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Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 19, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
- Flood severity
- None
County Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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 19, 2:37 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Johnsons Beach, FL | SEVERAL REPORTS/PHOTOS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA IN PERDIDO ESTATES OF ONGOING FLASH 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
081
WGUS54 KMOB 191917
FFWMOB
FLC033-200115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0087.210919T1917Z-210920T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
217 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
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...
Perdido Bay, Chanticleer, Seaglades, Quinavista and Pleasant Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8755 3027 8758 3028 8756 3029 8755
3029 8756 3030 8755 3030 8754 3027 8755
3029 8754 3030 8753 3030 8752 3031 8752
3031 8754 3037 8744 3038 8732 3032 8734
3031 8734
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
mm3 follow-up statements
862
WGUS74 KMOB 191935
FFSMOB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
235 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
FLC033-200115-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210920T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Escambia FL-
235 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
At 235 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Perdido Bay, Chanticleer, Seaglades, Quinavista and Pleasant Grove.
Flash flooding has been reported ongoing across portions of Perdido
Estates within the past half hour. Additional flash flooding is
possible across the warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8755 3027 8758 3028 8756 3029 8755
3029 8756 3030 8755 3030 8754 3027 8755
3029 8754 3030 8753 3030 8752 3031 8752
3031 8754 3037 8744 3038 8732 3032 8734
3031 8734
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
MM076
WGUS74 KMOB 192122
FFSMOB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
422 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
FLC033-200115-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210920T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Escambia FL-
422 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
At 422 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public reported.
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...
Perdido Bay, Chanticleer, Seaglades, Quinavista and Pleasant Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8755 3027 8758 3028 8756 3029 8755
3029 8756 3030 8755 3030 8754 3027 8755
3029 8754 3030 8753 3030 8752 3031 8752
3031 8754 3037 8744 3038 8732 3032 8734
3031 8734
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
MM289
WGUS74 KMOB 192230
FFSMOB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
530 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
FLC033-192240-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210920T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Escambia FL-
530 PM CDT Sun Sep 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY HAS BEEN
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3028 8755 3027 8758 3028 8756 3029 8755
3029 8756 3030 8755 3030 8754 3027 8755
3029 8754 3030 8753 3030 8752 3031 8752
3031 8754 3037 8744 3038 8732 3032 8734
3031 8734
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 1:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.