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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Mar 9, 2016, 2:53 PM CST for 5 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 10, 2016, 9:29 PM CST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2016, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2016, 9:29 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2016, 1:17 PM CST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 467 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
834 WGUS64 KMOB 092053 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 253 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY LITTLE TONIGHT. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY CROSSING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE STAGE IS BEING SET FOR THE POTENTIAL OF EXCESSIVE RAINS HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. MSZ067-075-076-078-079-100500- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0002.160311T0600Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 253 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY... STONE AND WAYNE. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
881 WGUS64 KMOB 100552 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1152 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY LITTLE TONIGHT. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY CROSSING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE STAGE IS BEING SET FOR THE POTENTIAL OF EXCESSIVE RAINS HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. MSZ067-075-076-078-079-101400- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.160311T0600Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1152 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
318 WGUS64 KMOB 100949 AAA FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 349 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY LITTLE TONIGHT. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY CROSSING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE STAGE IS BEING SET FOR THE POTENTIAL OF EXCESSIVE RAINS HEADING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. MSZ067-075-076-078-079-102000- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.160311T0600Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 349 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
809 WGUS64 KMOB 101919 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 119 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO CENTRAL MEXICO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT...MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. ALZ051-052-261-263-265-110300- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0002.160311T0600Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...SARALAND...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...GRAND BAY 119 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHOCTAW...MOBILE CENTRAL... MOBILE COASTAL...MOBILE INLAND AND WASHINGTON. * FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLY DOUBLED THESE AMOUNTS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MSZ067-075-076-078-079-110300- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.160311T0600Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA... RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 119 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLY DOUBLED THESE AMOUNTS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
198 WGUS64 KMOB 110329 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 929 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO CENTRAL MEXICO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT...MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. ALZ051-052-261-263-265-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-111130- /O.EXT.KMOB.FF.A.0002.160311T0329Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...SARALAND...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...GRAND BAY...WAYNESBORO... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 929 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...MOBILE CENTRAL...MOBILE COASTAL...MOBILE INLAND AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE... PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLY DOUBLED THESE AMOUNTS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
653 WGUS64 KMOB 111303 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 703 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO CENTRAL MEXICO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT...MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. ALZ051-052-261-263-265-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-112200- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...SARALAND...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...GRAND BAY...WAYNESBORO... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 703 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...MOBILE CENTRAL...MOBILE COASTAL...MOBILE INLAND AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE... PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY DOUBLE...THESE AMOUNTS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
491 WGUS64 KMOB 111518 FFAMOB URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 918 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO CENTRAL MEXICO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT...MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. ALZ053-262-264-266-112330- /O.EXA.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLARKE-BALDWIN INLAND-BALDWIN CENTRAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GROVE HILL...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE... BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT... GULF SHORES 918 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BALDWIN CENTRAL...BALDWIN COASTAL...BALDWIN INLAND AND CLARKE. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY DOUBLE...THESE AMOUNTS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ051-052-261-263-265-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-112330- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...SARALAND...MOBILE...PRICHARD...THEODORE... BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...GRAND BAY...WAYNESBORO... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 918 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... CHOCTAW...MOBILE CENTRAL...MOBILE COASTAL...MOBILE INLAND AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE... PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY DOUBLE...THESE AMOUNTS WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
259 WGUS64 KMOB 120034 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 634 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO CENTRAL MEXICO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT...MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND CONSIDERING THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. ALZ051>053-261>266-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121400- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND- MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...GROVE HILL...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...SARALAND...MOBILE... PRICHARD...THEODORE...BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...GRAND BAY... GULF SHORES...WAYNESBORO...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...RICHTON... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 634 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN CENTRAL...BALDWIN COASTAL...BALDWIN INLAND...CHOCTAW... CLARKE...MOBILE CENTRAL...MOBILE COASTAL...MOBILE INLAND AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE... PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WHERE HEAVIER RAINS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. 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. && $$
920 WGUS64 KMOB 121221 FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 621 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM POSITIONED FAR TO THE SOUTH...DEEP INTO SOUTHERN TEXAS IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST TODAY...MOVING INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE STORM LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ051>053-261>266-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-122030- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND- MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...GROVE HILL...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...SARALAND...MOBILE... PRICHARD...THEODORE...BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...BAYOU LA BATRE...DAUPHIN ISLAND...GRAND BAY... GULF SHORES...WAYNESBORO...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...RICHTON... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 621 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN CENTRAL...BALDWIN COASTAL...BALDWIN INLAND...CHOCTAW... CLARKE...MOBILE CENTRAL...MOBILE COASTAL...MOBILE INLAND AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE... PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE. * UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WATCH AREA...FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. 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. && $$
622 WGUS64 KMOB 121917 AAA FFAMOB FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 117 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... .ALTHOUGH ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS ARE POOR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON RAINFALL RATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WILL NOT SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. ALZ051>053-261>266-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-122030- /O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND- MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL- WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 117 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAINFALL RATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WILL NOT SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:34 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.