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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Mobile, AL

July 12, 20214 counties in Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2021, 3:38 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. 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
Jul 12, 2021, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 119 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
119 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

657 
WGUS54 KMOB 122038
FFWMOB
ALC003-035-053-099-122345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0042.210712T2038Z-210712T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
338 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
  Western Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southwestern Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  North Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Atmore, Monroeville, Frisco City, McCullough, Uriah, Excel, 
  Repton, I65 And AL 113, I65 And AL 21, I65 And CR 1, Poarch Creek 
  Reservation, Goodway, Huxford, Megargel, Barnett Crossroads, Halls 
  Crossroads, Jeddo, Sardine, Range and Palmers Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8759 3143 8757 3146 8756 3148 8756
      3148 8757 3157 8755 3157 8709 3101 8722
      3100 8770

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Jul 11, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Jul 12, 11:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox31 min
Jul 12, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw26 min
Jul 12, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington53 min
Jul 12, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw51 min
Jul 12, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington46 min
Jul 12, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke44 min
Jul 12, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox41 min
Jul 12, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke52 min
Jul 12, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington31 min
Jul 12, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington40 min
Jul 12, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile40 min
Jul 12, 1:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Washington3 hr
Jul 12, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe, Wilcox50 min
Jul 12, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke48 min
Jul 12, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile43 min
Jul 12, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Monroe52 min
Jul 12, 2:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Jul 12, 2:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Jul 12, 2:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Monroe3 hr
Jul 12, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington51 min
Jul 12, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Jul 12, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Conecuh, Escambia45 min
Jul 12, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB64 min
Jul 12, 4:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBCovington, Escambia3 hr
Jul 12, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB36 min
Jul 12, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB72 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.