Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Watches in 2013
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Feb 21, 2013, 3:58 AM CST for 6 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 22, 2013, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
936 WGUS64 KMOB 210958 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 358 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-211800- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0002.130222T1200Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 358 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
8 follow-up statements
861 WGUS64 KMOB 211827 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1227 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-220230- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.130222T1200Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1227 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
435 WGUS64 KMOB 212145 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 345 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. ALZ055>058-220545- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0002.130222T1200Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY 345 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BUTLER...CONECUH... CRENSHAW AND MONROE. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-220545- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.130222T1200Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 345 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
403 WGUS64 KMOB 220549 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1149 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-221400- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.130222T1200Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1149 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM 6 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
987 WGUS64 KMOB 221128 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 528 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-221930- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.130222T1200Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 528 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
370 WGUS64 KMOB 221930 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 130 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-230330- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 130 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
646 WGUS64 KMOB 230446 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1046 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE SMALL DISTURBANCES MOVE ALONG IT. THIS WILL GENERATE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-231200- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1046 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. RAINFALL EXCEEDING 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
437 WGUS64 KMOB 230949 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 349 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TODAY. SEVERAL WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION...AND COMBINED WITH THE LOW LEVEL FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WILL GENERATE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-231800- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 349 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON (6 PM SATURDAY) * SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...AND LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 IN ALABAMA AND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
563 WGUS64 KMOB 231749 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1149 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE AIRMASS UNSETTLED HEADING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTING ACROSS LOUISIANA WILL BRING MORE STORMS ACROSS THE MARINE AREA AND THESE MAY MAKE IMPACTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE RAINS COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY. ALZ055>064-FLZ001>006-240000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON... EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY... PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1149 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE... UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING * ALTHOUGH A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAINS HAVE OCCURRED...FORECASTERS ARE WATCHING ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS SPREADING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND. THESE STORMS MAY EXPAND INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL RAINS OF ONE...TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES WILL PRESENT A RISK FOR FLOODING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE MAINTAINED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Feb 20, 11:54 PM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:54 PM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1154 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013
.AVIATION [06Z KMOB/KBFM/KPNS TERMINAL FORECAST DISCUSSION]...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THOUGH CEILINGS BETWEEN 3000-5000 FT AGL MAY IMPACT KMOB AND KBFM
LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MVFR CIGS ALONG WITH
SCATTERED SHRA MAY BEGIN TO IMPACT THE LOCAL TERMINALS BY THURSDAY
EVENING. /21
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 410 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013/
SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON]...AS A CLOSED LOW
MOVES AWAY FROM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST...IT GETS SHUNTED
NORTHEAST BY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE MISS
RIVER. THIS WILL SHOVE A FRONT TOWARDS THE FA...MOVING IT TO OVER
THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY BY THURSDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT
POSSIBILITY OF SOME TSRA BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING TIME FRAME...MAINLY OVER OUR MISS ZONES. THE
BIGGEST LIMITING FACTOR OF HOW FAR WEST IS THE LIMITED TIME-FRAME OF
THE WESTWARD PUSH OF THE FRONT. /16
[THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT]...AXIS OF UPPER RIDGE OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OVER THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC AS A MEDIUM AMPLIFIED SHORTWAVE ADVANCES EAST FROM THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST...KEEPING A
WARM MOIST RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WHILE A STRONG SURFACE LOW
ACROSS OKLAHOMA LIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. A SECONDARY
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIKELY FORM SOUTH OF LOUISIANA BY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM IS FAIRLY POTENT AND WILL HAVE A 125 TO 140 KNOT JET MAX
AT 300 MB EXTENDING FROM TEXAS TO WEST VIRGINA BY NOON FRIDAY.
HOWEVER THE JET MAX AT 850 MB IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 35 TO 40 KNOTS
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. WIDESPREAD ONGOING RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY
EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH WIDESPREAD 2
TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. WE
ALSO EXPECT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH THE
STRONGER INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER
DEVELOPMENTS AND INFORMATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 58 TO 64 DEGREES.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 69 TO 74 DEGREES. LOWS
FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 48 TO 57 DEGREES WEST OF I-65...AND 58
TO 63 DEGREES EAST OF I-65. /22
LONG TERM [SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY]...A DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE
INTO AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE FRONT OVER
THE GULF RETURNS NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AS THE
FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
EAST OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A DRIER AIRMASS MOVING INTO
AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL START THE
PERIOD NEAR NORMAL BEFORE WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. /13
AVIATION [20.18Z AND 21.00Z KMOB/KBFM AND KPNS TAF ISSUANCE]...VFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SHRA...MAYBE TSRA...EXPECTED
TO MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE OVER WESTERN-MOST SECTIONS OF THE FA AROUND
THE END OF THE CURRENT FORECAST AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
AREA. /16
MARINE...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION MOVES OFF
TO THE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
TODAY THEN BECOME EASTERLY TONIGHT AND INCREASE...BECOMING SOUTHERLY
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS A COLD
FRONT TOWARDS THE AREA. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW BECOMES EASTERLY AND
INCREASES ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. /16
FIRE WEATHER...DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE ON THURSDAY IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL STALL MOMENTARILY ACROSS THE
AREA ON FRIDAY...BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...AREAS OF FOG LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO BETWEEN ONE-HALF AND TWO MILES. /22
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 42 68 63 73 57 / 00 40 90 90 90
PENSACOLA 45 66 64 70 61 / 00 20 90 90 90
DESTIN 49 66 63 69 63 / 00 10 60 80 80
EVERGREEN 37 68 61 73 58 / 00 20 90 90 90
WAYNESBORO 36 66 58 74 48 / 00 60 80 80 60
CAMDEN 35 67 60 73 52 / 00 40 80 90 70
CRESTVIEW 39 70 62 73 62 / 00 10 80 90 90
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...COASTAL WATERS FROM
DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...MISSISSIPPI
SOUND...NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...
PERDIDO BAY...SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO
PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 1:40 PM CST, 14 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 140 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211200- 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- 140 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN IN MINOR TO MODERATE FLOOD. SEE APPROPRIATE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY...WITH HIGH RAIN CHANCES FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY. FORECASTERS WILL MONITOR FOR POTENTIAL EASTWARD EXPANSION OF THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK ON LATER FORECASTS. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON THIS SYSTEM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL LIKELY EXTEND THE FLOODING PROBLEMS ON MANY AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY BE REQUIRED ON THURSDAY MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211200- 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- 140 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AND ALSO FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:13 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 20 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:02 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Washington | 14 hr |
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