Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Baldwin County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 10:40 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Magnolia Springs, AL | BALDWIN COUNTY EMA REPORTED FLOODING OF COUNTY ROAD 9 NEAR HIGHWAY 98. |
| Jul 11, 10:40 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Point Clear, AL | BALDWIN COUNTY EMA REPORTED FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 181 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 32. THEY REPORTED WATER TO A DEPTH OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD. |
| Jul 11, 11:07 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Fairhope, AL | REPORT RECEIVED OF FAST FLOWING WATER OF UP TO A FOOT DEEP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 181 AND 104. |
| Jul 11, 11:07 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Barnwell, AL | FLOODING REPORTED ALONG HWY 98 NEAR BARNWELL |
| Jul 11, 11:10 AM CDT | FLOOD | 2 E Fairhope, AL | WATER OVER THE INTERSECTION OF 181 AND 48. |
| Jul 11, 11:10 AM CDT | FLOOD | 3 Ne Fairhope, AL | FLOODING REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 104 AND CR 13. |
| Jul 11, 12:08 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Fairhope, AL | BALDWIN COUNTY EMA RELAYED BALDIN COUNTY SHERRIFFS OFFICE REPORT OF MULTIPLE HOMES FLOODED ON 181 NORTH OF TWIN BEECH ROAD/CO ROAD 44. |
| Jul 11, 12:08 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fairhope, AL | MULTIPLE CARS STRANDED DUE TO HIGH WATER ON ROADS IN FAIHOPE. REPORTED BY BALDWIN COUNTY EMA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
490
WGUS54 KMOB 111500
FFWMOB
ALC003-111800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0032.130711T1500Z-130711T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1000 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT 952 AM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS INDICATED OVER THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN BALDWIN
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE HIGHWAY 98 CORRIDOR FROM
DAPHNE SOUTH TO EAST OF POINT CLEAR. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN
THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POINT CLEAR... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS... FAIRHOPE...
DAPHNE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
IF YOU ARE IN DANGER FROM THE FLOOD WATERS AND NEED RESCUE ASSISTANCE
CALL 911. TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CALL
(800) 284-9059.
&&
LAT...LON 3033 8782 3037 8785 3041 8792 3051 8793
3054 8791 3057 8791 3058 8792 3062 8792
3064 8793 3064 8779 3032 8776
$$2 follow-up statements
205
WGUS74 KMOB 111547
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
ALC003-111800-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130711T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BALDWIN AL-
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
MORE HEAVY RAINFALL IS ON THE WAY FOR THE WARNED AREA IN THE NEXT 1
TO 2 HOURS...PERHAPS UP TO 2 TO 3 MORE INCHES OVER WESTERN BALDWIN
COUNTY.
AT 1036 AM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS INDICATED OVER THE WARNED
AREA AND RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 4.5 TO 5.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONTINUED FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.
REPORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED OF FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 1 NEAR
POINT CLEAR AND ALSO WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE FLOWING ACROSS THE
ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 181 AND 32. THE SOURCE WAS
THE BALDWIN COUNTY EMA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POINT CLEAR... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS... FAIRHOPE...
DAPHNE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
IF YOU ARE IN DANGER FROM THE FLOOD WATERS AND NEED RESCUE ASSISTANCE
CALL 911. TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CALL
(800) 284-9059.
&&
LAT...LON 3033 8782 3037 8785 3041 8792 3051 8793
3054 8791 3057 8791 3058 8792 3062 8792
3064 8793 3064 8779 3032 8776
$$379
WGUS74 KMOB 111637
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1137 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
ALC003-111800-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130711T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BALDWIN AL-
1137 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
AT 1127 AM CDT...MODERATE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL
OVER THE WARNED AREA AND SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN
REPORTED DURING THE PAST HOUR. RADAR INDICATES THAT SOME LOCATIONS
HAVE RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES DURING THE PAST TWO TO THREE
HOURS.
THROUGH 1 PM CDT...ALTHOUGH THE RAIN WILL TAPER AS A WHOLE...SOME
STORMS WILL REMAIN CAPABLE OF DUMPING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAIN IN AN HOUR. THE RAINFALL IS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POINT CLEAR... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS... FAIRHOPE...
DAPHNE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
IF YOU ARE IN DANGER FROM THE FLOOD WATERS AND NEED RESCUE ASSISTANCE
CALL 911. TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CALL
(800) 284-9059.
&&
LAT...LON 3033 8782 3037 8785 3041 8792 3051 8793
3054 8791 3057 8791 3058 8792 3062 8792
3064 8793 3064 8779 3032 8776
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jul 11, 7:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Jul 11, 9:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 18 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 25 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 8 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.