Alert archive / Alabama / Flood Watches in 2012
Flood Watch 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flood watch at Feb 17, 2012, 11:42 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 18, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2012, 11:42 AM CST (17:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2012, 9:19 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
754 WGUS64 KMOB 171742 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1142 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY... .A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA SATURDAY EVENING WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONSET BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND ENDURE THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER FORM THE WEST LATE AS THE SURFACE LOW EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-180145- /O.NEW.KMOB.FA.A.0001.120218T1200Z-120219T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1142 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES WILL FALL DURING MOSTLY A TWELVE HOUR PERIOD ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. IN ADDITION...ONE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ON TOP OF THIS WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
5 follow-up statements
964 WGUS64 KMOB 180234 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 834 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY... .A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA SATURDAY EVENING WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONSET BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND ENDURE THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER FORM THE WEST LATE AS THE SURFACE LOW EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181400- /O.CON.KMOB.FA.A.0001.120218T1200Z-120219T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 834 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * FROM 6 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES WILL FALL DURING MOSTLY A TWELVE HOUR PERIOD ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. IN ADDITION... ONE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ON TOP OF THIS WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
197 WGUS64 KMOB 180944 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 344 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA ON TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONSET BY MIDDAY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO END ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS EVENING...CLEARING SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE PRIOR TO SUNRISE SUNDAY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181800- /O.EXT.KMOB.FA.A.0001.120218T1200Z-120219T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 344 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL FALL DURING MOSTLY A TWELVE HOUR PERIOD ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. IN ADDITION...ONE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ON TOP OF THIS WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED TOTALS OF FIVE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
190 WGUS64 KMOB 181722 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1122 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA ON TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONSET BY MIDDAY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO END ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS EVENING...CLEARING SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE PRIOR TO SUNRISE SUNDAY. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-190130- /O.CON.KMOB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120219T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1122 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL FALL DURING MOSTLY A TWELVE HOUR PERIOD ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. IN ADDITION... ONE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ON TOP OF THIS WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED TOTALS OF FIVE TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
164 WGUS64 KMOB 190158 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 758 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY END TONIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...GRADUALLY BRINGING AN END TO THE RAIN BY LATE TONIGHT. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-190900- /O.CON.KMOB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120219T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 758 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY * THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 INCH OR LESS WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE ONGOING RUNOFF AND FLOODING ISSUES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT RAINFALL FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
407 WGUS64 KMOB 190319 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 919 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... .HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-190430- /O.CAN.KMOB.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120219T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 919 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 9:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 days |
| Feb 17, 9:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:04 AM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 29 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 38 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 66 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.