Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Feb 3, 2016, 10:28 AM CST for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 3 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
- Feb 3, 2016, 10:28 AM CST (16:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 1:30 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Okaloosa County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 10:40 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Niceville, FL | OBSERVER NEAR NICEVILLE REPORTS 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR RESULTED IN COONSIDERABLE FLOODING OF ROADS IN THE AREA |
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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
344
WGUS54 KMOB 031628
FFWMOB
FLC091-031930-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0001.160203T1628Z-160203T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1028 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CST
* AT 1025 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. REPORTS OF FLOODING WERE RECEIVED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...VALPARAISO...MARY
ESTHER...WRIGHT...OCEAN CITY...EGLIN AFB...SHALIMAR...CINCO
BAYOU...FORT WALTON BEACH--NAVARRE--WRIGHT...EGLIN AIR FORCE
BASE...SEMINOLE...LONGWOOD...WYNNEHAVEN BEACH...HARRIS...GARNIER
AND EGLIN VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3039 8681 3041 8666 3041 8680 3060 8675
3075 8639 3045 8639 3045 8640 3050 8645
3051 8642 3052 8650 3046 8649 3044 8658
3046 8660 3043 8661 3040 8658 3039 8652
3042 8649 3039 8639 3038 8640
$$
JLF2 follow-up statements
718
WGUS74 KMOB 031711
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1111 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016
FLC091-031930-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKALOOSA FL-
1111 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR
SOUTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 1100 AM CST...THUNDERSTORMS HAD PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN THAT RESULTED
IN RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES IN ONE TO TWO
HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY. THESE AMOUNTS
HAVE RESULTED IN FLOODING OF ROADWAYS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THE COUNTY. THE HEAVIER RAIN IS MOVING OUT OF THE COUNTY...HOWEVER
ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...VALPARAISO...MARY ESTHER...
WRIGHT...OCEAN CITY...EGLIN AFB...SHALIMAR...CINCO BAYOU...FORT
WALTON BEACH--NAVARRE--WRIGHT...EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE...SEMINOLE...
LONGWOOD...WYNNEHAVEN BEACH...HARRIS...GARNIER AND EGLIN VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3039 8681 3041 8666 3041 8680 3060 8675
3075 8639 3045 8639 3045 8640 3050 8645
3051 8642 3052 8650 3046 8649 3044 8658
3046 8660 3043 8661 3040 8658 3039 8652
3042 8649 3039 8639 3038 8640
$$
JLF153
WGUS74 KMOB 031927
FFSMOB
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
127 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016
FLC091-031931-
/O.EXP.KMOB.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKALOOSA FL-
127 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 130 PM CST...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED AND THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS HOWEVER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT
AND NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3039 8681 3041 8666 3041 8680 3060 8675
3075 8639 3045 8639 3045 8640 3050 8645
3051 8642 3052 8650 3046 8649 3044 8658
3046 8660 3043 8661 3040 8658 3039 8652
3042 8649 3039 8639 3038 8640
$$
JLFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 10 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 66 min |
| Feb 3, 7:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 36 min |
| Feb 3, 8:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 38 min |
| Feb 3, 8:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 53 min |
| Feb 3, 9:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 32 min |
| Feb 3, 9:20 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 5 days |
| Feb 3, 9:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 days |
| Feb 3, 10:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 119 min |
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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.