETE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE COAST. THESE STORMS ARE IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT TO ROTATE AND THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED ACROSS THE COAST. A TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY PERSIST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE REGION. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL INTERMITTENT HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINOR OR MODERATE FLOODING STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES AND MARINE AREA...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL COME MAINLY IN GUSTS AWAY FROM THE COAST. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST... RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-041230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE- GEORGE- 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS INCREASING ALONG THE COAST FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-670-041230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FLZ001>006-041230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS INCREASING ALONG THE COAST FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ655-675-041230- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. $$
241 WTUS84 KMOB 041108 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED REMNANTS OF JOSE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 608 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TORNADO THREAT WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED IN TIME AND EXPANDED NORTH. UPDATED POSITION AND MAX WINDS INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OCCASIONALLY FORMING SHORT LINES AND BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OR RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND COASTAL BALDWIN COUNTY WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINOR OR MODERATE FLOODING STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST... RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE APPROACHES TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DURING A TORNADO WARNING...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-041600- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- 608 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN YOUR PREPAREDNESS ACTION PLAN TODAY UNTIL THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RADAR ESTIMATES AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN OVER STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. && ...WINDS... PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY IN THE SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041600- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 608 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE AREAS. $$
872 WTUS84 KMOB 041120 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 620 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TORNADO THREAT WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED IN TIME AND EXPANDED NORTH. UPDATED POSITION AND MAX WINDS INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6N...LONGITUDE 92.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OCCASIONALLY FORMING SHORT LINES AND BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OR RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND COASTAL BALDWIN COUNTY WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINOR OR MODERATE FLOODING STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST... RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE APPROACHES TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DURING A TORNADO WARNING...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-041600- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- 620 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN YOUR PREPAREDNESS ACTION PLAN TODAY UNTIL THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RADAR ESTIMATES AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN OVER STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. && ...WINDS... PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY IN THE SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041600- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 620 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE AREAS. $$
656 WTUS84 KMOB 041144 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 644 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TORNADO THREAT WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE DAY... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED IN TIME AND EXPANDED NORTH. UPDATED POSITION AND MAX WINDS INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING MOBILE BAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6N...LONGITUDE 92.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OCCASIONALLY FORMING SHORT LINES AND BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OR RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND COASTAL BALDWIN COUNTY WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH MINOR OR MODERATE FLOODING STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST... RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE APPROACHES TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DURING A TORNADO WARNING...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-041630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- 644 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN YOUR PREPAREDNESS ACTION PLAN TODAY UNTIL THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RADAR ESTIMATES AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN OVER STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. && ...WINDS... PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY IN THE SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 644 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE AREAS. $$
506 WTUS84 KMOB 041623 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1123 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM LEE. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9N...LONGITUDE 91.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 320 MILES WEST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OCCASIONALLY FORMING SHORT LINES AND BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND BALDWIN COUNTY AS WELL AS COASTAL AREAS OF OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA...AND ESCAMBIA FLORIDA. SOME AREAS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR HAVE RECEIVED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST...RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE APPROACHES TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED BY COASTAL FLOODING. THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT WILL BE GREATEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE ENTRANCE TO FORT PICKENS IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND THE PARK IS CLOSED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DURING A TORNADO WARNING...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-051630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- 1123 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...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. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN . MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-051630- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1123 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM LEE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$
072 WTUS84 KMOB 042209 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 509 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM CDT. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... UPPER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...LOWER BALDWIN... INLAND ESCAMBIA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...STONE AND GEORGE. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6N...LONGITUDE 91.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES WEST OF MOBILE AL...OR ABOUT 320 MILES WEST OF DESTIN FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OCCASIONALLY FORMING SHORT LINES AND BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND BALDWIN COUNTY AS WELL AS COASTAL AREAS OF OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA...AND ESCAMBIA FLORIDA. SOME AREAS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR HAVE RECEIVED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST...RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE APPROACHES TO THE DAUPHIN ISLAND BRIDGE...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED BY COASTAL FLOODING. THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT WILL BE GREATEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE ENTRANCE TO FORT PICKENS IS CURRENTLY FLOODED AND THE PARK IS CLOSED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-052215- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- 509 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...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. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-052215- /O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 509 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$
444 WTUS84 KMOB 050256 HLSMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 956 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS DROPPED BUT SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL STILL BE FELT AS LEE TRANSITIONS TO A NON TROPICAL LOW... ...GALE WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUED FOR COASTAL COUNTIES... .NEW INFORMATION... CANCELLATION OF ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IS BEING TRANSITIONED OVER TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS TRADITIONALLY ISSUED FOR NON-TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.0N...LONGITUDE 91.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES WEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... EVEN THOUGH LEE IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...IT IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS A NON TROPICAL LOW MONDAY AS IT ACCELERATES EAST INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL STILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST...SUCH AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND DANGEROUS SURF. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE WILL BE ISSUING FURTHER STATEMENTS REGARDING THESE IMPACTS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVERYONE IS URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. REMAIN DILIGENT IN YOUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR GUARD UP WHILE CLOSELY MONITORING THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. && .NEXT UPDATE... AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-050400- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- 956 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ GMZ630-650-655-670-675-050400- /O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 956 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tropical storm warning 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 tropical storm warning went out at Sep 2, 4:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 4:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
402 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011
..INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
..BEACH EROSION...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
FORECAST ALONG THE COAST THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKEND...
