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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

March 8, 2026Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Mar 8, 2026, 12:10 AM CST for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2026, 12:10 AM CST (06:10 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2026, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2026-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2281 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2026-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WGUS54 KMOB 080610
FFWMOB
ALC097-080945-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0002.260308T0610Z-260308T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1210 AM CST Sun Mar 8 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 1210 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in 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...
  Semmes, Tanner Williams, Lott, Millertown, Orchard, Mauvilla, 
  Smithtown, Kushla, Oak Grove and Eight Mile.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3062 8841 3063 8841 3065 8841 3067 8841
      3068 8841 3077 8841 3087 8819 3077 8808

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 11:40 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile30 min
Mar 8, 5:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 min
Mar 8, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Mar 8, 11:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile9 hr
Mar 8, 12:23 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more21 hr
Mar 8, 1:04 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.