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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Mobile, AL

July 12, 2026Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2026, 6:55 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 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
Jul 12, 2026, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2026-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 718 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2026-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
718 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

574 
WGUS54 KMOB 122355
FFWMOB
ALC023-025-129-MSC153-130300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0035.260712T2355Z-260713T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
655 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  East Central Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 2
  hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Millry, Silas, Coffeeville, Bladon Springs, Silver Cross,
  Collumburg, Koenton, Frankville, Bigbee, Dunbar, Bolinger,
  Barrytown, Healing Springs, West Bend, Womack Hill, Loper,
  Souwilpa, Tattlersville, Barlow and Shady Grove.

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 3183 8847 3186 8847 3187 8800 3156 8795
      3155 8846 3174 8847

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Jul 12, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Jul 12, 9:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jul 12, 10:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB86 min
Jul 12, 10:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Jul 12, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington40 min
Jul 12, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 12, 12:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile50 min
Jul 12, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Jul 12, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile35 min
Jul 12, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin54 min
Jul 12, 1:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile2 hr
Jul 12, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin43 min
Jul 12, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington58 min
Jul 12, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin61 min
Jul 12, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
Jul 12, 2:38 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB34 hr
Jul 12, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile44 min
Jul 12, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh45 min
Jul 12, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh38 min
Jul 12, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington49 min
Jul 12, 5:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington73 min
Jul 12, 3:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBStone119 min
Jul 12, 5:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWayne3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.