1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 14, 3:15 AM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE TOR WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 415 AM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002 SPC ISSUED TOR WATCH 681 FOR SOUTHERN THIRD OF ALABAM FOR TODAY UNTIL NOONTIME. LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENT TO ZONES TO REFLECT. 16 **************** PREVIOUS *********************** FOR THE CURRENT PACKAGE...FIRST SEVERAL PERIODS ARE GOVERNED BY TS HANNA...WITH THE TPC POSITION AT MIDNIGHT CENTERED ON 28.6N/89.2W. TPC MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 5 MPH. DAUPHIN ISLAND AND BUOY 42040 STARTING TO INCREASE...WITH 30KTS REPORTED A 05Z. LONG FETCH HAS RESULTED IN SEAS REPORTED AT BUOY 42040 NEAR 11 FEET...7 FEET AT 42007 JUST OFF THE MS GULF COAST...WITH SOME FLOODING REPORTED ALONG LOWEST SECTIONS OF AL GULF COAST. STEPPING BACK FROM THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY...00Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOW MEAN TROUGH STRETCHED SOUTH ALONG THE FRONTSIDE OF THE CA/US ROCKIES. HIGH PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CARIBBEAN INTO THE GULF. HANNA HAS GOOD MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...WITH KSIL REPORTING PRECIP H20 LEVELS OF 2.26...KBMX AND KFFC AROUND 2...AND KTLH AT 1.9. ETA/NGM START TO DIVERGE FROM AVN PRETTY QUICKLY IN THE FORECAST...WITH ETA/NGM HOLDING HANNA BACK A BIT FROM AVN BY F12/SUNRISE TODAY(ETA/NGM STILL HAVE VORT CENTER OFFSHORE...AVN OVER THE FA PROPER). THE DIFFERENCE BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED BY F36/SUN MORN...WITH AVN ACCELERATING REMAINS OF HANNA TO OVER THE CAROLINAS...ETA HOLDING REMAINS OVER NORTHERN GA...AND NGM A BIT FASTER THAN ETA. ETA ALSO MAINTAINS HANNAS STRENGTH LONGER THAN AVN/NGM. AM TENDING TO LEAN TOWARDS CURRENT ETAS SPEED WITH HANNA...WITH BEST HANDLING OF CURRENT SPEED. MAY EVEN SLOW HANNA DOWN A BIT...BUT THIS WILL BE A LAST MINUTE DECISION. WITH THE SLOWER SPEED...CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH STILL LOOKS GOOD...THOUGH AM GOING TO TAKE A PRECAUTIONARY JUMP WEST TO INCLUDE BALDWIN...AND CLARKE COUNTIES. FOR PERIODS FOUR THROUGH SIX...AS CENTRAL US SHORTWAVE ATTEMPTS TO SWING WESTWARD...FRONT APPROACHES THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AS UPPER TROUGH SWINGS EASTWARD. THE AVN PUSHED FRONT CLOSER TO COAST THAN ETA/NGM...WITH ETA/NGM STALLING FRONT OVER NORTHERN MS/AL. MODELS ADVERTISING CONTENTION BETWEEN UPPER RIDGE OVER GULF AND UPPER TROUGH...WITH UPPER RIDGE THE WINNER. LEANING TOWARDS ETA/NGM WITH THIS RESPECT. EXTENDED...NO CHANGES EXPECTED. FIRE...WITH HIGHER TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGHER DISPERSION VALUES...ESPECIALLY EAST OF CENTER. DONT SEE WHO WILL BE BURNING WITH ALL THE RAIN EXPECTED...SO HOLDING OFF WITH ISSUING A RED FLAG FOR FL ZONES. MARINE...NO CHANGES EXPECTED SINCE CURRENT PACKAGE MATCHES CURRENT TPC HANNA FORECAST. ... PRELIMINARY NUMBERS ... MOB 085/073 088/072 090 93313 PNS 084/074 087/073 089 +3313 DTS 084/075 087/075 088 +3313 GZH 085/070 088/069 090 +4313 2RO 087/069 089/067 090 73314 61A 085/070 088/069 090 +4314 .MOB... AL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ061>064. FLOOD WATCH ALZ055>060-062-064 THROUGH 4PM SATURDAY. FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ001>006. FLOOD WATCH FLZ001>006 THROUGH 4 PM SATURDAY. MS...NONE. 16/32 MILLER/ESBENSEN
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-14800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 AM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002 TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL NOONTIME. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND EXTREME NORTHWEST FLORIDA INTO MID AFTERNOON. WITH THE LANDFALL OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA THIS MORNING...WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL TAPE OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS HANNA STARTS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS. IN ADDITION TO HIGH WINDS FROM THE STORM...ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE STORM THIS MORNING... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED INLAND. RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT WITH A HIGH SURF IS ALREADY OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA COASTLINE. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS REQUESTED FOR TODAY.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:34 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused street flooding between Theodore and Bayou La Batre. Several roads across the south part of Mobile county had to be closed for almost an hour due to the flooded streets. Water quickly drained out of the roads after the rain stopped.
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