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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL

March 28, 2014Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood warning at Mar 28, 2014, 11:24 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2014, 11:24 AM CDT (16:24 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2014, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 28, 4:38 AM CDT, 6 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 4:38 AM CDT, 6 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 5:14 AM CDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
514 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-291015-
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-
514 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW WITH THIS ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH A FEW
STRONGER STORMS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN AFFECTING PORTIONS OF
INLAND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT...AND MOVING
EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS THE PRIMARY THREATS.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. MINOR
FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES AND
WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. ISOLATED INSTANCES OF FLASH
FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY AREAS WHERE STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER
THE SAME LOCATIONS.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES ON SATURDAY.

FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-291015-
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-
514 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER AREA BAYS AND SOUNDS TODAY
DUE TO A MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MIDDAY DUE TO SEAS NEAR
7 FEET.

PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE MARINE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HIGH SEAS...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION DURING THESE TIMES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 10:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1011 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

ALZ064-FLZ002>006-281615-
INLAND OKALOOSA FL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-
COASTAL OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-LOWER BALDWIN AL-
1011 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WESTERN OKALOOSA...SOUTHEASTERN SANTA
ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THROUGH 1115 AM CDT...

AT 1012 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GULF SHORES TO 2 MILES SOUTH
OF WARRINGTON TO 15 MILES NORTH OF MILTON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 35
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...          MIDWAY...
  WOODLAWN BEACH...     WHITING FIELD...      TIGER POINT...
  ROEVILLE...           POINT BAKER...        PEA RIDGE...
  NAVARRE BEACH...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND
47.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP 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.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING WIRED
TELEPHONES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OUTSIDE PHONE LINES.

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.

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 10:45 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 28, 11:11 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 28, 11:15 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1115 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1050 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PENSACOLA               30.42N 87.22W
03/28/2014                   ESCAMBIA           FL   NEWSPAPER

            FLOODING REPORTED ON MAIN ST., PACE ST., FAIRFIELD DR.

&&

MB
Local storm report, Mar 28, 11:24 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1124 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 N GULF SHORES         30.32N 87.70W
03/28/2014                   BALDWIN            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD 6 NEAR THE GULF SHORES SPORTSPLEX.

1050 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PENSACOLA               30.42N 87.22W
03/28/2014                   ESCAMBIA           FL   NEWSPAPER

            FLOODING REPORTED ON MAIN ST., PACE ST., FAIRFIELD DR.

1055 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W PENSACOLA           30.42N 87.24W
03/28/2014                   ESCAMBIA           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING ALONG CREIGHTON RD,
            MOBILE HIGHWAY E AND L ST INTERSECTION, AND GARDEN ST.

1100 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 NW MARY ESTHER        30.44N 86.70W
03/28/2014  M69.00 MPH       OKALOOSA           FL   ASOS

            HURLBURT FIELD ASOS REPORTED 60KT GUSTS BETWEEN 11AM AND
            1106AM.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 6:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Washington3 hr
Mar 28, 6:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington2 hr
Mar 28, 7:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile63 min
Mar 28, 8:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 min
Mar 28, 8:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile116 min
Mar 28, 9:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBWashington3 hr
Mar 28, 9:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
Mar 28, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Mar 28, 9:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Mar 28, 9:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile41 min
Mar 28, 9:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin64 min
Mar 28, 9:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin118 min
Mar 28, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin2 hr
Mar 28, 10:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin3 hr
Mar 28, 10:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin3 hr
Mar 28, 10:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB81 min
Mar 28, 12:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile12 hr
Mar 28, 1:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more15 hr
Mar 28, 1:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin21 hr
Mar 28, 3:05 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB4 hr
Mar 28, 10:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa59 min
Mar 28, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa16 min
Mar 28, 1:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa44 hr
Mar 28, 11:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry23 days
Mar 28, 11:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Wayne26 days

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Florida, 2014Every areal flood warning in 2014

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.