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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Jun 24, 2012, 11:53 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 24, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2012, 11:53 AM EDT (15:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 5:32 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
954 WGUS64 KMOB 241553 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1053 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH BANDS POTENTIALLY REACHING INTO FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-250000- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0004.120624T2100Z-120626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1053 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND POSSIBLY AS FAR WEST AS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
648 WGUS64 KMOB 242352 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 652 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH BANDS POTENTIALLY REACHING INTO FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND POSSIBLY FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-251000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 652 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND POSSIBLY AS FAR WEST AS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA TONIGHT... WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
920 WGUS64 KMOB 250300 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1000 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST...WITH BANDS POTENTIALLY REACHING INTO FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA MIDDAY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND POSSIBLY FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-251200- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1000 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND POSSIBLY AS FAR WEST AS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BY MIDDAY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL CONTINUING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE COAST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WHERE THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS LIKELY TO FALL IN SOUTHERN OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN BANDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
418 WGUS64 KMOB 250932 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 432 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-251045- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 432 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS NOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR WELL EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. WHILE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS GREATLY DECREASED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:24 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MOB | 28 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.