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River Flood Warning 94, NWS Mobile, AL

September 15, 2021Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at Sep 15, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It took effect at Sep 16, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2021, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 16, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 15, 2021, 8:52 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Fish River (AL) near Silverhill (FSHA1). The gauge peaked at 8.36 ft at Sep 16, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate51009/1509/1609/17
Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02378500, 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.

946 
WGUS44 KMOB 152021
FLWMOB

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
321 PM CDT Wed Sep 15 2021

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

  Fish River Near Silverhill affecting Baldwin County.

For the Fish River...including Silverhill...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.

The next statement will be issued when updates occur.

&&


ALC003-162030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0094.210916T1500Z-210917T1031Z/
/FSHA1.1.ER.210916T1500Z.210917T0000Z.210917T0430Z.NO/
321 PM CDT Wed Sep 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Fish River Near Silverhill.
* From Thursday morning to early Friday morning.
* At 2:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 5.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  tomorrow morning to a crest of 11.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will 
  then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Flood stage, County Road 48 floods at 
  Bohemian Park.


&&

LAT...LON 3062 8779 3044 8778 3044 8783 3062 8784

$$
1 follow-up statement
044 
WGUS84 KMOB 160152
FLSMOB

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
852 PM CDT Wed Sep 15 2021

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

  Fish River Near Silverhill affecting Baldwin County.

ALC003-160300-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0094.210916T1500Z-210916T0152Z/
/FSHA1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
852 PM CDT Wed Sep 15 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Fish River Near Silverhill has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Fish River Near Silverhill.
* At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.3 feet 
  early tomorrow afternoon.


&&

LAT...LON 3062 8779 3044 8778 3044 8783 3062 8784

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB28 min
Sep 14, 8:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin38 hr
Sep 15, 4:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB39 min
Sep 15, 8:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Sep 15, 8:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile4 hr
Sep 15, 10:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Sep 15, 10:43 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile64 hr
Sep 15, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Sep 15, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile44 min
Sep 15, 12:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 hr
Sep 15, 1:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 hr
Sep 15, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Sep 15, 3:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin29 hr
Sep 15, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Sep 15, 4:33 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile9 hr
Sep 15, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 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.