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Areal Flood Advisory 17, NWS Mobile, AL

May 2, 2012Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood advisory at May 2, 2012, 3:14 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2012, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2012, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Mobile County, AL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at May 2, 10:27 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 10:27 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 8:27 AM CDT, 6 hours 47 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 2:17 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
217 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

ALZ061-063-MSZ079-022015-
GEORGE MS-UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-
217 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...WESTERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

AT 211 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF LUCEDALE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF SEMMES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TANNER WILLIAMS...    SEMMES...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 11:36 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB		17 hr
May 2, 4:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	4 hr
May 2, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		41 min
May 2, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		54 min

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Sources

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