Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Feb 11, 2013, 12:14 AM CST (06:14 UTC)

Expired

Feb 11, 2013, 6:15 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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691 
WGUS54 KMOB 110614
FFWMOB
ALC023-025-099-129-131-MSC041-111-153-111215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0003.130211T0614Z-130211T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1214 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 615 AM CST

* AT 1204 AM CST...A SERIES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN  
  CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS  
  5 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A CORRIDOR FROM WAYNE COUNTY   
  EAST INTO CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN         
  ESTIMATED ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STORMS          
  WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT...  
  WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.    
  CLARKE COUNTY EMA RECENTLY REPORTED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IN 
  GROVE HILL. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOYKIN...             WAYNESBORO...         STATE LINE...
  CLARA...              BUCKATUNNA...         RICHTON...             
  BUTLER...             COFFEEVILLE...        GROVE HILL ...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8713 3171 8711 3120 8915 3143 8915
      3144 8895 3182 8895 3189 8849 3214 8845
      3215 8802 3208 8804 3205 8811 3201 8811
      3199 8806 3201 8763 3213 8763 3216 8753
      3217 8729

$$

330 
WGUS74 KMOB 110701
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
101 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

ALC023-025-099-129-131-MSC041-111-153-111215-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHOCTAW AL-MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-WILCOX AL-WAYNE MS-PERRY MS-
GREENE MS-CLARKE AL-
101 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CST FOR
CLARKE...NORTHERN GREENE...NORTHERN PERRY...WAYNE...WILCOX...NORTHERN
WASHINGTON...NORTHERN MONROE AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES...

AT 1250 AM CST...CLARKE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 6 TO 8 
INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER FOSCUE AVENUE AND OAK STREETS IN GROVE 
HILL...AND TWO AND A HALF FEET OF STANDING WATER ON CLAY STREET IN 
GROVE HILL. 

AT 100 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
DETECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE 
FROM 6 MILES WEST OF WAYNESBORO...TO NEAR BUCKATUNNA...TO 2 MILES 
SOUTH OF MILLRY...TO NEAR GROVE HILL AND THOMASVILLE...TO NEAR
WATSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS 
AND STORMS...WHICH MAY AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOYKIN...             WAYNESBORO...         STATE LINE...
  CLARA...              BUCKATUNNA...         RICHTON...
  TOXEY...              SILAS...              GROVE HILL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD. TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN. 

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8713 3171 8711 3120 8915 3143 8915
      3144 8895 3182 8895 3189 8849 3214 8845
      3215 8802 3208 8804 3205 8811 3201 8811
      3199 8806 3201 8763 3213 8763 3216 8753
      3217 8729

$$

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