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, 10:34 AM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1134 AM CDT WED SEP 25 2002
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS THE DEEP DRY AIR BEGINNING TO WRAP
FURTHER AROUND THE CENTER OF ISIDORE. AREA RADAR LOOPS ARE
INDICATING THAT THE SOLID AREA OF RAIN AND SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA
WILL STEP DOWN TO PERIODS OF RAIN MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS
WHILE WIDESPREAD RAIN CONTINUES OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LESS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER WESTERN AND COASTAL
ALABAMA SECTIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT AS PERIODS OF RAIN WILL
CONTINUE...NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED FOR THE FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME.
MORE CONTINUOUS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...ACROSS WHICH THE RICH MOISTURE
PLUME WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW. WILL UPDATE TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
AND CLEAN UP WORDING IN CURRENT PACKAGE...UPDATE OUT SOON.
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.MOB...
AL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ061>064...GMZ630-650-670.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY ALZ051>064.
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ001>006...GMZ655-675.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY FLZ001>006.
MS...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MSZ067-075>079.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
640 AM CDT WED SEP 25 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0640 AM GULF SHORES AL FLOOD
09/25/02 BALDWIN EMA REPORTS CLOSED ROADS
DUE TO INUNDATION FROM
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. TWO
COUNTY ROADS ARE
CLOSED AND THESE ARE CR-4
AND CR-6.
JMMThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains across the southwest part of the county caused many secondary roads to flood. The roads became impassable and had to be closed for about an hour. The water drained out of the streets after the heavy rains stopped.
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