..AN EXCESSIVE RAIN EVENT AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING SETTING UP
FOR THE GULF COAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
.SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT]...TROPICAL STORM LEE
ABOUT 200 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE LOUISIANA COAST WILL BE THE
DOMINANT WEATHER PLAYER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LEE IS POSITIONED ON THE
SOUTHWEST SIDE OF A LOW/MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE
SOUTHEAST INTO THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE
FORECAST CALLS FOR THE RIDGE TO THE NORTH OF LEE TO BREAK
DOWN...RESULTING IN A WEAK STEERING FLOW. THE LATEST FORECAST BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TAKES LEE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD WITHIN THE
WEAKNESS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES SUB-TROPICAL RIDGE. THE
STORM...CRAWLING NORTHWARD...IS FORECAST TO BE NEARING THE ATCHAFALAYA
BASIN OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS PLACES THE
FORECAST AREA ON THE WET...EAST SIDE OF THE LARGE SCALE CIRCULATION.
FORECASTERS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OF A PROLONGED AND EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL EVENT BEGINNING IN THE NEAR TERM AS BANDS OF SHOWERS/STORMS
ROTATE IN OFF THE GULF. RAIN GAUGES WILL BEGIN FILLING UP OVER THE
GULF COAST AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI INITIALLY...WITH
STORM TOTAL RAINS (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT) POSSIBLY UPWARDS
OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IN THESE AREAS SOUTHWEST. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE INDEED LIKELY. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING OF POORLY
DRAINED...LOWER LYING AREAS. RUNOFF OF EXCESSIVE STORM WATER CAN BE
EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL.
ANOTHER SERIOUS CONCERN IS LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF
ZONE...WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF SOME BEACH EROSION. HIGH
SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. DEADLY RIP CURRENTS LIKELY AS WELL.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURES. MOST NOTABLE THOUGH WILL BE
DAYTIME HIGHS WHICH WILL BE KEPT IN CHECK FROM THE CLOUDY...RAINY
BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS. /10
THIS AFTERNOON'S WET MICROBURST RISK IS MODERATE.
.LONG TERM [SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY]...THE FIRST HALF OF THE MEDIUM
RANGE FORECAST WILL BE DRIVEN BY TROPICAL STORM LEE. THE LATEST
FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TAKES LEE FROM SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA ON SUNDAY AND GRADUALLY MOVES THE LEE'S CENTER EAST TO
NORTHEAST...BECOMING POSITIONED ROUGHLY 60 MILES NORTH OF MOBILE BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH THAT SAID...THE IMPACTS OF LEE LOOKS TO BE WITH US FOR
QUITE SOME TIME AND WILL BE WORSENING ESPECIALLY INTO LATE SUNDAY
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARD BEING THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
POTENTIAL. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE...WE COULD VERY WELL SEE STORM
EVENT TOTAL RAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES SOUTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO DESTIN FLORIDA. NORTHEAST OF
THIS LINE...5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE IN
POORLY DRAINED...LOWER LYING AREAS. RUNOFF OF EXCESSIVE STORM WATER
CAN BE EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL. OTHER HAZARDS MENTIONED IN
THE SHORT RANGE DISCUSSION LOOK TO CONTINUE AS WELL. SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY => BEACH EROSION...HIGH SURF...DEADLY
RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SEAS. THE POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN
OUTER SPIRAL BANDS EXISTS AS WELL.
WEATHER PATTERN QUIETING DOWN THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK WITH CHANCES
OF RAIN ON THE DECLINE AS REMNANTS OF LEE LIFT OUT TO THE NORTH. NO
CHANGES MADE TO LATE WEEK TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL RANGE FROM
MID/UPPER 80S FOR HIGHS AND LOWS AVERAGING IN THE MID 60S. /10
&&
.AVIATION (02/00Z ISSUANCE)...PREVAILING MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH
NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT TEMPO IFR/LIFR CIGS/VSBY'S IN PERIODS OF
CONVECTION. WINDS EXPECTED TO BE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE
PERIOD GENERALLY IN THE 13 TO 18 KNOT RANGE...BUT HIGHER GUSTS INTO
THE 25 KNOT RANGE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR CONVECTIVE AREAS. 12/DS
&&
.MARINE...NOT AS MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN MODEL SOLUTIONS WITH REGARD TO
WHAT IS NOW TROPICAL STORM LEE...AS MOST OF THE BETTER PERFORMING
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO MOVEMENT
OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH SOMETIME MONDAY EVENING. GFS AND ECMWF ARE
ALSO IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH THE FCST POSITIONS PROVIDED BY NHC.
