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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Mobile, AL

May 26, 2022Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2022, 10:37 AM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2022, 10:37 AM CDT (15:37 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2022, 1:25 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 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
May 26, 12:30 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	6 Ene Pensacola Interna, FL	FLOODING REPORTED ON PEARSON RD.

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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 247 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 553 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 641 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

367 
WGUS54 KMOB 261537
FFWMOB
FLC033-113-262145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0022.220526T1537Z-220526T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1037 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
  South Central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 445 PM CDT Thursday.

* At 1037 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 
  1 to 3 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 and automated gauges.

  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...
  Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, Warrington, Gulf Breeze, Goulding, 
  Oriole Beach, Pensacola Beach, Garcon Point, Villa Sabine, 
  Brownsville and Woodlawn Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3035 8732 3037 8731 3046 8725 3053 8722
      3053 8716 3053 8712 3053 8700 3053 8699
      3053 8696 3043 8697 3039 8697 3035 8698
      3031 8728

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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1 follow-up statement

767 
WGUS74 KMOB 261825
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
125 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022

FLC033-113-261835-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-220526T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Escambia FL-Santa Rosa FL-
125 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND 
SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Please continue 
to heed any additional information from local officials.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for portions of 
south central Alabama. portions of northwest Florida.

LAT...LON 3035 8732 3037 8731 3046 8725 3053 8722
      3053 8716 3053 8712 3053 8700 3053 8699
      3053 8696 3043 8697 3039 8697 3035 8698
      3031 8728

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	58 min
May 25, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	38 min
May 25, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	48 min
May 25, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	42 min
May 25, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	4 hr
May 25, 11:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia	3 hr
May 26, 8:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	2 hr
May 26, 8:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	50 hr
May 26, 10:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	3 hr
May 26, 10:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	3 hr
May 26, 12:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	3 hr
May 26, 12:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	40 min
May 26, 12:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	55 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.