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 10, 10:15 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1115 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005
...A VERY SERIOUS HURRICANE EMERGENCY IS BECOMING MORE IMMINENT
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THIS AFTERNOON...
.UPDATE...AT 1115...THE CENTRE OF DENNIS IS MOVING ACROSS NW FL
OFFSHORE WATERS AS I TYPE. RADAR TRACK HAS DENNIS MOVING AT
344/12KTS. ERRATIC...MESOSCALE WOBBLING IS DUE TO STRONGER STORMS
CIRCULATING AROUND THE EYEWALL. OVERALL MOTION HAS SPED UP ENOUGH
FOR NHC TO SPEED LANDFALL...WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF NORTHWARD
MOVEMENT THIS MORNING PROMPTING AN EASTWARD SHIFT IN LANDFALL.
CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR DENNIS TO COME ONSHORE ALONG THE
ESCAMBIA...FL...EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
PACKAGE UPDATE TO REFLECT A SLIGHT SHIFTING IN THE INLAND TROPICAL
STORM/HURRICANE WARNING AREAS.
LOOKS LIKE NAIL-BITING TIME HAS BEGUN....
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.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HURRICANE WARNING ALZ063-064 GMZ630-650-670
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING ALZ051>056
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ057-058-060
FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES.
FL...HURRICANE WARNING FLZ002-004-006-GMZ655-675
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING FLZ001-003-005
FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES.
MS...INLAND HURRICANE WARNING MSZ076-079
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MSZ067-075-078
FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 134 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ALZ051-053>060-FLZ001>006-110400- BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH-COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-MONROE- OKALOOSA COASTAL-OKALOOSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-WILCOX- 134 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11 PM CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...BUTLER... CHOCTAW... CLARKE... CONECUH... COVINGTON... CRENSHAW... ESCAMBIA... MONROE... WILCOX IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA... SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:28 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Dennis caused street flooding across most of the county. Radar estimated that 3-5 inches of rain fell across most of the county, with isolated amounts of 6-8 inches across the north part.
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