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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2014, 3:36 PM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Conecuh County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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
- May 14, 2014, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 5:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | River Falls, AL | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED IN THE RIVER FALLS AND RED LEVEL AREAS OF WESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY. RELAYED BY WSFA |
| May 14, 5:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | River Falls, AL | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED IN THE RIVER FALLS AND RED LEVEL AREAS OF WESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY |
| May 14, 5:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Brooklyn, AL | BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON CALLOWAY ROAD. 4 OTHER COUNTY ROADS IN EASTERN CONECUH COUNTY ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 14, 5:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Evergreen, AL | 3 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN THE CITY OF EVERGREEN |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 1254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
704
WGUS54 KMOB 142036
FFWMOB
ALC035-039-053-FLC033-091-113-150030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0034.140514T2036Z-140515T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
336 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
WESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 329 PM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS INDICATED OVER THE WARNED
AREA AND RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR WHICH HAS FALLEN ON SATURATED GROUND.
THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA .. MILTON... BREWTON...
EVERGREEN... PINE LEVEL... NAVARRE...
WHITING FIELD...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
IF YOU ARE IN DANGER FROM THE FLOOD WATERS AND NEED RESCUE ASSISTANCE
CALL 911. TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CALL
(800) 284-9059.
&&
LAT...LON 3027 8755 3033 8750 3033 8744 3041 8743
3043 8735 3045 8741 3051 8745 3066 8740
3074 8752 3096 8745 3103 8715 3155 8715
3153 8641 3039 8672 3027 8754
$$2 follow-up statements
929
WGUS74 KMOB 142223
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
523 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2014
FLC033-142230-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140515T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESCAMBIA FL-
523 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
AT 518 PM CDT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR
ESCAMBIA COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...PONDING OF WATER MAY STILL BE
ENCOUNTERED.
LAT...LON 3036 8721 3045 8695 3050 8703 3054 8703
3043 8709 3051 8710 3058 8717 3054 8717
3056 8722 3071 8727 3073 8731 3092 8728
3103 8715 3155 8715 3153 8641 3039 8672
3037 8692 3039 8687 3039 8696 3034 8719
$$
ALC035-039-053-FLC091-113-150030-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140515T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-ESCAMBIA AL-OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
523 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SANTA
ROSA...WESTERN OKALOOSA...EASTERN ESCAMBIA...WESTERN COVINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTIES...
AT 518 PM CDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE WARNED
AREA. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MILTON AND STREETS HAVE BEEN
FLOODED AND CLOSED IN RED LEVEL AND RIVER FALLS IN WESTERN COVINGTON
COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND THIS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING
SITUATION.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NAVARRE...
MILTON...
BREWTON...
RIVER FALLS..
RED LEVEL..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 3036 8721 3045 8695 3050 8703 3054 8703
3043 8709 3051 8710 3058 8717 3054 8717
3056 8722 3071 8727 3073 8731 3092 8728
3103 8715 3155 8715 3153 8641 3039 8672
3037 8692 3039 8687 3039 8696 3034 8719
$$204
WGUS74 KMOB 150011
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
711 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2014
ALC035-039-053-FLC091-113-150020-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140515T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-ESCAMBIA AL-OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
711 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SANTA ROSA...
WESTERN OKALOOSA...EASTERN ESCAMBIA...WESTERN COVINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTIES...
AT 706 PM CDT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR
SANTA ROSA...WESTERN OKALOOSA...EASTERN ESCAMBIA...WESTERN COVINGTON
AND SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTIES HAS ENDED...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...FLOODING IS STILL BEING
REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL AND A FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MANY OF THESE AREAS UNTIL 1 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3036 8721 3045 8695 3050 8703 3054 8703
3043 8709 3051 8710 3058 8717 3054 8717
3056 8722 3071 8727 3073 8731 3092 8728
3103 8715 3155 8715 3153 8641 3039 8672
3037 8692 3039 8687 3039 8696 3034 8719
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 16 hr | |
| May 14, 9:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| May 14, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| May 14, 1:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 8 days |
| May 14, 5:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 hr |
| May 14, 9:44 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 39 hr | |
| May 14, 11:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| May 14, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 24 min |
| May 14, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 60 min |
| May 14, 12:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 113 min |
| May 14, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| May 14, 5:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 6 hr |
| May 14, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.