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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2014, 6:34 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 116 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2014, 6:34 AM CDT (11:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2014, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Choctaw County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1798 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1361 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KMOB 151134
FFWMOB
ALC023-129-MSC153-151330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0040.140715T1134Z-140715T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
634 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 634 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE
WARNED. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYNESBORO... BUCKATUNNA... SILAS...
MILLRY...
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!
NEVER TRY TO CROSS OR PLAY IN AN URBAN SPILLWAY OR FLOWING CREEK...
EVEN A SMALL ONE. URBAN FLASH FLOODING IS A MAJOR KILLER.
&&
LAT...LON 3177 8826 3151 8826 3152 8859 3160 8867
3179 8862
$$2 follow-up statements
822
WGUS74 KMOB 151204
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
704 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014
ALC023-129-MSC153-151330-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140715T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHOCTAW AL-WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-
704 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
EASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW
COUNTIES...
AT 702 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
NEAR BUCKATUNNA TO NEAR MILLRY. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN
DURING THE PAST HOUR ACROSS RURAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN BUCKATUNNA AND
MILLRY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKATUNNA...
SILAS...
MILLRY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 3177 8826 3151 8826 3152 8859 3160 8867
3179 8862
$$751
WGUS74 KMOB 151328
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
828 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014
ALC023-129-MSC153-151338-
/O.EXP.KMOB.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140715T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHOCTAW AL-WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-
828 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 830 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW
COUNTIES...
AT 826 AM CDT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR
EASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW
COUNTIES HAS ENDED...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 830 AM CDT. HOWEVER...PONDING OF WATER MAY STILL BE
ENCOUNTERED.
LAT...LON 3177 8826 3151 8826 3152 8859 3160 8867
3179 8862
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 6:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 119 min |
| Jul 15, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Jul 15, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 35 min | |
| Jul 15, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 37 min | |
| Jul 15, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Jul 15, 1:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 116 min |
| Jul 15, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2014Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.