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Flash Flood Watch 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Dec 22, 2014, 3:25 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 23, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2014, 3:25 PM CST (21:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2014, 3:36 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 438 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
750 WGUS64 KMOB 222125 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 325 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AND AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN URBAN CORRIDORS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALZ056>064-FLZ001>006-230600- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0013.141223T1200Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER... THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON... CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 325 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA... COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN CORRIDORS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
5 follow-up statements
745 WGUS64 KMOB 230559 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1159 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AND AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS... PARTICULARLY IN URBAN CORRIDORS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALZ056>064-FLZ001>006-231400- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.141223T1200Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER... THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON... CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1159 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * FROM 6 AM CST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN CORRIDORS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
286 WGUS64 KMOB 231020 AAA FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 420 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AND AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN URBAN CORRIDORS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALZ051>055-231900- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0013.141223T1200Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE 420 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...MONROE AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN CORRIDORS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ056>064-FLZ001>006-231900- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.141223T1200Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER... THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON... CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 420 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON... CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN AND UPPER MOBILE. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN CORRIDORS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
033 WGUS64 KMOB 231943 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 143 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AND AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS... PARTICULARLY IN URBAN CORRIDORS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-240345- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 143 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE... CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN... LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE... WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN CORRIDORS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
204 WGUS64 KMOB 240317 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 917 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AND AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS MINOR FLOODING ISSUES... ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN URBAN CORRIDORS. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-241130- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 917 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE... CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN... LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE... WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. * UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN CORRIDORS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. MINOR FLOODING ALONG A FEW RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE REALIZED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
490 WGUS64 KMOB 240936 AAA FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 336 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT OFF TO THE EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-241045- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 336 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 17 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.