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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL

March 23, 2021Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 23, 2021, 11:13 AM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 24, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2021, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2021, 9:51 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 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 river

Written for the forecast point Bayou Sara at Saraland (SARA1).

Action stage
3 ft
Minor stage
4 ft
Moderate stage
5 ft
Major stage
7.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02470805, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

234 
WGUS44 KMOB 231613
FLWMOB

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1113 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following river in Alabama...

  Bayou Sara At Saraland affecting Mobile County.

For the Bayou Sara...including Saraland...Minor flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on 
the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.

&&


ALC097-241615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0021.210324T1600Z-210325T1536Z/
/SARA1.1.ER.210324T1600Z.210325T0000Z.210325T0936Z.NO/
1113 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Bayou Sara At Saraland.
* From Wednesday morning to Thursday morning.
* At 7:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 2.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  tomorrow morning to a crest of 4.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will 
  then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 4.0 feet, Flooding of streets begins.


&&

LAT...LON 3083 8807 3083 8805 3085 8805 3087 8803
      3087 8802 3082 8804 3081 8806 3082 8807

$$
2 follow-up statements
861 
WGUS84 KMOB 240212
FLSMOB

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
912 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Alabama...

  Bayou Sara At Saraland affecting Mobile County.

For the Bayou Sara...including Saraland...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob.  Click 
on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.

&&


ALC097-241415-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0021.210324T1600Z-210325T1536Z/
/SARA1.1.ER.210324T1600Z.210325T0000Z.210325T0936Z.NO/
912 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...The Flood Warning remains in effect...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Bayou Sara At Saraland.
* From Wednesday morning to Thursday morning.
* At 7:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 2.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  tomorrow morning to a crest of 4.5 feet tomorrow evening. It will 
  then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 4.0 feet, Flooding of streets begins.


&&

LAT...LON 3083 8807 3083 8805 3085 8805 3087 8803
      3087 8802 3082 8804 3081 8806 3082 8807

$$
304 
WGUS84 KMOB 241451
FLSMOB

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
951 AM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following river in 
Alabama...

  Bayou Sara At Saraland affecting Mobile County.

ALC097-241600-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0021.210324T1600Z-210324T1451Z/
/SARA1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
951 AM CDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Bayou Sara At Saraland has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Bayou Sara At Saraland.
* At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 2.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 3.7 feet 
  this evening.


&&

LAT...LON 3083 8807 3083 8805 3085 8805 3087 8803
      3087 8802 3082 8804 3081 8806 3082 8807

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 10:29 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB3 days
Mar 23, 11:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin15 hr
Mar 23, 11:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin15 hr
Mar 23, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia15 hr
Mar 23, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin15 hr
Mar 23, 12:34 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile60 hr
Mar 23, 12:34 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile63 hr
Mar 23, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile38 min
Mar 23, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Mar 23, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile64 min
Mar 23, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Mar 23, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin64 min
Mar 23, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB49 min
Mar 23, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin28 min
Mar 23, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.