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Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Mobile, AL

October 7, 20174 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Oct 7, 2017, 9:56 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 6 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
Oct 7, 2017, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 00:00Z on 2017-10-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-10-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -81 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

532 
WGUS54 KMOB 080256
FFWMOB
MSC039-041-111-131-080900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0075.171008T0256Z-171008T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
956 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  George County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Eastern Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 400 AM CDT Sunday

* At 954 PM CDT, Doppler radar is indicating additional 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain moving north across the warned 
  area. Two to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash 
  flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Lucedale.

Additional rainfall amounts of two to three inches are possible in 
the warned area.

LAT...LON 3105 8904 3114 8843 3074 8841 3073 8888
      3068 8889 3068 8904

$$
2 follow-up statements
842 
WGUS74 KMOB 080428
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1128 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017

MSC039-041-111-131-080900-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-171008T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
George MS-Perry MS-Greene MS-Stone MS-
1128 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHERN GREENE AND EASTERN STONE
COUNTIES...

At 1128 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated bands of thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain starting to stream north across the warned 
area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding 
is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lucedale.

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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3105 8904 3114 8843 3074 8841 3073 8888
      3068 8889 3068 8904

$$
634 
WGUS74 KMOB 080624
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
124 AM CDT SUN OCT 8 2017

MSC039-041-111-131-080900-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-171008T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
George MS-Perry MS-Greene MS-Stone MS-
124 AM CDT SUN OCT 8 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHERN GREENE AND EASTERN STONE
COUNTIES...

At 122 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a broad area of rain and 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain streaming north across the warned 
area. Three to four inches of rain have already fallen. Flash 
flooding is expected to begin shortly if not already occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lucedale.

Additional rainfall amounts of two to three 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3105 8904 3114 8843 3074 8841 3073 8888
      3068 8889 3068 8904

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 7, 11:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGreene, Wayne6 hr
Oct 8, 1:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Wayne64 hr
Oct 8, 3:51 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene6 hr
Oct 8, 4:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBGreene, Wayne6 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.