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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Mobile, AL

April 18, 201510 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Apr 18, 2015, 12:26 PM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 18, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2015, 12:26 PM CDT (17:26 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2015, 9:58 AM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

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, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 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 nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2015-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2015-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

142 
WGUS64 KMOB 181726
FFAMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1226 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO PERIODICALLY DEVELOP
MAINLY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

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COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1226 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA 
  AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...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. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... 
  GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. 

* FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* WHAT AND WHERE...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ACROSS THE
  REGION MAINLY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE RAINFALL IN A BRIEF
  PERIOD OF TIME WILL PERIODICALLY DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS WELL AS
  WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE
  HIGHEST RAIN.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
632 
WGUS64 KMOB 182116
FFAMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
416 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS 7 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING ROUGHLY WEST OF I-65 AND THROUGH 1 PM SUNDAY FOR AREAS
GENERALLY EAST OF I-65...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT THEN SHIFT MAINLY EAST OF I-65 SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF. THE STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.

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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-
GEORGE-
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MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...
LUCEDALE
416 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MONROE... 
  WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... 
  GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. 

* THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* WHAT AND WHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE UP
  TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

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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
416 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT 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 1 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* WHAT AND WHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MOVING MOSTLY EAST OF
  THE AREA. THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
  RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$
105 
WGUS64 KMOB 190445
FFAMOB

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1145 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING ROUGHLY
WEST OF I-65 AND THROUGH 1 PM SUNDAY FOR AREAS GENERALLY EAST OF
I-65...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT THEN SHIFT MAINLY EAST OF I-65 SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF. THE STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.

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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-
GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...
LUCEDALE
1145 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MONROE... 
  WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE... 
  GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. 

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY

* WHAT AND WHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER STORMS 
  MAY PRODUCE UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO 
  FLASH FLOODING. 

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

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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
1145 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* WHAT AND WHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE MOVING 
  MOSTLY EAST OF THE AREA. THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE UP TO 
  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. 

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$
034 
WGUS64 KMOB 191240
FFAMOB

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
740 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT FOR AREAS
GENERALLY EAST OF I-65...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 THIS MORNING. THE STRONG STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.

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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
740 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

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. 

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* WHAT AND WHERE...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
  TO DEVELOP ACROSS LOCATIONS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65
  THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
  RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$
778 
WGUS64 KMOB 191333
FFAMOB

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
833 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT FOR AREAS
GENERALLY EAST OF I-65...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT
EASTWARD THIS MORNING. UNTIL THE STORMS MOVE EAST OF THE AREA...THE
STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLASH FLOODING.

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CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
833 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED EAST
OF THE AREA AND THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.

$$

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ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...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
833 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA AND LOWER 
  BALDWIN. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL 
  OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND 
  OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. 

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* WHAT AND WHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE
  NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL
  CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD THIS MORNING. UNTIL THE STORMS MOVE EAST
  OF THE AREA...THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES
  OF RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$
054 
WGUS64 KMOB 191432
FFAMOB

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
932 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT FOR A PORTION
OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ARE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. UNTIL THE STORMS MOVE EAST OF
THE AREA...THE STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.

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ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
932 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINS HAS ENDED THUS
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...
WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB
932 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND 
  OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA ROSA. 

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* WHAT AND WHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER A PORTION OF THE
  NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. UNTIL THE
  STORMS MOVE EAST OF THE AREA...THE HEAVIER STORMS MAY PRODUCE UP TO
  2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* IMPACTS...POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. LOCAL CREEK FLOODING...AS 
  WELL AS WATER FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT 
  RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RAIN. 

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.

&&

$$
760 
WGUS64 KMOB 191458
FFAMOB

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
958 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED...

.THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINS SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING HAS
DECREASED SUFFICIENTLY THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

FLZ003>006-191600-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-150419T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
958 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINS SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING HAS DECREASED SUFFICIENTLY THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 18, 5:34 AM CDT, 6 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 5:34 AM CDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
534 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

.SHORT TERM /NOW THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LATEST RADAR LOOPS CONTINUE TO SHOW NEXT ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIP MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA EARLY THIS MORNING
LIKELY AFFECTING MOST AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10
CORRIDOR THROUGH MIDDAY. THIS REASONING IS A BIT MORE COVERAGE THAN
EARLIER EXPECTED OVER LOWER SECTIONS OF THE CWFA EARLY
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY MORE DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST AND NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AS MAIN UPPER LOW CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL
CONUS BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD. THROUGH TONIGHT THE MAIN CONCERN WITH
THIS PATTERN CONTINUES TO BE THREAT OF A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER BEGINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY WEST OF THE I-65
CORRIDOR STRETCHING SOUTH TO THE COAST MS/AL COAST SPREADING EASTWARD
AFFECTING MOST OTHER AREAS IN THE CWFA THROUGH 12Z SUN. BY EARLY THIS
EVENING MOST OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE INTRODUCES A 35 TO 40 KNOT H8 JET
BECOMING COUPLED WITH THE RIGHT REAR QUAD OF AN UPPER JET GENERALLY
BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z SUN MORNING...CONTINUING INTO THE LATER MORNING
HOURS. ALTHOUGH SFC BASED INSTABILITY REMAINS MARGINALLY LOW OVER
MOST INLAND AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT THE STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR STILL
NOTED IN THE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE THREAT FOR ROTATING CELLS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE TIMING OF THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE
REFINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES THROUGH
THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT. AS FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO MOIST ANTECEDENT SOIL
CONDITIONS FOR MOST AREAS. AS FOR TEMPS WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE COOLER
MAV GUIDANCE FOR TODAY DUE TO CLOUDS AND RAIN AND UNDERCUT THESE
VALUES A DEGREE OR TWO MOSTLY FOR CONSISTENCY WITH SURROUNDING WFOS
THEN LEAN TOWARDS THE WARMER MET GUIDANCE OVERNIGHT ALSO DUE TO
CLOUDS AND RAIN AND BETTER WARM AIR ADVECTION THAT IS EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. 32/EE

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FORECAST CHALLENGES CONTINUE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND...
AS THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO AMBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS.  THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE END OF THE PERIODIC EPISODES OF
HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS IN SIGHT.

