Florida, 2005Flash Flood in Florida, April 6 to 7, 2005
April 6 to 7, 2005 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
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 Apr 6, 2:11 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:11 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
311 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
.SHORT TERM...A LOW OVER ARKANSAS WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. BY EARLY THIS
EVENING...THE FRONT WILL BE IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...BRINGING PCPN
FROM SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI CONTINUING EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING.
LATEST GUIDANCE FROM HPC AS WELL AS DATA FROM SURFACE STATIONS...AND
RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA...ALL SHOW VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY
THROUGH THE REGION WITH POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER A
LARGE PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY GET LOCALLY HIGHER
RAINFALL TOTALS IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE STRONG STORMS GROW IN SUCH
A PATTERN THAT THEY PERSISTENTLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS....JUST AS
IT DID LAST WEEK...WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF FLOODING IN MOBILE...
BALDWIN...AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES. 850MB TO 300MB THICKNESS DIVERGENCE
WITH ATTENDANT 850MB THETA-E RIDGE ARE PHASING TO CAUSE CONCERN THAT
DURATION OF THE RAINFALL EVENT COULD AGAIN BE VERY PROLONGED AND
WIDESPREAD.
GROUND PREVIOUSLY SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAIN OF LAST WEEK...AND
WHERE MANY CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE STILL AT OR ABOVE
BANK-FULL. THIS WOULD BRING A VERY FAST RUNOFF SITUATION
EXACERBATING FLASH FLOOD THREAT AGGRAVATE ALREADY EXISTING RIVER
FLOOD PROBLEMS.
.EXTENDED...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT EVENT WINDOW
WOULD BE LATE NEXT WEEK AROUND TAX DAY.
.MARINE...CONTINUED INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TO DRIVE SEAS
UP TO 9 FEET AT TIMES OFFSHORE. ADVERTISING VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE
IN HEAVY PCPN UNTIL FROPA. AT THAT POINT DECREASING WIND WILL CUT
THOSE DOWN CONSIDERABLY BY TOMORROW AS PRECIP SCATTERS OUT.
.FIRE...NO CONCERNS. MODERATE RH IN 50S AND DISPERSION IN THE 30S
AND 40S.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 63 74 56 73 / 90 20 10 10
PENSACOLA 64 75 57 74 / 100 40 10 10
DESTIN 65 72 62 72 / 100 50 10 20
EVERGREEN 60 74 54 72 / 100 40 20 10
WAYNESBORO 60 73 52 71 / 80 30 20 10
CAMDEN 61 75 53 72 / 100 40 30 20
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT GMZ630-650-670.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALZ051>064.
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FLZ001>006.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR GMZ655-675.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT MSZ067-075-076-078-
079.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 3:45 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
445 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-071100-
BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH-
COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE-
GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL-
OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE-
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX-
445 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT...
SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS TAPPED INTO DEEP MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
SURFACE TROUGH. MEANWHILE...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT THIS
EVENING WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS THE AREA OUTLOOKED
FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AT 15 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN
ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THE
SYSTEM WILL BRING A LONG DURATION OF PROLONGED RAINFALL TO THE
REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS TO
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD BE ACTIVATED TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 12:10 PM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
110 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
ALZ052-061900-
WASHINGTON-
110 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 109 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF ESCATAWPA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
TIBBIE...SEABOARD...TOPTON...HAWTHORN...SUNFLOWER AND TOINETTE
THROUGH 200 PM CDT.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL UP TO AROUND ONE
HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR
BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A
SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
THIS STORM 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.
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 12:26 PM CST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
126 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
ALZ061-063-061900-
LOWER MOBILE-UPPER MOBILE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
126 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER MOBILE COUNTY...
AT 123 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TANNER WILLIAMS...AND MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
TANNER WILLIAMS...BIG CREEK LAKE DAM...BIG CREEK LAKE...SNOW AND
TANNER WILLIAMS ROADS...MOBILE AIRPORT...SEMMES AND LOTT AND COLEMAN
DAIRY ROADS THROUGH 200 PM CDT.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
THIS STORM 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.
Local storm report, Apr 6, 2:12 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
312 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL FOLEY 30.41N 87.68W
04/06/2005 0.75 INCH BALDWIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
GBSpecial weather statement, Apr 6, 4:49 PM CST, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
549 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
ALZ051-MSZ067-062315-
CHOCTAW-WAYNE-
549 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN WAYNE
COUNTY...MOVING TOWARD CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 545 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRENGTHFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 TO 50 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
EUCUTTA...HIWANNEE AND BOICE THROUGH 615 PM CDT.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
THIS STORM 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
Local storm report, Apr 6, 5:28 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
628 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL LIBERTYVILLE 31.24N 86.46W
04/06/2005 1.75 INCH COVINGTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR CR 56
&&
JCFlash Flood, Escambia
- When
- April 6, 5:30 PM CST to April 7, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Escambia County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -87.350
Heavy rains again caused numerous streets to flood in the southern parts of the county. Rainfall totals of six to eight inches in a twelve hour period caused water to pond in several locations. Many drainage systems were also still clogged from debris from Ivan and caused water to pond more quickly than would normally occur. Several bridges suffered damage from the heavy rains and had to be closed for a few days until workers could repair them. From March 31 through April 7, it was estimated that 12 to 22 inches of rain fell across the southern parts of the county.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 6, 20051 death · 7 injured · $17 million · F3 · 158 events
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 6, 2005$8.6 million · F3 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 6, 2005$2.4 million · F2 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 6, 20052 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 6, 20052 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 6, 2005$815,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, April 6, 2005$120,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 6, 2005$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Alabama, April 6, 2005$150,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 6, 2005$65,000 · 58 kt wind · 4 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 6, 2005$20,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, April 6, 2005$41,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
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: 5443260.