Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding across portions of southwest Alabama.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding across portions of southwest Alabama.
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 Dec 12, 4:10 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
410 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2009
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...A WARM FRONT OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY...WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE WARM FRONT
WILL ACT AS A LIFTING MECHANISM...AND COMBINED WITH SUPPORT FROM A SERIES
OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF WIDESPREAD
RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.
AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES BY LATE
EVENING AND THE OVERNIGHT...THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE...
RESULTING IN A BETTER CHANCE OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE
RAIN AREAS OF RAIN. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THE WARM FRONT WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...WITH RAIN CHANCES CONTINUING. MILDER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND LOWS WARMING INTO THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S BY MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT. 12/DS
&&
.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...NO CHANGES MADE TO LONGER
TERM PART OF THE FCST. DISSIPATING BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE
SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE PERIOD...WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA ON
TUESDAY...WITH A INCREASED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER AND DRIER
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT DURING THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK. 12/DS
&&
.AVIATION (18Z ISSUANCE)...LIFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE PERIOD AS A WARM FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT...AREAS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING
LATE TONIGHT. 13/JC
&&
.MARINE...THE STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER THE EAST CENTRAL STATES MOVES
OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC THROUGH TONIGHT AS A SURFACE LOW MOVES FROM
THE WESTERN GULF INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES AND BRINGS A
WARM FRONT NORTHWARD FROM THE CENTRAL GULF AND THROUGH THE MARINE
AREA. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE AREA BECOME
SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO AROUND 15 KNOTS. A SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS AND MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MARINE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW IN ITS WAKE. 13/JC
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO HEADLINES AS MOIST RAINY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. 12/DS
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 55 73 62 76 / 90 60 20 70
PENSACOLA 55 74 64 75 / 80 60 20 60
DESTIN 55 72 64 73 / 80 70 20 50
EVERGREEN 50 71 57 74 / 90 70 20 70
WAYNESBORO 50 69 54 75 / 100 50 20 80
CAMDEN 49 68 57 72 / 100 70 20 70
CRESTVIEW 53 74 57 76 / 80 70 20 60
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT
20 NM...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20
TO 60 NM.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-131200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 600 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ADVANCES FROM THE NORTHWESTERN GULF AND MOVES A WARM FRONT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE NUSIANCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOY LYING AREAS. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND DECREASE TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND BECOME NUMEROUS MONDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS COMING TO AN END LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water covering Bethlehem Road between U.S. Highway 69 and Winn Road near Mays Crossroads.
Heavy rain flooded several roads across Clarke County.
Mobile City Police reported water covering the intersection of Bellingrath Road and U.S. Highway 90. Several vehicles were stalled in the high water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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