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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this areal flood warning at Apr 14, 2018, 9:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 5 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
- Apr 14, 2018, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2018, 2:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 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), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Apr 14, 8:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 8:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 14, 9:12 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
912 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0911 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W Fulton 31.79N 87.74W
04/14/2018 CLARKE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 178 WEST OF FULTON IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER
THE ROADWAY IN THREE PLACES
&&
RROGERSLocal storm report, Apr 14, 9:19 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
919 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0918 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW Fulton 31.76N 87.74W
04/14/2018 CLARKE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS ALONG FLORAL CREEK
ROAD
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RROGERSSpecial weather statement, Apr 14, 9:24 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
925 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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0922 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW Grove Hill 31.66N 87.84W
04/14/2018 CLARKE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER RESCUE ONGOING AT HARRISON LANE AND HEBRON ROAD IN
CLARKE COUNTY WITH ENTRAPPED VEHICLE OCCUPANTS
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RROGERSSpecial weather statement, Apr 14, 9:27 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 927 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018 ALZ262-264-266-FLZ201>204-150330- Baldwin Coastal AL-Baldwin Central AL-Baldwin Inland AL- Escambia Inland FL-Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL- Santa Rosa Inland FL- 927 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... At 926 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bratt to near Gulf Shores, and moving east at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington, Gonzalez, Gulf Shores, Atmore, Foley, Pace, Orange Beach, Goulding, Robertsdale, Century, Flomaton, Lillian, Myrtle Grove, Bon Secour and Molino. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida. LAT...LON 3023 8779 3100 8761 3100 8696 3032 8728 TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 263DEG 18KT 3094 8746 3029 8770
Local storm report, Apr 14, 9:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 14, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Apr 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 13 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 9:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Apr 14, 9:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 10:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 56 min |
| Apr 14, 10:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Apr 14, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 12 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 15, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Apr 15, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Apr 15, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 11 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 116 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 119 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 14, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 62 min |
| Apr 15, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 7:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 6 days |
| Apr 15, 1:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Stone | 6 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.