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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Jul 4, 2013, 2:11 PM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jul 4, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2013, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2013, 12:39 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 563 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
150 WGUS64 KMOB 041911 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 211 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH RETURNS IN AFFECT THIS EVENING FROM 10 PM THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY MORNING... .THE MAIN AXIS OF THE DEEP LAYER TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES THAT EARLIER PRODUCED 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALABAMA COASTAL AREA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE HAS SHIFTED EAST OF OUR REGION. SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. THE DEEP LAYER TROPICAL MOISTURE THOUGH WILL RETURN AGAIN TONIGHT SHIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER ROUND OF UPPER LEVEL DISBURBANCES. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN PANHANDLE REGION...POTENTIALLY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. ALZ056>060-062-064-FLZ001>006-050315- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-130706T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0007.130705T0300Z-130706T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... BAY MINETTE...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 211 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... 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... BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR RAINFALL TOTALS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT POTENTIALLY PRODUCING ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER A REGION THAT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED A SATURATING DOSE OF PRECIPITATION. * && 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
409 WGUS64 KMOB 050208 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 908 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. ALZ056>060-062-064-FLZ001>006-051000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.130705T0300Z-130706T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... BAY MINETTE...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 908 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... 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 AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MONDAY. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && 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. && $$
485 WGUS64 KMOB 050212 CCA FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 909 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. ALZ056>060-062-064-FLZ001>006-051015- /O.COR.KMOB.FF.A.0007.130705T0300Z-130706T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... BAY MINETTE...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 909 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... 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 AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE TUESDAY. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && 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. && $$
627 WGUS64 KMOB 050929 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 429 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. ALZ051>055-061-063-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051800- /O.EXB.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-UPPER MOBILE-LOWER MOBILE- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...MOBILE...PRICHARD... SARALAND...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 429 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER MOBILE... WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && 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. && $$ ALZ056>060-062-064-FLZ001>006-051800- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... BAY MINETTE...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 429 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... 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 AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && 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. && $$
199 WGUS64 KMOB 051801 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 101 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-060215- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...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... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 101 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING... PARTICULARLY ACROSS LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. && 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. && $$
172 WGUS64 KMOB 060255 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 955 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THE SOIL IS SATURATED OVER MANY AREAS AND ADDITIONAL...PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061100- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...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... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 955 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH ISOLATED AREAS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXPERIENCING 10 TO 14 INCHES. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * MANY ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED INUNDATION DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINS...WITH SOME INSTANCES OF HIGH WATER RESCUES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS WEEKEND. && 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. && $$
879 WGUS64 KMOB 061005 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 505 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THE SOIL IS SATURATED OVER MANY AREAS AND ADDITIONAL... PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061815- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...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... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 505 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH ISOLATED AREAS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXPERIENCING 10 TO 14 INCHES. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * MANY ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED INUNDATION DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINS...WITH SOME INSTANCES OF HIGH WATER RESCUES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS WEEKEND. && 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. && $$
618 WGUS64 KMOB 061722 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...COASTAL ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A DEEPLY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODIC HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE SOIL IS SATURATED OVER MANY AREAS AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. ALZ059-060-062-064-FLZ001>006-070130- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN-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...BAY MINETTE...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 1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXPERIENCING 10 TO 14 INCHES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP THROUGH SUNDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * MANY ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED INUNDATION DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS WEEKEND. MANY CREEKS ARE ALSO FLOWING OVER THEIR BANKS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FLASH FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. && 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. && $$ ALZ051>058-061-063-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-070130- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- UPPER MOBILE-LOWER MOBILE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE... CONECUH...CRENSHAW...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER MOBILE... WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH ISOLATED AREAS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA EXPERIENCING 8 TO 10 INCHES. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * MANY ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED INUNDATION DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS WEEKEND. MANY CREEKS ARE FLOWING NEAR OR OVER THEIR BANKS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN RAPID FLASH FLOODING OF LOCATIONS NEAR CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. && 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. && $$
