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Flash Flood Watch 12, NWS Mobile, AL

June 21, 2021George County, Stone County, Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood watch at Jun 21, 2021, 8:18 PM CDT for George County, Stone County, Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2021, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2021, 1:33 PM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Flood severity
None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2021-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 55 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -47 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
55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-129 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

394 
WGUS64 KMOB 220118
FFAMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mobile AL
818 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-220930-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.A.0012.210622T0118Z-210623T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa
Coastal-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Wiggins, Seminole, Fort Morgan, Jay,
Pensacola Beach, Orange Beach, Perdido Bay, Fairhope, Wright,
Grand Bay, Fort Walton Beach, Lucedale, Niceville, Walnut Hill,
Crestview, Foley, Spanish Fort, Theodore, Fort Pickens,
Citronelle, Beulah, Daphne, Gulf Shores, Eglin AFB, Pensacola,
Valparaiso, Mobile, Dauphin Island, Bay Minette, Gulf Breeze,
Prichard, Navarre, Stockton, Century, Bagdad, Ensley, Destin,
Saraland, Bayou La Batre, Molino, and Milton
818 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for Portions of southwest Alabama, including the 
  following areas, Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, 
  Mobile Central, Mobile Coastal and Mobile Inland. Portions of 
  northwest Florida, including the following areas, Escambia 
  Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa 
  Rosa Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland. Portions of southeast 
  Mississippi, including the following areas, George and Stone.

* Through Tuesday evening.

* Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
  southern portions of southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and 
  much of the western Florida panhandle tonight through Tuesday. 
  Showers and thunderstorms will be highly efficient rainfall 
  producers and capable of producing torrential rainfall over 
  already saturated soils. Excessive runoff from very heavy rains 
  could lead to flash flooding in the Watch area tonight through 
  Tuesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

21/CL
3 follow-up statements
609 
WGUS64 KMOB 220924
FFAMOB

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mobile AL
424 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-221800-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0012.000000T0000Z-210623T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa
Coastal-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Wiggins, Seminole, Fort Morgan, Jay,
Pensacola Beach, Orange Beach, Perdido Bay, Fairhope, Wright,
Grand Bay, Fort Walton Beach, Lucedale, Niceville, Walnut Hill,
Crestview, Foley, Spanish Fort, Theodore, Fort Pickens,
Citronelle, Beulah, Daphne, Gulf Shores, Eglin AFB, Pensacola,
Valparaiso, Mobile, Dauphin Island, Bay Minette, Gulf Breeze,
Prichard, Navarre, Stockton, Century, Bagdad, Ensley, Destin,
Saraland, Bayou La Batre, Molino, and Milton
424 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of southwest Alabama, including the following areas, 
  Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, Mobile Central, 
  Mobile Coastal and Mobile Inland. Portions of northwest Florida, 
  including the following areas, Escambia Coastal, Escambia Inland, 
  Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa Rosa Coastal and Santa 
  Rosa Inland. Portions of southeast Mississippi, including the 
  following areas, George and Stone.

* Through this evening.

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across southern 
  portions of southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and much of 
  the western Florida panhandle through the day today. Showers and 
  thunderstorms will be highly efficient rainfall producers and 
  capable of producing torrential rainfall over already saturated 
  soils. Excessive runoff from very heavy rains could lead to flash 
  flooding in the Watch area through early this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

CGAL
927 
WGUS64 KMOB 221723
FFAMOB

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1223 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-230000-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.A.0012.000000T0000Z-210623T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-
Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, 
Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, 
Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, 
Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, 
Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, 
Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, 
Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, 
Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Wiggins, and Lucedale
1223 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and 
  southeast Mississippi, including the following areas, in 
  southwest Alabama, Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin 
  Inland, Mobile Central, Mobile Coastal, and Mobile Inland. In 
  northwest Florida, Escambia Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa 
  Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa Rosa Coastal, and Santa Rosa 
  Inland. In southeast Mississippi, George and Stone. 

* Until 7 PM CDT this evening

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across 
  southern portions of southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama, 
  and much of the western Florida panhandle through the day 
  today. Showers and thunderstorms will be highly efficient 
  rainfall producers and capable of producing torrential 
  rainfall over already saturated soils. Excessive runoff from 
  very heavy rains could lead to flash flooding in the Watch 
  area through early this evening. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
769 
WGUS64 KMOB 221833
FFAMOB

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mobile AL
133 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

ALZ261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-221945-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.A.0012.000000T0000Z-210623T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-
Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-
Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-
Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, 
Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, 
Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, 
Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, 
Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, 
Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, 
Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, 
Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Wiggins, and Lucedale
133 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of southwest Alabama,
northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi has been cancelled.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa49 min
Jun 21, 10:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa5 hr
Jun 21, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa63 min
Jun 21, 11:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa4 hr
Jun 21, 11:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa5 hr
Jun 22, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia25 hr
Jun 22, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa12 hr
Jun 22, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia45 min
Jun 22, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia41 min
Jun 22, 4:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Jun 21, 7:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Jun 21, 8:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile104 min
Jun 21, 10:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile5 hr
Jun 21, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Jun 22, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Jun 22, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Jun 22, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 22, 7:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 min
Jun 22, 8:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Jun 22, 9:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin49 hr
Jun 22, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB33 min
Jun 22, 10:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB29 min
Jun 22, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB18 min
Jun 22, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin27 min
Jun 22, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile30 min
Jun 22, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB28 min
Jun 22, 4:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Jun 22, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB52 min
Jun 22, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin39 min
Jun 22, 5:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.