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Areal Flood Advisory 25, NWS Mobile, AL

June 9, 2012Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 9, 2012, 3:23 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2012, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2012, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 242 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 563 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Jun 9, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 6:19 AM CDT, 9 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
619 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-101130-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
619 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE AREA BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OF
RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING
AREAS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING
AREAS. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...AND WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

GMZ630-650-655-670-675-101130-
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-
619 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MARINE
AREA THROUGH MONDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1000 AM CDT SAT JUN 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S MOBILE AIRPORT      30.64N 88.24W
06/09/2012                   MOBILE             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY.

&&

CULLEN

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:04 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:05 AM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:03 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
137 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PENSACOLA               30.42N 87.22W
06/09/2012                   ESCAMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER ENTERING 1ST FLOOR OF BAPTIST HOSPITAL. ALSO
            NUMEROUS AREA ROADS FLOODED.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:43 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
243 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0233 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PENSACOLA               30.42N 87.22W
06/09/2012                   ESCAMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS AND BUSINESSES FLOODED IN THE PENSACOLA
            AREA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA AROUND PALAFOX.
            PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED 11.12 INCHES OF
            RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT

0233 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FOLEY                   30.41N 87.68W
06/09/2012                   BALDWIN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER IN SOUTHERN BALDWIN
            COUNTY

&&

JFB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 7:56 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB		23 hr
Jun 8, 11:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	114 min
Jun 9, 7:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Jun 9, 8:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MOB	Mobile	6 hr
Jun 9, 12:11 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		34 min
Jun 9, 12:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin	2 hr
Jun 9, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		44 min
Jun 9, 1:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	4 hr
Jun 9, 2:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	4 hr
Jun 9, 3:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MOB		37 hr
Jun 9, 4:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	117 min
Jun 9, 5:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	12 hr
Jun 9, 5:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	12 hr
Jun 9, 9:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	4 hr
Jun 9, 11:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MOB	Escambia	4 hr
Jun 9, 1:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Santa Rosa	3 hr
Jun 9, 2:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	4 hr
Jun 9, 6:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.