689 WGUS64 KMOB 070146 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 846 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...COASTAL ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A DEEPLY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODIC HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE SOIL IS SATURATED OVER MANY AREAS ALONG AND NEAR COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. ALZ051>058-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-070300- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 846 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ALZ059-060-062-064-FLZ001>006-071000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN-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...BAY MINETTE...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 846 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXPERIENCING 10 TO 14 INCHES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * MANY ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED INUNDATION DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS WEEKEND. MANY CREEKS ARE ALSO FLOWING OVER THEIR BANKS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FLASH FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. && 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. && $$ ALZ061-063-071000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-LOWER MOBILE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE 846 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LOWER MOBILE AND UPPER MOBILE. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL COULD RESULT IN RAPID FLASH FLOODING OF LOCATIONS NEAR CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. && 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. && $$
463 WGUS64 KMOB 070958 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 458 AM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...COASTAL ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A DEEPLY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODIC HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE SOIL IS SATURATED OVER MANY AREAS ALONG AND NEAR COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. ALZ061-063-071800- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ UPPER MOBILE-LOWER MOBILE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE 458 AM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LOWER MOBILE AND UPPER MOBILE. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP TODAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL COULD RESULT IN RAPID FLASH FLOODING OF LOCATIONS NEAR CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. && 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. && $$ ALZ059-060-062-064-FLZ001>006-071800- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER BALDWIN-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...BAY MINETTE...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 458 AM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN AND UPPER BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXPERIENCING 10 TO 14 INCHES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP TODAY AS A PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS POSITIONED ATOP THE REGION. * MANY ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED INUNDATION DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OVER SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THIS WEEKEND. MANY CREEKS ARE ALSO FLOWING OVER THEIR BANKS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FLASH FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REMAINS POSSIBLE. && 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. && $$
754 WGUS64 KMOB 071739 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1239 PM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ALZ059>064-FLZ001>006-071845- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1239 PM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS MOVING FURTHER INLAND AND NOT AFFECTING COASTAL LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS. THEREFORE...THE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DECREASED. HOWEVER...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$
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 Jul 4, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1245 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013
.AVIATION (18Z ISSUANCE)...USING A BLEND OF LOCAL AND SPC WRF WITH
CURRENT SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS...WILL BEGIN WITH VCTS/VCSH AT
THE TAF SITES THEN WITH A TEMPO GROUP FROM 19-23Z FOR MVFR
CONDITIONS IN THUNDERSTORMS. WILL ALSO BEGIN WITH MVFR CEILINGS AT
MOB/BFM AND HAVE OPTED TO BEGIN WITH AN IFR CEILING AT PNS NEAR 800
FT...THE CURRENT OBSERVATION...AS UNSURE HOW PERSISTENT THIS WILL
BE. WILL AMEND AS NECESSARY. WILL HAVE SIMILAR PREVAILING MVFR
CONDITIONS WITH VCTS AT 23Z FOLLOWED BY A TEMPO GROUP FROM 08-12Z
FOR MVFR CONDITIONS IN THUNDERSTORMS AS EXPECT COVERAGE TO BE
INCREASING LATE TONIGHT...WITH PREVAILING MVFR CONDITIONS IN
THUNDERSTORMS BY 12Z. /29
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 84 73 83 72 84 / 50 50 80 60 80
PENSACOLA 83 74 84 75 85 / 70 70 80 70 80
DESTIN 80 76 84 78 84 / 100 70 80 60 80
EVERGREEN 81 71 83 70 84 / 70 70 80 60 80
WAYNESBORO 85 67 85 70 84 / 50 40 60 60 80
CAMDEN 80 72 83 70 84 / 70 70 80 60 80
CRESTVIEW 80 73 84 72 85 / 100 70 80 60 80
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER
BALDWIN...UPPER BALDWIN...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN MOBILE
BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...SOUTHERN MOBILE
BAY...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...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, Jul 4, 6:52 AM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 652 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051200- 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- 652 AM CDT THU JUL 4 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 STRONG TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CREATE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PERSIST FOR THIS AREA WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF OUR COASTAL COUNTIES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL MORE INCHES EXIST. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL LOCAL FLOODING WILL EXIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WIDESPREAD RAIN TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING DOUBLE THOSE AMOUNTS. 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 FRIDAY 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>635-650-655-670-675-051200- 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- 652 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FETCH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AT TIMES REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AND CREATE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FRIDAY BEFORE SLOWLY ABATING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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 4, 1:15 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 115 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-050200- 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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 115 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...HIGHLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT SITUATION... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ALONG WITH A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SURF UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT SITUATION AND THERE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN FOUR WATER RESCUES AT FORT MORGAN AND GULF SHORES. THE SAFEST ACTION TO TAKE IS TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF UNTIL THIS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT SITUATION HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:25 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 125 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-050200- 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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO 125 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...HIGHLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT SITUATION... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ALONG WITH A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SURF UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT SITUATION AND THERE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MANY RESCUES ALONG ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES. FOUR WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT FORT MORGAN AND GULF SHORES AND MORE THAN TEN WATER RESCUES WERE RECENTLY REPORTED AT ESCAMBIA COUNTY BEACHES SUCH AS CASINO BEACH. PLEASE STAY SAFE! THE SAFEST ACTION TO TAKE IS TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF UNTIL THIS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT SITUATION HAS PASSED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 11:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 118 min |
| Jul 4, 1:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 119 min |
| Jul 4, 2:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 32 hr |
| Jul 3, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 5 days |
| Jul 4, 3:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 115 min |
| Jul 4, 7:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.