A (MOST LIKELY LINEAR) MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE
ONGOING ACROSS OUR AREA AS WE START THE DAY SUNDAY.  WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAINING MUCH MORE THAN 2 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL MEANS AND AMPLE CONVECTIVE
VENTILATION PROVIDED BY AN UPPER-LEVEL JET STREAK...HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA.  A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO BE SEEN AS SURFACE TO 6 KM
BULK SHEAR VALUES HOVER AROUND 50 KTS AND THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION
OF THE UPPER JET APPROACHES OUR AREA.  I THINK THE MAJOR LIMITING
FACTOR FOR SEVERE STORMS SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE AVAILABLE
INSTABILITY...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY.

BOUNDARY LAYER OVER OUR AREA DRIES OUT A BIT IN WAKE OF THE MORNING
MORNING MCS...SO WE MAY SEE A BREAK IN THE ACTION AFTER IT EXITS OUR
AREA AS 850 MB WINDS VEER TO A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.  THIS
SHOULD ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE...WITH SURFACE-BASED CAPE
VALUES POSSIBLY APPROACHING 2000 JOULES/KG POSSIBLE BY MID-
AFTERNOON.

THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PERTURBATIONS SHOULD THEN EMANATE FROM THE
WEAKENING/FILLING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON...PUSHING
A COLD FRONT INTO THE ARKLAMISS.  MID-TROPOSPHERIC LAPSE RATES
SHOULD STEEPEN AS THE DISTRUBANCE MOVES THROUGH...WITH DIFLUENCE
INCREASING (ESPECIALLY OVER THE MORE INLAND AREAS) AS THE LEFT EXIT
REGION OF THE NEXT JET STREAK APPROACHES OUR AREA.  ADDITIONAL
STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP TO OUR WEST AS A RESULT...AND WILL LIKELY
APPROACH SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE DRIER CONDITIONS IN THE MID-LEVELS...
WHICH SHOULD SOMEWHAT LIMIT CONVECTIVE COVERAGE.  STILL...THOUGH...
GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF THERMODYNAMIC AND KINEMATIC INGREDIENTS...
WE CAN'T RULE OUT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF THE
APPROACHING FRONT.  IT LOOKS LIKE OUR NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES WILL
HAVE THE GREATEST ODDS OF SEEING SEVERE STORMS GIVEN THE BEST
COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR.

DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION MONDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND
THE FRONT...ALLOWING A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS TO BE SEEN.  WITH AN
INCREASINGLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT...THE HIGH SHOULD SLIDE EAST.  THE
RESULT COULD BE THE RETURN OF A SMATTERING OF CONVECTION AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE GULF MOISTURE OVER THE REGION FOR MID-
AND LATE WEEK. /02/

&&

.MARINE...
A LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL SHIFT MOSTLY SOUTH AND
INCREASE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
LIKELY BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING BETTER DEVELOPED THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL BE HIGHER IN AND AROUND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE WEEKEND...WITH A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUN. A LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW
WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BY THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK
BECOMING NORTHEAST THEN EAST LATER IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND NORTHEAST GULF. 32/EE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      77  67  81  67  80 /  80  80  60  30  20
PENSACOLA   80  71  80  69  79 /  70  80  70  30  30
DESTIN      81  72  76  72  78 /  60  70  80  30  30
EVERGREEN   79  67  82  66  82 /  70  80  70  30  30
WAYNESBORO  77  65  83  63  79 /  90  80  50  40  20
CAMDEN      78  67  83  66  80 /  80  90  70  30  20
CRESTVIEW   84  69  80  67  82 /  60  80  80  30  30

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR BUTLER-CHOCTAW-
     CLARKE-CONECUH-COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-LOWER BALDWIN-
     LOWER MOBILE-MONROE-UPPER BALDWIN-UPPER MOBILE-WASHINGTON-
     WILCOX.

     HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOWER BALDWIN-
     LOWER MOBILE.

FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
     COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND
     OKALOOSA-INLAND SANTA ROSA.

     HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR COASTAL
     ESCAMBIA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA.

MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR GEORGE-GREENE-PERRY-
     STONE-WAYNE.

GM...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM FORECASTER... EE
LONG TERM FORECASTER... BUTTS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 5:55 AM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
555 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191200-
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-
555 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST
AREA WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...
SHIFTING FURTHER EASTWARD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
COULD BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND
TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS LATE TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
SOIL CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING IN THESE AREAS.
HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES OR MORE IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME...WHICH COULD PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TODAY. NUMEROUS STRONG
RIP CURRENTS WERE REPORTED BY LIFEGUARDS ACROSS THE GULF BEACHES OF
ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY WITH LINGERING EFFECTS POSSIBLE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE
MORE INTENSE SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME...WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING. OVERALL RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE WEEKEND COULD TOP OUT AT 4
TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 10
INCHES. THE ENTIRE REGION SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR THE CONTINUED THREAT
OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-191200-
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-
555 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATER THIS
MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GENERALLY
MOVING NORTHEAST TO EAST THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington26 min
Apr 17, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile59 min
Apr 17, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile19 min
Apr 17, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
Apr 18, 11:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia4 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.