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Areal Flood Warning 14, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood warning at Dec 24, 2015, 1:28 PM CST for Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2015, 1:28 PM CST (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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 nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 275 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
- 2217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 11.9
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Dec 24, 12:43 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 12:43 PM CST, 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 6:31 AM CST, 6 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 631 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251245- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND- ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 631 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR BRIEFLY SEVERE...AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. FOG MAY BECOME LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM BY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS CURRENTLY NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-251245- 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- 631 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL IMPACT MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND TODAY...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IN THE OTHER BAY SYSTEMS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY AS MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS CONTINUE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREA BAYS AND SOUNDS... PARTICULARLY MOBILE BAY AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND...THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 24, 7:30 AM CST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
730 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
ALZ056-059-241430-
ESCAMBIA AL-CONECUH AL-
730 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA AND CONECUH IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 830
AM CST...
AT 729 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER I65 AND AL
113...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF FRISCO CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EVERGREEN... CASTLEBERRY... REPTON...
I65 AND AL 41... I65 AND CR 29... I65 AND AL 83...
I65 AND AL 113... I65 AND CR 6... I65 AND US 84...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING WIRED
TELEPHONES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OUTSIDE PHONE LINES.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
GREATLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AND CREATE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...WHICH MAY CAUSE VEHICLES TO HYDROPLANE. TRAVELERS ARE
URGED TO USE CAUTION.
LAT...LON 3109 8734 3123 8749 3126 8745 3126 8743
3134 8735 3164 8696 3157 8687 3154 8686
3153 8682 3144 8672
TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 231DEG 30KT 3122 8734Special weather statement, Dec 24, 1:22 PM CST, 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 7:29 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 11:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:22 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 113 min |
| Dec 24, 6:53 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 60 min |
| Dec 24, 8:04 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:27 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:46 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 61 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:21 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 4 days |
| Dec 24, 9:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:55 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:02 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Monroe | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 21 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 38 min |
| Dec 24, 1:50 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:18 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:22 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 10 days |
| Dec 24, 9:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 11 days |
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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.