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River Flood Warning 56, NWS Mobile, AL

April 14, 2013George County, Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 14, 2013, 10:57 AM CDT for George County, Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 15, 2013, 11:17 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2013, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2013, 11:17 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 20, 2013, 10:43 AM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 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 river

Written for the forecast point Chickasawhay River at Leakesville (LEKM6). The gauge peaked at 23.43 ft at Apr 17, 2013, 8:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate15202504/1404/1504/1604/1704/1804/1904/2004/21
Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02478500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

054 
WGUS44 KMOB 141557
FLWMOB
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL 
1057 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSISSIPPI... 

  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.

.HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AS A RESULT...RIVER
LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.  IT IS 
EMPHASIZED THAT THE FOLLOWING FORECAST IS BASED ON THE EXPECTED RAINFALL DURING 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  IF LESS RAINFALL OCCURS... IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO REVISE 
THIS STAGE FORECAST DOWNWARD.

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-151557-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0056.130419T1200Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130419T1200Z.130419T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1057 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 10AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...16.9 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE NEAR 20.0 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY          MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 20 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL OCCUR.

$$
13 follow-up statements
971 
WGUS84 KMOB 142120
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
420 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-152120-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.130418T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130418T0000Z.130418T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
420 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 3PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET 
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND REMAIN NEAR 20.0 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.

$$
374 
WGUS84 KMOB 150147
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
847 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-160147-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.130415T1617Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T1617Z.130418T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
847 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* FROM TOMORROW LATE MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET 
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 20 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL OCCUR.  

$$
272 
WGUS84 KMOB 151645
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1145 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
  LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES. 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-111-161645-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130418T0900Z/
/MCLM6.1.ER.130415T1544Z.130416T0000Z.130418T0300Z.NO/
1145 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.68 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

MSC039-041-153-161645-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1145 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
017 
WGUS84 KMOB 160059
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
759 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES. 
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-111-170059-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130418T0600Z/
/MCLM6.1.ER.130415T1544Z.130416T0600Z.130418T0000Z.NO/
759 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
* AT 7PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 18 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS.

$$

MSC039-041-153-170059-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
759 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 
* AT 7PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.0 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 22 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
161 
WGUS84 KMOB 161621
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1121 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
  LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES.  
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-111-171621-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
/MCLM6.1.ER.130415T1544Z.130416T1800Z.130418T1800Z.NO/
1121 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 
FOR
  THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING 
* AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 19 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL SUBSIDE AS THE 
  WATER LEVEL DROPS BELOW 18 FEET.  

$$

MSC039-041-153-171621-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130416T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1121 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 
* AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN 
  FALLING.
* AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
246 
WGUS84 KMOB 170137
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
837 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.  
  LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-111-180137-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
/MCLM6.1.ER.130415T1544Z.130416T1500Z.130418T1800Z.NO/
837 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING 
* AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 19 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL SUBSIDE AS THE 
  WATER LEVEL DROPS BELOW 18 FEET.  

$$

MSC039-041-153-180137-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130421T1800Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T0115Z.130421T1200Z.NO/
837 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 
FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
* AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.2 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
920 
WGUS84 KMOB 171728
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1228 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
  LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES. 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-111-181728-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130418T1800Z/
/MCLM6.1.ER.130415T1544Z.130416T1500Z.130418T1200Z.NO/
1228 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR
  THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
* AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 19 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL SUBSIDE AS THE 
  WATER LEVEL DROPS BELOW 18 FEET.  

$$

MSC039-041-153-181728-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130420T0051Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1615Z.130419T1851Z.NO/
1228 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING 
* AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER SHOULD CREST THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON.
* AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
786 
WGUS84 KMOB 180112
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
812 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.  
  LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-111-181800-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-130418T1800Z/
/MCLM6.1.ER.130415T1544Z.130416T1500Z.130418T1200Z.NO/
812 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
* AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 19 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL SUBSIDE AS THE 
  WATER LEVEL DROPS BELOW 18 FEET.  

$$

MSC039-041-153-190111-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130421T0359Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1830Z.130420T2159Z.NO/
812 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 
FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING 
* AT 7PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING. IT WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
208 
WGUS84 KMOB 181702
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1202 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-191702-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130422T0000Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1830Z.130421T1800Z.NO/
1202 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING 
* AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
742 
WGUS84 KMOB 190129
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
829 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-200129-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130421T2159Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1830Z.130421T1559Z.NO/
829 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 
FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
* AT 8PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 22 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE AND SOME ROADS IN 
  LOW LYING AREAS WILL BECOME CUT OFF BY HIGH WATER.  

$$
898 
WGUS84 KMOB 191535
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1035 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-201535-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130420T2159Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1830Z.130420T1559Z.NO/
1035 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
* AT 10AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.

$$
297 
WGUS84 KMOB 200032
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
732 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. 

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-202159-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130420T2159Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1830Z.130420T1559Z.NO/
732 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
* AT 7PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING.

$$
380 
WGUS84 KMOB 201543
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1043 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013
 

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSISSIPPI...
 
  CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER. 

SAFETY MESSAGE... 
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

MSC039-041-153-201613-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-130420T2159Z/
/LEKM6.1.ER.130415T0839Z.130417T1830Z.130420T1322Z.NO/
1043 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON 
* AT 10AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 14, 7:41 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 7:41 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
741 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...CLEARLY A BAROCLINIC ZONE HAS BEEN FORMING ALONG
THE LOWER LEVELS. CROSS SECTIONS...AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS AT A POINT
OFFSHORE AND ONE 30 OR SO MILES INLAND...ARE INDICATING A WARM FRONT
OFFSHORE IS APPROACHING THE BEACH. THE SURFACE WIND AT WFO MOBILE HAS
TURNED TO THE EAST THEN NORTHEAST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS WHILE
WIND OFFSHORE IS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST...AND COOL SURFACE TEMPS PREVAIL
INLAND. INDIRECT FRONTOGENETIC VERTICAL CIRCULATION IS CENTERED AT
500 MB AND SEVERAL LARGER THUNDERSTORM CELLS GAVE BEEN TURNING
SLIGHTLY RIGHT AND MOVING UP THE ISENTROPIC SLOPE. THE FRONT SHOULD
BE A FOCAL POINT FOR CONVERGENCE AND SUBSEQUENT HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE
COAST THROUGH MIDDAY. PRESENTLY MONITORING RAINFALL RATES IN
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO FORMATION OF BANDS OF TRAINING
CONVECTION.

&&

.AVIATION...14/12Z GENERALLY IFR FOR ALL THE CWA FOR THE FIRST 6
HOURS. CLEARING AND A RETURN TO MVFR AND VFR EXPECTED BY 00Z AT
TERMINALS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 508 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013/

SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...AS UPPER LEVEL KINETIC ENERGY MOVES
OUT OF TEXAS INTO LOUISIANA TODAY...WARM FRONTOGENESIS WILL OCCUR
AND THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN WARM AND COOL AIR WILL MOVE NORTH LEAVING A
FOCUSING REGION FOR ENHANCED CONVECTION ALONG THE GULF COAST. FORCED
ISENTROPIC ASCENT WILL HAVE BROUGHT A TRANSITION FROM STRATIFORM RAIN
TO CONVECTIVE SHRA/TSRA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE CAPE IN THE 1500
J/KG NEIGHBORHOOD BUT LI IS ONLY AROUND -2 AND WET BULB ZEROS BELOW
10000 FT DON'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE CLEARING OCCURS BEHIND THE UPPER
DISTURBANCE. LIKELIHOOD OF MULTIPLE CELLS TRAINING NORTHEASTWARD...
ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST WITH CONSIDERABLE UPPER LEVEL JET
DIVERGENCE PASSING OVER OR SOUTH OF THE COAST...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
FOR COASTAL COUNTIES CONTINUES. THE WATCH IS STILL LIMITED TO COASTAL
COUNTIES...WITH AVERAGE STORM TOTALS FORECAST TO BE MORE THAN 2
INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WIGGINS MISSISSIPPI TO CHATOM TO BREWTON
TO OPP ALABAMA...INCREASING TO 2 AND A HALF TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE
BEACH. HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. IF THE WARM FRONT IS
ABLE TO MOVE ONSHORE...AS THE RAP SUGGESTS...THEN THERE WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL OF AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVER STORM GIVEN THE FAVORABLE
LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR. 77/BD

LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO
MID 80S MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH MID TO A FEW UPPER 80S BY
WEDNESDAY. EACH DAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. REMOVED THE RAIN CHANCES FOR MONDAY AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW
ENOUGH WARMING AND SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE PREVIOUS SHORTWAVE
TO MAKE CONVECTIVE CHANCES SLIM. CANNOT COMPLETELY DISCOUNT AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM...BUT CHANCES CURRENTLY LOOK LESS THAN 20
PERCENT. AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST...FORECAST SOUNDINGS BECOME
MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION TUE/WED
AS DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 WILL YIELD MLCAPES OF
1000-2000 J/KG.

THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY
WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS BOTH STILL SHOWING THE ATTENDANT FRONT MOVING
THROUGH BY FRIDAY MORNING. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANCE POPS THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND THESE WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE RAISED IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS IF GUIDANCE REMAINS CONSISTENT. MUCH COOLER AIR
WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...LIKELY BRINGING
TEMPS BACK DOWN TO BELOW NORMAL LEVELS. 34/JFB

AVIATION (12Z ISSUANCE)...CONDITIONS...MAINLY CIGS...EXPECTED TO
DETERIORATE ALONG THE COAST AS SHRA/TSRA MOVE OVER THE AREA.
DROPPING TO IFR OR LIFR THROUGH TODAY...INCLUDING INLAND REGIONS.
77/BD

