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 24, 1:45 PM CST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
245 PM CDT TUE SEP 24 2002
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
REMAIN UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN ADVANCE OF A STRENGTHENING
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE...NOW OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVING
NORTH-NORTHWEST. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS STILL FORECASTING
THE STORM WILL STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND MAKE LANDFALL
NEAR MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SUMMARIZING THE
FORECAST RATIONALE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS:
RAINFALL IMPACTS...DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN GULF IN
CONJUNCTION WITH ISIDORES OUTLFOW ALONG WITH RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE
IS SPARKING IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OFFSHORE AND ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COASTLINE LOCALLY. A TROUGH HAS DEVELPED AT THE SURFACE
FROM THE STORM THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AS A RESULT OF THE
UPPER DIFFLUENCE. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THIS COMPLEX
TRAVELLING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE COAST. CONSIDERING THE INFLUENCE OF
A RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION JET TO THE NORTH...SEE LITTLE TO PREVENT AN
EXTENDED RAINFALL EPISODE AT LEAST THROUGH THE PERIOD OF LANDFALL
THURSDAY MORNING.
COASTAL IMPACTS...LOOKING FOR GRADUALLY INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW
STARTING OVERNIGHT...MOVING INTO A SPRING TIDE...AND EXPECTED A
LITTLE SWELL SOMETIME TOMORROW. IN SHORT...COASTAL FLOODING AND
CONTINUED RIP CURRENT ISSURES ARE EXPECTED. AGGRAVATING THIS ARE
BEACH EROSION PROBLEMS LEFTOVER FROM TS HANNA. COWABUNGA.
WINDS...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA MAY SEE SOME OF
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AS EARLY AS THE WEE HOURS OF THURSDAY
MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY. THE SURFACE ANALYSIS
SHOWS NEARLY A 1030 MB HIGH TO THE NORTH. THIS COULD HELP TIGHTEN
THE GRADIENT AND RANGE OF STRONG WINDS ON THE NORTH SIDE. WILL
CONSIDER INLAND HIGH WIND WATCH LATER.
SEVERE THREAT...VAD WIND PROFILE IS SHOWING 35 KNOTS OR SO AT 1000
FEET. NOTICED SOME STRONG GUSTS EARLIER TODAY IN SOME OF THE
SURROUNDING BUOY DATA. EXPECT SOME THREAT OF GUSTS IN ANY MODERATE
CONVECTION THAT MAY DEVELOP. THIS HAS BEEN RARE SO FAR TODAY AND
LITTLE IS EXPECTED IN THE SHORT RUN. HOWEVER AS THE STORM MOVES
NORTHWARD...FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES WILL INCREASE THE SEVERE
THREAT STARTING LATE TOMORROW.
MARINE...WILL MATCH WINDS AND SEAS TO THE NHC FORECAST. ITS ROUGH
AND IS GETTING ROUGHER.
EXTENDED...MAY SEE THE FIRST TOUGH OF FALL THIS WEEKEND...AFTER OUR
TROPICAL INTERLUDE ENDS.
PRELIM NUMBERS
MOB WW 073/076 074/077 072 13+++
PNS WW 073/077 075/078 073 13+++
DTS WW 073/077 075/078 074 13+++
GZH WW 072/077 073/077 070 13+++
2R0 WW 071/076 072/077 069 13+++
61A WW 071/077 072/077 070 138+8
.MOB...
AL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ061>064...GMZ630-650-670.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY ALZ061>064.
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ001>006...GMZ655-675.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY FLZ001>006.
MS...FLOOD WATCH THORUGH THURSDAY MSZ067-075>079.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused streets to flood near Theodore. Several of the streets were impassable and had to be closed for about an hour. The water quickly drained from the streets and they were reopened after the rain stopped.
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