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Flood Watch 3, NWS Mobile, AL

April 9, 202412 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flood watch at Apr 9, 2024, 2:48 PM CDT for 12 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 10, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2024, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 10, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 10, 2024, 9:01 PM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Flood severity: None

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Apr 9, 12:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 12:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 9:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	8 days
Apr 8, 9:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	8 days
Apr 8, 10:11 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		69 hr
Apr 9, 4:05 AM CDT	Gale Warning	MOB		63 hr
Apr 9, 4:05 AM CDT	High Surf Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	57 hr
Apr 9, 8:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	3 days
Apr 9, 1:15 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more	31 hr
Apr 9, 8:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	3 days
Apr 9, 10:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene	4 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in Alabama, 2024 Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2024 Flood Watches in Florida, 2024 Every flood watch in 2024

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.