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Areal Flood Warning 16, NWS Mobile, AL

July 5, 2013Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood warning at Jul 5, 2013, 5:16 PM CDT for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2013, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2013, 5:15 AM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Escambia County, FL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 warning went out at Jul 5, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 5:51 AM CDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
551 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061100-
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-
551 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MODERATE SOUTHERLY WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG
THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH
COULD PRODUCE FLOODING AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL LOCAL
FLOODING WILL EXIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.  IN
ADDITION...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS...ESPECIALLY FOR
FLOODING ISSUES...THAT ARISE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-061100-
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE 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-
551 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT BOATERS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT STORMS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND
COVERAGE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:11 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 7:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	107 min
Jul 4, 9:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Washington	3 hr
Jul 5, 12:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Washington	3 hr
Jul 5, 9:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin	118 min
Jul 5, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		35 min
Jul 5, 12:07 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		83 min
Jul 5, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Jul 5, 11:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	12 hr
Jul 5, 11:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	6 hr
Jul 5, 11:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Santa Rosa	113 min
Jul 5, 11:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Santa Rosa	12 hr
Jul 5, 12:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Santa Rosa	6 hr
Jul 5, 12:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	44 min
Jul 5, 1:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	47 min
Jul 5, 1:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	6 hr
Jul 5, 1:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	31 min
Jul 5, 6:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Santa Rosa	6 hr
Jul 4, 11:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 4, 11:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.