MARINE...A LOW ACCOMPANIED BY A WARM FRONT AND AN UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. INCREASING
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE MARINE
AREA TODAY...SOME OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONGER
WINDS...HIGHER WAVES...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THIS FEATURE WILL
MOVE EAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A STEADY MODERATE
ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE COMING WEEK UNTIL A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. PATCHES OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST AND OVER
PROTECTED WATERS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT WAS A BLEND OF MODEL OUTPUTS AND BRETSCHNEIDER
METHODOLOGY...WITH POST FRONTAL SUBSIDENCE AND REBUILDING OF SEA
HEIGHTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT AT THE END OF THE WEEK. 77/BD

HYDROLOGY...WE EXPECT TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY TO FALL ON
AVERAGE...WITH THREE TO FOUR INCHES LOCALLY. MUCH OF THE RAIN COULD
FALL IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TIME. HIGHEST RAINFALL WE
EXPECT TO BE IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

GIVEN RECENT WET SOIL AND THE FACT THAT SOME STORMS ON SUNDAY
COULD PRODUCE UP TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR...OR NEAR FOUR INCHES IN SIX
HOURS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. SMALLER CREEKS AND
STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS FOR A SHORT TIME TODAY. URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR FROM MOBILE
TO PENSACOLA TO CRESTVIEW.

MAIN STEM RIVERS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE UPPER END OF ACTION
STAGE...BUT NONE ARE FORECAST TO GO INTO FLOOD AT THIS TIME. 77/BD

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      71  63  83  68  82 / 100  20  10  10  20
PENSACOLA   69  64  80  70  81 / 100  30  10  10  10
DESTIN      67  67  77  70  77 / 100  30  10  10  10
EVERGREEN   69  57  84  66  84 / 100  30  10  10  20
WAYNESBORO  73  58  84  66  84 /  90  20  10  10  20
CAMDEN      68  56  83  65  84 / 100  30  10  10  20
CRESTVIEW   69  59  84  65  85 / 100  30  10  10  20

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
     MOBILE...

FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
     INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
     ROSA...

MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN MOBILE
     BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...SOUTHERN MOBILE
     BAY...

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY 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, Apr 14, 8:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
849 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ634-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-151100-
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-
PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
849 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS AREA BEACHES TODAY.

RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE CLOSE TO THE COAST.
AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS
POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. THERE IS A
RISK OF LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT RISES IN RIVERS OVER
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF THE AREA. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT
TONIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND LAND
PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED AT AREA BEACHES
MONDAY. DUE TO EXPECTED RAINFALL TODAY...COMBINED WITH A STEADY
ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE WEEK...PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST AND LAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY BE NEEDED
TODAY FOR FLOOD REPORTING.

GMZ630>633-635-650-655-670-675-151100-
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-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-
849 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE AREA COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT
WILL BRING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. PATCHY DENSE FOG
WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SHORE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEGINNING THURSDAY AHEAD OF A FRONT
CROSSING THE AREA LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PATCHY OVERNIGHT
DENSE FOG LIMITING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
917 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

ALZ061>064-FLZ001-002-MSZ079-141515-
INLAND ESCAMBIA FL-UPPER BALDWIN AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-
LOWER BALDWIN AL-UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-GEORGE MS-
917 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE
COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THROUGH 1015 AM CDT...

AT 913 AM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUCEDALE TO 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ESCATAWPA TO 28 MILES SOUTH OF OCEAN SPRINGS...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WESTERN DAUPHIN ISLAND...
  REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE...          MIDTOWN MOBILE...
  EASTERN DAUPHIN ISLAND...                   DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
  CENTRAL DAUPHIN ISLAND...                   CODEN...
  PERDIDO BEACH...      ORANGE BEACH...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 66.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 43.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55
MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW
AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE
NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 10:10 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1010 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

ALZ061>064-FLZ002-141600-
UPPER BALDWIN AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-LOWER BALDWIN AL-UPPER MOBILE
AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-
1010 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN BALDWIN AND
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...CENTRAL ESCAMBIA
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 1100 AM CDT...

AT 1005 AM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM DOWNTOWN MOBILE TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAYOU LA
BATRE TO 32 MILES SOUTH OF BAYOU LA BATRE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS LINE WILL BE 45 TO 55 MPH WIND
GUSTS...AS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MEASURED OVER SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY
FROM THE NWS MOBILE ALABAMA DOPPLER RADAR. UPSTREAM REPORTS WHERE
THIS LINE HAS RECENTLY PASSED ALSO SHOW PEAK WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH...BUT GENERALLY AROUND 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EASTERN DAUPHIN ISLAND...                   DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
  PERDIDO BEACH...      ORANGE BEACH...       GULF SHORES...
  I10 AND I65...        BELLE FONTAINE...     SUMMERDALE...
  SPANISH FORT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND
66. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5.

SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
GREATLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AND CREATE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...WHICH MAY CAUSE VEHICLES TO HYDROPLANE. TRAVELERS ARE
URGED TO USE CAUTION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 11:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne12 hr
Apr 14, 2:57 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne15 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.