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 25, 9:20 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
309 PM CDT WED SEP 25 2002
JUST A MINOR TWEAK ON TIMING...STILL XPCTG 2-4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OVERNIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH A GENERAL ADDITIONAL
1-2 INCHES ON THURSDAY. HIGH WIND ADVISORY STILL IN EFFECT FOR SAME
PLACES. WINDS OF 25-35 MPH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA REST OF TONIGHT...COOLER THIS WEEKEND AFTER A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE AREA.
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.MOB...
AL...TORNADO WATCH ALZ061>064...GMZ630-650-670.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ061>064...GMZ630-650-670.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY ALZ051>064.
HIGH WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT ALZ052.
HIGH WIND WATCH THURSDAY ALZ051>056-059.
FL...TORNADO WATCH FLZ001>006
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ001>006...GMZ655-675.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY FLZ001>006.
MS...TORNADO WATCH MSZ078-079
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MSZ067-075-076-078-079
HIGH WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT MSZ075-076-078-079.
HIGH WIND WATCH THURSDAY MSZ067-075-076-078-079.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains as a result of Tropical Storm Isidore caused several streets to have standing water in them in Atmore. Many secondary roads had to be closed for several hours due to the high water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, September 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5319822.