Mississippi, 2008

Tropical Depression in Mississippi, September 1, 2008

September 1, 2008 · NWS MOB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Gustav brought tropical depression conditions to southeast Mississippi as it moved south of the area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 happened

The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.

Gustav brought tropical depression conditions to southeast Mississippi as it moved south of the area.

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 Aug 31, 7:59 PM CST, 7 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 7:59 PM CST, 7 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
900 PM PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

.UPDATE...TOR WATCH 876 ISSUED FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
EAST/WEST AL/FL STATE LINE AND NEAR SHORE ZONES/MOBILE BAY. THIS
WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY AS THE FEEDER BANDS OF GUSTAV
MOVE ONSHORE.

16

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...AND UPPER
     MOBILE.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER
     BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...AND WASHINGTON.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: AND WASHINGTON.

FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
     ROSA...COASTAL WALTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.

MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND
     WAYNE.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND
     WAYNE.

GM...HURRICANE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
     NM...MOBILE BAY...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO
     PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
     NM...AND WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60
     NM.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 tropical depression. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Depression, George

When
September 1, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
George forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

As hurricane Gustav moved south of the area, tropical depression conditions spread into southeast Mississippi. The winds increased during the early morning of September 1 and ended during the early afternoon as Gustav moved farther away. No damage was reported from the winds. Several mesonet sites had sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with higher gusts. Rainfall estimates across the area were 3-5 inches which resulted in some minor street flooding. Parts of southeast Mississippi were put under a tropical storm wind warning in the early morning hours of August 31 and the warning continued in effect until the late evening of September 1.

Tropical Depression, Stone

When
September 1, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Stone forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

As hurricane Gustav moved south of the area, tropical depression conditions spread into southeast Mississippi. The winds increased during the early morning of September 1 and ended during the early afternoon as Gustav moved farther away. No damage was reported from the winds. Several mesonet sites had sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with higher gusts. Rainfall estimates across the area were 3-5 inches which resulted in some minor street flooding. Parts of southeast Mississippi were put under a tropical storm wind warning in the early morning hours of August 31 and the warning continued in effect until the late evening of September 1.

Tropical Depression, Greene

When
September 1, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

As hurricane Gustav moved south of the area, tropical depression conditions spread into southeast Mississippi. The winds increased during the early morning of September 1 and ended during the early afternoon as Gustav moved farther away. No damage was reported from the winds. Several mesonet sites had sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with higher gusts in the south parts of the county. Rainfall estimates across the area were 3-5 inches which resulted in some minor street flooding. Parts of southeast Mississippi were put under a tropical storm wind warning in the early morning hours of August 31 and the warning continued in effect until the late evening of September 1.

Tropical Depression, Perry

When
September 1, 3:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.172, -88.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

As hurricane Gustav moved south of the area, tropical depression conditions spread into southeast Mississippi. The winds increased during the early morning of September 1 and ended during the early afternoon as Gustav moved farther away. No damage was reported from the winds. Several mesonet sites had sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with higher gusts in the south parts of the county. Rainfall estimates across the area were 3-5 inches which resulted in some minor street flooding. Parts of southeast Mississippi were put under a tropical storm wind warning in the early morning hours of August 31 and the warning continued in effect until the late evening of September 1.

What these are

Tropical Depression
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds below 34 knots.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Mississippi in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, September 2008The 2008 hurricane season

Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 134508, 134509, 134511, 134512.