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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2015, 9:13 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
- Sep 28, 2015, 9:13 AM CDT (14:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2015, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Oriole Beach, FL | TIGER POINT BLVD AT INDIA COVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
207
WGUS54 KMOB 281413
FFWMOB
FLC091-113-281815-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0020.150928T1413Z-150928T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
913 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
WESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 909 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER
5 INCHES. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILTON... SPRINGHILL...
BAGDAD... BAKER... MIDWAY...
NAVARRE... PEA RIDGE... TIGER POINT...
WHITING FIELD... WOODLAWN BEACH... ROEVILLE...
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 3047 8706 3040 8707 3045 8694 3044 8688
3050 8701 3048 8706 3052 8699 3055 8702
3057 8698 3060 8700 3055 8714 3073 8714
3099 8677 3099 8651 3065 8662 3041 8675
3036 8713 3037 8713
$$
LINDSEY2 follow-up statements
023
WGUS74 KMOB 281606
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1106 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2015
FLC091-113-281815-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150928T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA ROSA FL-OKALOOSA FL-
1106 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN SANTA ROSA AND WESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES...
AT 1030 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING AT TIGER POINT BLVD AND INDIA COVE 1 MILE EAST OF ORIOLE
BEACH...AND ON INDIANA STREET IN NAVARRE BEACH.
AT 1104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER
MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAUGE REPORTS
INDICATE THAT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED FLASH
FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILTON... BAGDAD... BAKER...
MIDWAY... NAVARRE... PEA RIDGE...
TIGER POINT... WHITING FIELD... WOODLAWN BEACH...
ROEVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER CROSSES A ROAD. TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN!
IF YOU ARE IN DANGER FROM THE FLOOD WATERS AND NEED RESCUE ASSISTANCE
CALL 911. TO REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CALL
(800) 284-9059.
&&
LAT...LON 3047 8706 3040 8707 3045 8694 3044 8688
3050 8701 3048 8706 3052 8699 3055 8702
3057 8698 3060 8700 3055 8714 3073 8714
3099 8677 3099 8651 3065 8662 3041 8675
3036 8713 3037 8713
$$474
WGUS74 KMOB 281725
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1225 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2015
FLC091-113-281815-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150928T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA ROSA FL-OKALOOSA FL-
1225 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN SANTA ROSA AND WESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES...
AT 1223 PM CDT...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN AND AROUND NAVARRE
INDICATED 11.47 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE THE RAIN STARTED TO
FALL. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 7 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS THE
BARRIER ISLAND AND INTO THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.
CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES IN AN HOURS
TIME...AND ENHANCE ANY ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
THE REGION.
OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA...DOPPLER RADAR AND RAIN GAUGE REPORTS SHOWS 4
TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN EXTENDING FROM LAUREL HILL...
SOUTHWEST TOWARD MILTON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
RESULT IN CONTINUED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MILTON... BAGDAD... BAKER... MIDWAY...
NAVARRE... TIGER POINT... WHITING FIELD... WOODLAWN BEACH...
ROEVILLE...
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.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3047 8706 3040 8707 3045 8694 3044 8688
3050 8701 3048 8706 3052 8699 3055 8702
3057 8698 3060 8700 3055 8714 3081 8702
3099 8677 3099 8651 3065 8662 3041 8675
3036 8713 3037 8713
$$
BUTTSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 18 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 65 min |
| Sep 28, 5:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 54 min |
| Sep 28, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 11:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 55 min |
| Sep 28, 1:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.