1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 1:20 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 220 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2003 .SHORT TERM...THE REMNANTS OF BILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BY FRIDAY...LEAVING A 500 MB TROF BACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. SEVERAL MID LEVEL SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THIS TROF...PROVIDING FOR ENHANCED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT DURING FRIDAY. THE UPPER TROF WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY LEAVING A WEAK SHEAR AXIS BETWEEN THE WESTERLIES AND THE EASTERLIES OVER THE GULF...WITH SEVERAL WEAK MID LEVEL SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THIS DISCONTINUITY ON THROUGH SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH DEEP RIDGING OVER THE GULF EDGES NORTHWARD TO OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BY SUNDAY...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY. THE MOISTURE RICH PLUME CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MEANWHILE HAVE SLOWLY SHIFTED INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES...WITH THE HIGHEST PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE AREA OVER THE FORECAST AREA MAINLY ON FRIDAY. WITH THE TRAIN OF MID LEVEL SHORTWAVES ALOFT...THE SEA BREEZE AND THE DEEPEST MOISTURE...WILL STAY WITH LIKELY POPS ALONG THE COAST ON FRIDAY. WILL GO WITH SCATTERED POPS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH THE HIGHEST QPF VALUES SHIFTING MORE NORTHWARD ON SUNDAY AS THE RIDGE GAINS SOME GROUND TO THE SOUTH. GENERALLY SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE. .EXTENDED...A WEAK TRAILING FRONT FROM A SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE NEW BRUNSWICK AREA INTO THE ATLANTIC MAY MANAGE TO SETTLE INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES ON MONDAY BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA MUCH. DEEP LAYER RIDGING IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR CONTINUED LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW AND AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE CONVECTION. TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR SEASONABLE VALUES. .MARINE...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS. .FIRE...NO CONCERNS. .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 74 88 74 88 / 40 60 50 50 PENSACOLA 75 87 75 87 / 40 60 50 50 DESTIN 76 85 76 85 / 40 60 50 50 EVERGREEN 71 87 72 88 / 30 50 40 50 WAYNESBORO 72 88 72 88 / 30 50 40 50 CAMDEN 71 88 72 88 / 30 50 40 50 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. 29
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031700- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 545 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN...THEN REDEVELOP LATER IN THE DAY OVER THE LAND AREAS. A FEW STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER A SMALL AREA. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.
FLZ003>006-032000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 159 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY OVER EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTY MOVING EAST INTO CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA. GENERAL MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ALTHOUGH STILL BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THESE STORMS COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:14 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains across the south part of the county caused State Highway 21 to flood. The highway between Uriah and Megargel had to be closed for about an hour due to high water. Rainfall totals of around four inches in an hour were estimated.
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