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River Flood Warning 67, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2014, 2:26 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama. It took effect at May 16, 2014, 4:46 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2014, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2014, 4:46 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 16, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Blackwater River (AL) near Baker (BAKF1). The gauge peaked at 11.06 ft at May 16, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02370000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984
WGUS44 KMOB 160726
FLWMOB
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
226 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA...
BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND
SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.
.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE BLACKWATER RIVER TO RISE AND A FLOOD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
&&
ALC039-053-FLC091-113-170200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0067.140516T0946Z-140517T0200Z/
/BAKF1.1.ER.140516T0946Z.140516T1200Z.140516T2000Z.NO/
226 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING
* AT 2AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...10.8 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 11.0 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND LOWLANDS FROM AROUND
BAKER DOWNSTREAM WILL OCCUR.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 8674 3099 8671 3075 8672 3068 8688
3070 8690 3082 8675
$$1 follow-up statement
035
WGUS84 KMOB 161720
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1220 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
FLORIDA...
CONECUH RIVER AT BREWTON AFFECTING COVINGTON AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES.
BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER AFFECTING COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND
SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.
.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVERS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
&&
ALC039-053-161750-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-140517T1800Z/
/BWTA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1220 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE CONECUH RIVER AT BREWTON
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* AT 11AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27 FEET
&&
LAT...LON 3118 8680 3111 8676 3103 8709 3107 8712
$$
ALC039-053-FLC091-113-161750-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-140517T0200Z/
/BAKF1.1.ER.140516T1000Z.140516T1230Z.140516T1422Z.NO/
1220 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BAKER
* UNTIL THIS EVENING
* AT 12PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET
&&
LAT...LON 3099 8674 3099 8671 3075 8672 3068 8688
3070 8690 3082 8675
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 15, 10:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 10:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1057 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014
.MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED OVER BAYS AND
SOUNDS AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS LOWERED TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA. DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS CONTINUE TO SHOW MODERATE TO
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE OPEN ALABAMA/NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF
WATERS AND WILL MAINTAIN ADVISORY THERE THROUGH 16.06Z. AS AXIS OF
SURFACE HIGH MOVES EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...A CONTINUED
DECREASE IN WIND SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. SEAS TO
TREND LOWER. /10
.AVIATION [16.06Z TAF ISSUANCE]...VFR CONDITIONS IN THE NEAR
TERM WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY FLOW OVERNIGHT. /10
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 811 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014
.UPDATE...A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION EARLY THIS EVENING.
THE RELAXING MSLP GRADIENT HAS ALLOWED WIND SPEEDS TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA...AND WE WERE ABLE TO CANCEL THE WIND
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LOWER PORTIONS OF THE CWFA EARLY.
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...AND WITH THE DRIER
AIRMASS IN PLACE...WE EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO NEAR RECORD LOWS
AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. CURRENT FORECAST LOWS LOOK ON TRACK
ATTM. /21
&&
.CLIMATE...EARLY THIS MORNING...THE MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT TIED THE
RECORD LOW OF 50 DEGREES THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1917 AND 1882.
THE MAY 16TH RECORD LOW OF 48 DEGREES SET IN 2011 AT THE MOBILE
REGIONAL AIRPORT...AND 54 DEGREES SET IN 2011 AND 1967 AT THE
PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COULD BE IN JEOPARDY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. /21
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 49 79 57 82 61 / 05 05 05 05 05
PENSACOLA 54 78 63 81 64 / 05 10 05 05 05
DESTIN 56 75 64 78 67 / 05 10 00 05 05
EVERGREEN 44 79 51 84 57 / 05 10 05 05 05
WAYNESBORO 45 77 52 83 56 / 10 05 05 05 05
CAMDEN 44 78 51 83 56 / 10 05 05 05 05
CRESTVIEW 45 81 51 82 55 / 05 10 05 05 05
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
&&Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 8:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 831 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-170145- 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 831 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW AREA RIVERS...MOSTLY SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 65...HAVE ELEVATED STAGES DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY. SOME OF THE RIVERS ARE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...IN MINOR FLOOD. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SPECIFIC RIVER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-170145- NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 831 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT INCREASED NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 28 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.