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Areal Flood Warning 22, NWS Mobile, AL

October 22, 2017Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood warning at Oct 22, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 12 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: Oct 22, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
Expired: Oct 23, 2017, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

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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 Oct 22, 9:57 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 9:57 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 10:11 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1011 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-240315-
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-
1011 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

The potential for localized flash flooding will persist across
areas from Butler and Crenshaw Counties south to Okaloosa county
through the early morning hours.

A high risk of rip currents continues at the local beaches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A moderate risk for rip currents can be expected along the gulf
beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not
expected through Saturday.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-240315-
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-
1011 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal
waters of Alabama and northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Offshore winds will increase overnight over the Alabama gulf
waters as a cold front moves through.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Hazardous wind and wave conditions for small craft can be
expected Monday through midweek in the wake of a cold front.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 22, 4:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
446 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0434 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NNW BON SECOUR        30.35N 87.75W
10/22/2017                   BALDWIN            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WALL CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE FUNNEL SEEN BY TRAINED SKYWARN
            SPOTTER SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA SPRINGS MOVING NORTH.

&&

DJOHNSON

Local storm report, Oct 22, 6:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
608 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW DOWNTOWN MOBILE    30.67N 88.06W
10/22/2017                   MOBILE             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            WATER RESCUE OF A STRANDED MOTORIEST NEAR VIRGINIA ST AND
            GAYLE ST

0555 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W LOXLEY              30.62N 87.77W
10/22/2017                   BALDWIN            AL   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE AREAS UNDER WATER ON COUNTY ROAD 64 WEST OF
            HIGHWAY 59.

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNW SILVERHILL        30.58N 87.76W
10/22/2017                   BALDWIN            AL   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF WATER UP TO THE CAR DOOR AT A RESIDENCE WEST OF
            COUNTY ROAD 55

&&

JFB

Local storm report, Oct 22, 7:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 22, 9:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		61 min
Oct 22, 7:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia	4 hr
Oct 22, 8:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	66 hr
Oct 22, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		28 min
Oct 23, 1:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	3 hr
Oct 23, 4:32 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		11 hr
Oct 23, 10:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	6 hr
Oct 23, 10:38 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	17 hr
Oct 22, 10:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	3 hr
Oct 23, 1:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	12 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2017 Areal Flood Warnings in Florida, 2017 Every areal flood warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.