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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Mobile, AL

April 29, 2014Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; George County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2014, 9:07 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 18 hr. 1 report 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, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Emergency: Flash flood emergency
Flood severity: None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, George County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 29, 9:45 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Spanish Fort, AL	HIGH WATER OVER HWY 31 NEAR SPANISH FORT BLVD WITH WATER CASCADING OVER CAR HOODS.

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 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3284 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 577 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.5
Supercell composite: 13.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

442 
WGUS54 KMOB 300207
FFWMOB
ALC003-097-MSC039-300800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0028.140430T0207Z-140430T0800Z/
/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
907 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT 901 PM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS ONGOING OVER THE WARNED AREA.      
  LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT MANY ROADS ACROSS THE    
  IMPACTED COUNTIES ARE IMPASSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILMER...
  WHITEHOUSE FORKS...SATSUMA...SARALAND...PHILLIPSVILLE...OAK
  GROVE...MOFFET...LOTT AND COLEMAN DAIRY...KUSHLA...I65 AND US
  43...I65 AND AL 225...I65 AND AL 158...HURRICANE...GEORGETOWN...
  DOUGLASVILLE...CROSSROADS...CREOLA...CHUNCHULA...CELESTE...
  CARPENTER...CARNEY...AXIS AND SHIPMAN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN PARTS OF 
THE WARNED AREA AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS 
THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3022 8804 3029 8776 3041 8791 3061 8792
      3068 8801 3033 8812 3031 8818 3025 8807
      3022 8831 3023 8832 3030 8818 3039 8840
      3095 8850 3095 8759 3085 8763 3067 8741
      3051 8745 3042 8739 3027 8755 3021 8803

$$

3 follow-up statements

995 
WGUS74 KMOB 300232
FFSMOB

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
932 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

MSC039-300237-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GEORGE MS-
932 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GEORGE COUNTY...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3029 8776 3041 8791 3061 8792 3068 8801
      3031 8819 3025 8807 3022 8831 3023 8832
      3035 8820 3039 8840 3094 8841 3095 8760
      3085 8763 3067 8741 3051 8745 3042 8739
      3027 8755 3021 8802 3022 8803

$$

ALC003-097-300800-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
932 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR BALDWIN COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...

AT 907 PM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS STILL BEING REPORTED OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. 

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN 
COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 
NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO 
NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO 
FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO 
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY 
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL 
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS 
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER DRIVE AROUND 
BARRICADES PLACED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR 
SAFETY. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 8776 3041 8791 3061 8792 3068 8801
      3031 8819 3025 8807 3022 8831 3023 8832
      3035 8820 3039 8840 3094 8841 3095 8760
      3085 8763 3067 8741 3051 8745 3042 8739
      3027 8755 3021 8802 3022 8803

$$

978 
WGUS54 KMOB 300645
FFWMOB
ALC003-097-301400-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140430T1400Z/
/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
145 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 131 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BALDWIN 
COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 8776 3041 8791 3061 8792 3068 8801
      3031 8819 3025 8807 3022 8831 3023 8832
      3035 8820 3039 8840 3094 8841 3095 8760
      3085 8763 3067 8741 3051 8745 3042 8739
      3027 8755 3021 8802 3022 8803

$$

MJH

627 
WGUS54 KMOB 301221
FFWMOB
ALC003-097-302000-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140430T2000Z/
/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
721 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 716 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED      
  FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BALDWIN 
COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 8776 3041 8791 3061 8792 3068 8801
      3031 8819 3025 8807 3022 8831 3023 8832
      3035 8820 3039 8840 3094 8841 3095 8760
      3085 8763 3067 8741 3051 8745 3042 8739
      3027 8755 3021 8802 3022 8803

$$

MJH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	25 min
Apr 29, 7:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	115 min
Apr 29, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		42 min
Apr 29, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		25 min
Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Covington, Escambia	57 hr
Apr 29, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	43 min
Apr 29, 9:05 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		40 min
Apr 29, 9:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	26 min
Apr 29, 10:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	40 hr
Apr 29, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Apr 29, 11:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Covington, Escambia	49 hr
Apr 29, 11:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	69 hr
Apr 29, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
Apr 30, 1:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Apr 30, 1:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	50 hr
Apr 30, 2:04 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		26 min
Apr 30, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	46 min
Apr 30, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		117 min
Apr 30, 4:29 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Apr 30, 6:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Statement	MOB		8 hr
Apr 30, 9:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	26 min
Apr 30, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Escambia	71 hr
Apr 30, 2:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	24 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2014 Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2014 Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.