BOTH OF THESE MODELS KEEP THE TROPICAL STORM OFFSHORE JUST SOUTH OF
CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THROUGH ABOUT 06Z SUNDAY THEN WE NOTICE
SLIGHT DIFFERENCES THROUGH MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS
THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. GFS SOLUTION IS A LITTLE FASTER AND
SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH WITH THIS MOTION THAN THE ECMWF.
REGARDLESS...WITH ALL THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOLUTIONS AND NWS/NHC
FCSTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOOK FOR RELATIVELY LITTLE CHANGE TO
PREVIOUS MARINE FCST PACKAGE WITH THIS AFTERNOON'S ISSUANCE. A
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH LABOR DAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING FROM 20
TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT TO AROUND 35 KNOTS BY LATE MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...GALE OR TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY
BE REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE MARINE AREA. SEAS INITIALLY
IN THE 6 TO 10 FOOT RANGE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...BUILDING TO THE 12 TO 18
FOOT RANGE BY LATE MONDAY. SURF HEIGHTS ALONG THE GULF BEACHES WILL
BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND. 12/DS
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...TROPICAL STORM LEE IS FORECAST TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD
TOWARD SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SATURDAY...MAKING LANDFALL THERE LATE
SUNDAY MORNING OVER ATCHAFALAYA BAY. A WET...BREEZY TO WINDY PERIOD
IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. /10
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 75 82 77 88 / 100 100 90 90
PENSACOLA 77 83 79 87 / 90 90 90 90
DESTIN 77 85 77 87 / 50 90 90 80
EVERGREEN 71 86 74 87 / 30 70 80 80
WAYNESBORO 71 85 74 84 / 40 90 90 90
CAMDEN 70 89 73 85 / 30 50 60 80
CRESTVIEW 72 85 76 86 / 40 70 70 80
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...AND LOWER MOBILE.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER
BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...AND WASHINGTON.
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...AND COASTAL SANTA
ROSA.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...AND STONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY 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, 3:58 PM CDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 358 PM 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- 358 PM 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...TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL ALLOW FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGH TIDE GIVEN THAT ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES LOCALLY ARE FORECAST FROM MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A PENSACOLA TO BEAUMONT MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...BUT THE BRUNT OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST SATURDAY EVENING (SEE BELOW). A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COASTAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COASTLINE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS OVER 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 WERE RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE MAIN AREA THREATENED FOR THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI TO PENSACOLA FLORIDA...BUT CLOSER TO THE COAST. A BREAKDOWN IS PROVIDED BELOW. THE FLOODING SITUATION COULD BECOME SERIOUS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS RELATIVE HEAVIER RAINFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 10 INCHES... BECOMES ESTABLISHED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM LEE. IT IS REALIZED THAT OUR REGION WILL BE ON THE VERY WET EAST SIDE OF THE STORM SYSTEM DURING THIS TIME FRAME. DURING THE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY TIME FRAME...FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON A ONE HOUR TIME SCALE AS WELL AS LONGER TIME SCALES SUCH AS 3 AND 6 HOURS. THIS MEANS YOU COULD HAVE TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND FAST IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BRING ABOUT ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS SUCH AS THE GREATER MOBILE AND PENSACOLA METROPOLITAN AREAS. BY SUNDAY...IF NOT EARLIER...THE WIDESPREAD EXCESSIVE RUNOFF COULD EXPAND 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 THE HEAVIEST RAINBANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. 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. OVER THE MARINE AREA...STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS AND ROUGH SEAS AS HIGH AS 15 TO 20 FEET OVER THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SIX TO EIGHT FEET BREAKING WAVES WILL OCCUR IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE BEACHES AS TROPICAL STORM LEE APPROACHES ON MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...WAVE SETUP 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. FINALLY...AS TROPICAL STORM LEE'S WIND FIELD MOVES MUCH CLOSER TO OUR REGION ON MONDAY...25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS COULD TOPPLE TREES THAT HAVE FULL FOLIAGE...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST OF RAINS FALL OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITHIN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND BOTH COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER NETWORKS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES THROUGH THE UPCOMING MID WEEK.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 10:37 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Sep 3, 12:22 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | 16 hr | |
| Sep 3, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Sep 3, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 22 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 44 min | |
| Sep 3, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 22 min |
| Sep 3, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 21 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 31 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 16 min |
| Sep 3, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 2:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 15 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Sep 3, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 3, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Sep 3, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 51 min |
| Sep 3, 9:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 4 days |
| Sep 3, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Perry, Stone | 4 hr |
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Sources
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