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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL

January 2, 20176 counties in Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jan 2, 2017, 2:55 PM CST for 6 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 6 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: Jan 2, 2017, 2:55 PM CST (20:55 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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
Jan 2, 6:20 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	Rutledge, AL	NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING ACROSS THE RUTLEDGE AREA IN CRENSHAW COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 587 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

763 
WGUS54 KMOB 022055
FFWMOB
ALC013-035-039-041-099-131-030300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0004.170102T2055Z-170103T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
255 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
  Northeastern Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  Crenshaw County in south central Alabama...
  Northern Covington County in south central Alabama...
  Southeastern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...
  Butler County in south central Alabama...

* Until 900 PM CST Monday

* At 254 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimated up to five
  inches of rain has fallen in portions of the warned area. Flash
  flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Greenville, Evergreen, Luverne, Peterman, Georgiana, Brantley,
  McKenzie, Red Level, Rutledge, Beatrice, Dozier, Repton, Gantt,
  Glenwood, Pine Apple, Petrey, I65 And US 84, Highland Home and
  Lapine.

LAT...LON 3153 8620 3143 8619 3129 8731 3185 8725
      3197 8686 3196 8686 3196 8641 3205 8640
      3205 8630 3197 8630 3196 8619 3190 8617
      3179 8620 3179 8615 3166 8615 3162 8618
      3162 8615 3156 8614 3154 8614

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 7:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	3 hr
Jan 1, 7:46 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	3 hr
Jan 1, 8:10 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	6 hr
Jan 1, 11:08 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin	3 hr
Jan 2, 3:22 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		27 hr
Jan 2, 6:05 AM CST	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	24 hr
Jan 2, 10:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	54 min
Jan 2, 11:16 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	26 min
Jan 2, 11:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	49 min
Jan 2, 12:05 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		55 min
Jan 2, 12:10 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MOB	Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington	6 hr
Jan 2, 12:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	41 min
Jan 2, 12:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe	48 min
Jan 2, 12:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	19 min
Jan 2, 12:57 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		63 min
Jan 2, 12:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox	47 min
Jan 2, 1:10 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		65 min
Jan 2, 1:27 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		48 min
Jan 2, 1:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox	46 min
Jan 2, 1:52 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		38 min
Jan 2, 2:00 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
Jan 2, 2:02 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Washington	6 hr
Jan 2, 2:11 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		64 min
Jan 2, 2:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 1 more	40 min
Jan 2, 2:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	48 min
Jan 2, 2:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	50 min
Jan 2, 2:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Monroe	43 min
Jan 2, 2:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	40 min
Jan 2, 2:51 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		54 min
Jan 2, 3:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more	24 hr
Jan 2, 3:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	53 min
Jan 2, 3:11 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		49 min
Jan 2, 3:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	19 min
Jan 2, 3:30 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
Jan 2, 3:37 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		68 min
Jan 2, 3:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	46 min
Jan 2, 3:53 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Jan 2, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more	61 min
Jan 2, 4:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	54 min
Jan 2, 4:18 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		42 min
Jan 2, 4:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	52 min
Jan 2, 4:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	31 min
Jan 2, 4:48 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	6 hr
Jan 2, 4:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 1 more	65 min
Jan 2, 4:59 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		61 min
Jan 2, 5:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler	40 min
Jan 2, 5:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe	63 min
Jan 2, 5:56 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 5 more	24 hr
Jan 2, 5:59 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.