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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2023, 2:58 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 reports 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
- Jun 15, 2023, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2023, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:59 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se River Falls, AL | Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding. |
| Jun 15, 2:59 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se River Falls, AL | Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding. |
| Jun 15, 2:59 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se River Falls, AL | Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding. |
| Jun 15, 3:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Goodway, AL | 911 dispatch reports water covering roadway on Hwy 21 S near Goodway Rd. |
| Jun 15, 3:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Goodway, AL | 911 dispatch reports water covering roadway on Hwy 21 S near Goodway Rd. |
| Jun 15, 3:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Goodway, AL | 911 dispatch reports water covering roadway on Hwy 21 S near Goodway 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 3403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 12.4
The text
As transmitted.
513
WGUS54 KMOB 151958
FFWMOB
ALC035-039-053-099-152300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0013.230615T1958Z-230615T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
258 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
Northwestern Covington County in south central Alabama...
Northeastern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
South Central Monroe County in south central Alabama...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 258 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across 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...
Andalusia, Evergreen, Frisco City, Uriah, River Falls,
Castleberry, Excel, Red Level, Repton, Heath, Gantt, I65 And US
84, Old Sparta, Nymph, Centerville, Rabb, London, Brownville,
Belleville and Old Town.
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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3126 8752 3154 8754 3151 8721 3149 8721
3145 8640 3121 8639 3123 8677
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
085
WGUS74 KMOB 152301
FFSMOB
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
601 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
ALC035-039-053-099-152311-
/O.EXP.KMOB.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230615T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Escambia AL-Monroe AL-
601 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CONECUH, NORTHWESTERN
COVINGTON, NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
Please continue to heed any additional information from local
officials.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for portions of
Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3126 8752 3154 8754 3151 8721 3149 8721
3145 8640 3121 8639 3123 8677
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 14, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 24 min |
| Jun 14, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Jun 14, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 65 min |
| Jun 14, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 19 min |
| Jun 15, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 3:14 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 19 hr | |
| Jun 15, 3:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 6:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 8:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 9:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 12:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 2:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 3:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Jun 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
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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.