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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Mobile, AL

June 22, 201710 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2017, 10:51 AM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports 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
Jun 22, 2017, 10:51 AM CDT (15:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:54 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 1:05 PM CDTFLASH FLOODMcintosh, ALWATER OVER THE ROADWAY IN THE MCINTOSH INDUSTRIAL PARK AREA. PICTURES RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jun 22, 1:30 PM CDTCOASTAL FLOODBayou La Batre, ALSHELL BELT RD IN BAYOU LA BATRE IS COVERED IN WATER. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 211 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 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
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
10.6

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The text

As transmitted.

625 
WGUS54 KMOB 221551
FFWMOB
ALC003-013-025-035-039-053-097-099-129-131-FLC033-091-113-222145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0041.170622T1551Z-170622T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1051 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Butler County in south central Alabama...
  Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southeastern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
  Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...
  Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
  Western Covington County in south central Alabama...
  Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
  Western Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 445 PM CDT

* At 1049 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain developoing and 
  filling in again across the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  expected to be shortly. Thunderstorms with very heavy rain will 
  continue streaming to the north over the same area for a large 
  part of the aftrernoon.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Downtown Mobile, Midtown Mobile, Pensacola, Prichard, Ferry Pass,
  Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Daphne, Tillmans Corner, Warrington,
  Fairhope, Saraland, Gonzalez, Gulf Shores, Bay Minette, Atmore,
  Foley, Pace and Greenville.

LAT...LON 3022 8838 3145 8845 3145 8766 3201 8746
      3196 8649 3035 8668 3022 8786

$$
3 follow-up statements
730 
WGUS74 KMOB 221819
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
119 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

ALC003-013-025-035-039-053-097-099-129-131-FLC033-091-113-222145-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170622T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Butler AL-Mobile AL-Monroe AL-Baldwin AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
Escambia AL-Wilcox AL-Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Escambia FL-
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
119 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
BUTLER...MOBILE...MONROE...BALDWIN...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN WILCOX...CONECUH...WESTERN
COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA...WESTERN OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...

At 116 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain moving north across the warned area.  Flash flooding is in 
progress over scattered areas throughout the warned area. The 
potential is moderately elevated for additional flooding areas to 
develop through the course of this afternoon as individual cells 
continually move over the same rain-soaked locations.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Downtown Mobile, Midtown Mobile, Pensacola, Prichard, Ferry Pass,
Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Daphne, Tillmans Corner, Warrington,
Fairhope, Saraland, Gonzalez, Gulf Shores, Bay Minette, Atmore,
Foley, Pace and Greenville.

LAT...LON 3022 8838 3145 8845 3145 8766 3201 8746
      3196 8649 3035 8668 3022 8786

$$
826 
WGUS74 KMOB 221935
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
235 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

FLC091-221943-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170622T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okaloosa FL-
235 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain may redevelop in the heat of the 
afternoon. Additional flash flood warnings may be required.

LAT...LON 3022 8838 3145 8845 3145 8766 3201 8746
      3196 8649 3036 8697 3022 8786

$$

ALC003-013-025-035-039-053-097-099-129-131-FLC033-113-222145-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170622T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Butler AL-Monroe AL-Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
Escambia AL-Wilcox AL-Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Santa Rosa FL-
Escambia FL-
235 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
BUTLER...MONROE...MOBILE...BALDWIN...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN WILCOX...CONECUH...
NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain moving northward across the warned area.  Flash flooding is in 
progress over scattered portions of the warned area. The potential 
is moderately elevated for additional flooding areas to develop 
through the course of this afternoon as individual cells continually 
move over the same rain-soaked locations.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Downtown Mobile, Midtown Mobile, Pensacola, Prichard, Ferry Pass,
Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Daphne, Tillmans Corner, Warrington,
Fairhope, Saraland, Gonzalez, Gulf Shores, Bay Minette, Atmore,
Foley, Pace and Greenville.

LAT...LON 3022 8838 3145 8845 3145 8766 3201 8746
      3196 8649 3036 8697 3022 8786

$$
749 
WGUS74 KMOB 222006
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
306 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

ALC003-013-025-035-039-053-097-099-129-131-FLC033-113-222015-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170622T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Butler AL-Monroe AL-Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
Escambia AL-Wilcox AL-Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Santa Rosa FL-
Escambia FL-
306 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BUTLER...MONROE...MOBILE...BALDWIN...
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN
WILCOX...CONECUH...NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The redevelopment of showers and thunderstorms may necessitate the 
issuance of additional Flood Warnings through early evening, mainly 
west of I-65. Continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3022 8838 3145 8845 3145 8766 3201 8746
      3196 8649 3036 8697 3022 8786

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe57 min
Jun 21, 7:16 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBCovington, Crenshaw19 min
Jun 21, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia39 min
Jun 21, 8:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington24 min
Jun 21, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile4 days
Jun 21, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington10 days
Jun 21, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington14 days
Jun 21, 10:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw6 hr
Jun 22, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Jun 22, 1:14 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington46 min
Jun 22, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 22, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB33 min
Jun 22, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin41 min
Jun 22, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia6 hr
Jun 22, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB32 min
Jun 22, 4:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw6 hr
Jun 22, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw28 min
Jun 22, 7:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin21 days
Jun 22, 8:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington6 hr
Jun 22, 9:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Jun 22, 10:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox6 hr
Jun 22, 10:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB116 min
Jun 22, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile27 min
Jun 22, 11:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile40 min
Jun 22, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Jun 22, 12:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Jun 22, 1:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw6 hr
Jun 22, 2:15 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile15 hr
Jun 22, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB64 min
Jun 22, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw, Washington48 min
Jun 21, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa53 min
Jun 21, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa35 min
Jun 21, 9:21 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa22 min
Jun 22, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa54 min
Jun 22, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa37 min
Jun 22, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia38 min
Jun 22, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia45 min

Nearby

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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.