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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Jun 12, 2012, 5:06 PM CDT for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It took effect at Jun 12, 2012, 5:31 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2012, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2012, 5:31 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2012, 11:44 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 Styx River near Elsanor (STXA1). The gauge peaked at 12.79 ft at Jun 13, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02377570, 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.
143 WGUS44 KMOB 122206 FLWMOB BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 506 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .AS THE RESULT OF HEAVY RAINFALL 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. && ALC003-FLC033-132206- /O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0021.120612T2231Z-120613T2242Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.120612T2231Z.120613T0600Z.120613T1642Z.NO/ 506 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * AT 4PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.5 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * AT 12.0 FEET...RESIDENCE DOWNSTREAM AT SEMINOLE LANDING SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AS THE GAGE RISES TO THE 12 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. $$
2 follow-up statements
284 WGUS84 KMOB 130248 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 948 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC003-FLC033-132024- /O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0022.120613T0247Z-120613T2024Z/ /BRPF1.1.ER.120613T0152Z.120613T0600Z.120613T1424Z.NO/ 948 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * AT 9PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING. AT 13.0 FEET, RIVER BEGINS TO LEAVE IT'S BANKS AT THE PARKING LOT OF ADVENTURES UNLIMITED AND THREATENS SEVERAL PERMANENTLY PARKED TRAVEL TRAILERS. $$ ALC003-FLC033-132242- /O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120613T2242Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.120612T2316Z.120613T0600Z.120613T1642Z.NO/ 948 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * AT 9PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING. AT 12.0 FEET, RESIDENCE DOWNSTREAM AT SEMINOLE LANDING SHOULD BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AS THE GAGE RISES TO THE 12 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. $$
698 WGUS84 KMOB 131644 FLSMOB FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 1144 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR AFFECTING BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. SAFETY MESSAGE... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && ALC003-FLC033-131714- /O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120613T2242Z/ /STXA1.1.ER.120612T2316Z.120613T0700Z.120613T1400Z.NO/ 1144 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 27 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 9:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 12, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.