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Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Mobile, AL

August 30, 2017Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 30, 2017, 7:07 AM CDT for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 30, 2017, 7:07 AM CDT (12:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 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 2017-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1853 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2017-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 270 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
1853 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
310 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
13.7

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The text

As transmitted.

015 
WGUS54 KMOB 301207
FFWMOB
FLC033-301500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0067.170830T1207Z-170830T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
707 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 1000 AM CDT

* At 707 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Pensacola, Brent, West Pensacola and Goulding. 

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 8713 3037 8721 3042 8729 3049 8723

$$
1 follow-up statement
244 
WGUS74 KMOB 301432
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
932 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

FLC033-301500-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-170830T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Escambia FL-
932 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY...

At 926 AM CDT, several reports of flooding due to heavy rain-
producing thunderstorms in and around Pensacola. Observational 
networks indicate between 4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen since 3 
am, especially between Interstate 110 and Escambia Bay, which has 
resulted in numerous reports of water over area roadways. Even 
though rainfall rates have tapered a bit since 830 am, additional 
rainfall will continue to result in water ponding on area roadways 
and other flood prone areas. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Pensacola, Brent, West Pensacola and Goulding. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 8713 3037 8721 3042 8729 3049 8723

$$

Butts

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia63 hr
Aug 29, 8:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa3 days
Aug 30, 4:15 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa38 hr
Aug 30, 4:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia42 min
Aug 30, 5:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 30, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia41 min
Aug 30, 6:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 30, 6:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa39 min
Aug 30, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia46 min
Aug 30, 7:07 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa35 hr
Aug 30, 7:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa39 min
Aug 30, 7:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 30, 7:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBSanta Rosa3 hr
Aug 30, 8:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 30, 9:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Aug 30, 10:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa112 min
Aug 30, 11:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBSanta Rosa3 hr
Aug 30, 11:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 days
Aug 30, 12:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia63 hr
Aug 30, 1:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa48 hr
Aug 30, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia48 min
Aug 30, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia49 min
Aug 30, 4:20 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.