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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2014, 3:55 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 2 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 5:33 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Miflin, AL | COUNTY ROAD 20 IN MIFLIN IS IMPASSIBLE DUE TO LAKE AT GLENLAKE ESTATES OVERFLOWING. |
| Apr 29, 5:45 PM CDT | FLOOD | Pensacola, FL | ROADS FLOODED WITH WATER UP TO WHEEL WELLS IN PENSACOLA AREA AT THESE INTERSECTIONS...HWY 29 AND HOOD DRIVE...NEAR GUIDY LANE AND CANDLESTICK DRIVE...AND HWY 297A NORTH AND HWY 97. |
| Apr 29, 6:02 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bon Secour, AL | ROAD FLOODING REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY 10 AND 49. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
406
WGUS54 KMOB 292055
FFWMOB
ALC003-FLC033-292300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0025.140429T2055Z-140429T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
355 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA...
BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PERDIDO
BEACH...TURKEY BRANCH...SUMMERDALE...SEMINOLE...MOUTH OF WEEKS
BAY...MIFLIN...MARLOW...MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...LILLIAN...
HOUSTONVILLE...FOLEY...FAIRHOPE...ELSANOR...ELBERTA...CLAY CITY...
WEST PENSACOLA...WARRINGTON...PENSACOLA REGIONAL A/P...PENSACOLA
NAVAL BASE...MYRTLE GROVE...GOULDING...FERRY PASS...ENSLEY...EAST
PENSACOLA HEIGHTS...BROWNSVILLE...BRENT...BEULAH AND BELLVIEW
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE
WARNED AREA OVER THE LAST COUPLE HOURS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF OVER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8776 3030 8776 3038 8787 3052 8792
3057 8722 3055 8719 3043 8717 3038 8726
3035 8725 3026 8774
$$1 follow-up statement
549
WGUS74 KMOB 292241
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
541 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
ALC003-FLC033-292300-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140429T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
541 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
ESCAMBIA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...
AT 536 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED ROADS TO BE IMPASSABLE EAST OF FOLEY AS WELL
AS IN SUMMERDALE. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS CURRENTLY OVER LILLIAN
...OR 12 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH...MORE HEAVY
RAIN MAY MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE GULF AND PRODUCE MORE FLOODING. A NEW
FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BELLVIEW...MYRTLE GROVE...WARRINGTON...PENSACOLA NAVAL BASE...
ENSLEY...WEST PENSACOLA...BROWNSVILLE...PENSACOLA REGIONAL A/P...
GOULDING...FERRY PASS AND BRENT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8776 3030 8776 3038 8787 3052 8792
3057 8722 3055 8719 3043 8717 3038 8726
3035 8725 3026 8774
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 66 min |
| Apr 29, 12:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 67 min |
| Apr 29, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 1:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 41 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 2:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 62 min |
| Apr 29, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 90 min |
| Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 4 days |
| Apr 29, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 118 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Apr 29, 10:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Apr 29, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Apr 29, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Apr 29, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Apr 29, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Apr 29, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 20 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Apr 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 27 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 65 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.