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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 12, 2012, 10:58 AM CDT for George County, Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 14, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2012, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 10:17 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Chickasawhay River at Leakesville (LEKM6). The gauge peaked at 19.34 ft at Mar 13, 2012, 3:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 31 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02478500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019 WGUS44 KMOB 121558 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1058 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSISSIPPI... CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. AS A RESULT... RIVER LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && MSC039-041-153-131558- /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0012.120314T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ /LEKM6.1.ER.120314T0600Z.120314T0600Z.120314T0600Z.NO/ 1058 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE * FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING * AT 10AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...18.7 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TO NEAR 20 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL OCCUR. $$
1 follow-up statement
264 WGUS84 KMOB 131517 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1017 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSISSIPPI... CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && MSC039-041-153-131547- /O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120314T1200Z/ /LEKM6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1017 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE * AT 9AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.2 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET $$
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.