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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL
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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</html>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. &&
Local storm report, Mar 28, 10:29 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
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</html>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.
&&
MBLocal 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.
&&
MBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| Mar 28, 8:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 116 min |
| Mar 28, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Mar 28, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Mar 28, 9:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 9:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 64 min |
| Mar 28, 9:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 118 min |
| Mar 28, 10:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 min | |
| Mar 28, 12:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:05 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 4 hr | |
| Mar 28, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 16 min |
| Mar 28, 1:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 44 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 23 days |
| Mar 28, 11:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 26 days |
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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.