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 Aug 29, 2:21 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
321 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
...HURRICANE EMERGENCY CONTINUES AS DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA
MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
.SHORT TERM...
WFO TAE HAS TAKEN OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR WEATHER GRIDS INCLUDING ROUTINE
PUBLIC...MARINE AND FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR WFO MOB. WFO MOB
HAS ASSUMED BACKUP RESPONSIBILTY FOR WFO LIX...WHO HAS NO COMMS.
KATRINA IS NOW A MODERATE CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE WITH WINDS NEAR
105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE STORM TIDE WAS
AROUND 9 TO 12 FEET ALONG COASTLINE OF MOBILE COUNTY. LATEST TIDE
GAUGE AT THE ALABAMA STATE DOCKS INDICATED TIDES WERE AROUND 11
FEET. STORM TIDE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WERE ESTIMATED ALONG THE
COASTLINE OF BALDWIN COUNTY...WITH 4 TO 6 FEET FURTHER EASTWARD TO
NEAR NAVARRE BEACH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 T0 60 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUST WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR INLAND ACROSS CWA.
TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY...MAINLY IN THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE CWA.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS.
TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA WED MORNING...WHICH
WILL DRY THE REGION OUT.
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)...AS A WEAKENED KATRINA EXITS
TO THE NORTH...WE DRY OUT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIODS. OVERALL
LITTLE CHANGE THIS PACKAGE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 79 90 76 95 / 50 30 20 10
PENSACOLA 80 90 77 92 / 60 40 30 20
DESTIN 78 90 76 89 / 70 50 40 40
EVERGREEN 77 90 72 94 / 90 40 20 20
WAYNESBORO 74 89 70 95 / 100 30 20 10
CAMDEN 76 89 71 94 / 100 40 20 20
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HURRICANE WARNING ALZ063-064-GMZ630-650-670.
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING ALZ051-052-053-061-062.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ054>060.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALZ051>064.
TORNADO WATCH TIL 7PM ALL ZONES
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ002-004-006-GMZ655-675.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ001-003-005.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FLZ001>006.
TORNADO WATCH TIL 7PM ALL ZONES
MS...INLAND HURRICANE WARNING MSZ067-075-076-078-079.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH MSZ067-075-076-078-079.
TORNADO WATCH TIL 7PM ALL ZONES
&&
12-WATSONThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Katrina caused flooding across most of the county. Several streets had to be closed off and on throughout the day. Radar estimated that 3-5 inches of rain fell across the county with the heaviest being across the southwest part of the county.
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