Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2018, 7:54 AM CDT for 7 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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
- Sep 5, 2018, 7:54 AM CDT (12:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2018, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 8:42 AM CDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Ft. Pickens, FL | COASTAL FLOODING ALONG FT. PICKENS ROAD. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Sep 5, 8:54 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ensley, FL | NORTHBOUND US 29 RAMP TO NINE MILE ROAD EASTBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND RAMP FROM NINE MILE TO US 29 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Sep 5, 10:08 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Bellview, FL | HIGHWAY 90 BRIDGE OVER EIGHT MILE CREEK RD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Sep 5, 11:12 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wsw Gonzalez, FL | WATER RESCUE BETWEEN U.S. 90 AND HIGHWAY 97 IN ENSLEY. |
| Sep 5, 11:39 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Brownsville, FL | S.R. 30 (GARDEN STREET) AT A STREET IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019 WGUS54 KMOB 051254 FFWMOB ALC003-025-035-053-097-099-129-FLC033-113-051900- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0024.180905T1254Z-180905T1900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Mobile AL 754 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2018 The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South central Monroe County in south central Alabama... Northeastern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama... Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama... Southern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama... Western Escambia County in south central Alabama... Southwestern Conecuh County in south central Alabama... Western Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida... Escambia County in northwestern Florida... * Until 200 PM CDT Wednesday. * At 753 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington, Gonzalez, Bay Minette, Atmore, Foley, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Orange Beach, Goulding, Robertsdale, Century, Flomaton, Loxley, Lillian and Myrtle Grove. 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. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3023 8767 3121 8817 3131 8717 3034 8701 $$
1 follow-up statement
886 WGUS74 KMOB 051649 FFSMOB Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 1149 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2018 ALC003-025-035-053-097-099-129-FLC033-113-051900- /O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-180905T1900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Monroe AL-Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-Escambia AL- Conecuh AL-Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL- 1149 AM CDT WED SEP 5 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE...NORTHEASTERN MOBILE...BALDWIN...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN CLARKE...WESTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH...WESTERN SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES... At 1149 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington, Gonzalez, Bay Minette, Atmore, Foley, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Orange Beach, Goulding, Robertsdale, Century, Flomaton, Loxley, Lillian and Myrtle Grove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3023 8767 3121 8817 3131 8717 3034 8701 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 12 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 4 days |
| Sep 4, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 70 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 12 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Sep 5, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 28 min | |
| Sep 5, 4:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:57 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 5 hr | |
| Sep 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:15 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 115 min | |
| Sep 5, 10:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Sep 5, 1:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 31 min |
| Sep 4, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 3:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 19 min |
| Sep 5, 9:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.