Hurricane Isaac moved into central Louisiana. This track brought very heavy rainfall to southeast Mississippi along with tropical storm force wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Hurricane Isaac moved into central Louisiana. This track brought very heavy rainfall to southeast Mississippi along with tropical storm force wind gusts.
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, 12:00 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
100 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
.AVIATION [29.18Z KMOB/KBFM/KPNS TAF ISSUANCES]...BANDS OF HEAVY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PRIMARILY THE MOB AND BFM TAF SITES
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH NUMEROUS LIGHTER RAIN SHOWERS OCCURRING ON
THURSDAY. MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 20-30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 40
KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. /22
.PUBLIC...HURRICANE ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TODAY. STRONG WINDS ON
THE BACKSIDE OF ISAAC WILL OCCUR TODAY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM HURRICANE ISAAC
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GULF BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
UPDATED THE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SECTION BELOW TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
DISCONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS NOW UNDER A HIGH SURF
WARNING...AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...AND A WIND ADVISORY.
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER
BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...
LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
FL...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...
COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL
ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...
COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...
PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...
GREENE...PERRY...STONE...
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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...MOBILE BAY...
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS [ISSUED / 645 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012]...
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...HURRICANE ISAAC WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN TODAY AS THE CENTER MOVES SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA AND MOVES NORTHWEST. ALTHOUGH ISAAC WILL BE WEAKENING
TODAY THE AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STORM WILL
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AFFECT PARTS OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND AFTERNOON HEATING WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE
HIGHER WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN IN THE CONVECTIVE BANDS THIS
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN EVEN HIGHER WIND GUSTS. FLASH FLOODING AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.
THE REMAINS OF ISAAC WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS BY FRIDAY...HOWEVER A
DEEP MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME BANDING PRECIP MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL A
POSSIBILITY. WIND SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE ENOUGH BY FRIDAY TO
DECREASE THE TORNADO THREAT. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO RUN TOO HIGH WITH
TEMPS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND WILL UNDERCUT A FEW DEGREES DUE TO
CLOUD COVER AND WIDESPREAD RAIN. /13
LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN DECREASING POPS AND HIGHER TEMPS.
GLOBAL MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL MERGE WITH A
SHORTWAVE IN THE NORTHERN STREAM EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IT DIVES
SOUTHEASTWARD...SENDING A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK. /13
MARINE...STRONG WINDS AND HIGHLY DEVELOPED SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH THURSDAY AS ISAAC CONTINUES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD
INTO ACROSS LOUISIANA AND WEAKENS. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON
ISAAC.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 85 77 86 76 89 / 80 60 70 50 50
PENSACOLA 87 79 87 76 89 / 80 60 70 50 50
DESTIN 85 78 85 77 89 / 80 60 70 40 50
EVERGREEN 88 74 88 73 91 / 80 60 70 40 50
WAYNESBORO 86 73 87 73 90 / 80 60 70 50 50
CAMDEN 88 73 87 72 90 / 80 60 70 40 50
CRESTVIEW 87 77 88 73 91 / 80 60 70 40 50
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER
BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER
MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...
LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL
ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND
ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...
PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...
GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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...MOBILE BAY...
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 646 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301200- 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 646 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA...THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER EXPECTS HURRICANE ISAAC TO CONTINUE SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. INCREASED SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BEACHES WITH A HIGH RISK OF LETHAL RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WHERE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EXISTS. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON ISAAC. FOR FURTHER LOCAL DETAILS REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST TRACK SHOWS ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY WHILE CONTINUING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS LOUISIANA. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY BE REQUIRED AS ISAAC CONTINUES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-301200- 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- 646 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER EXPECTS HURRICANE ISAAC TO CONTINUE SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER MOST OF THE AREA AREA AND ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON ISAAC. FOR FURTHER LOCAL DETAILS REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST TRACK SHOWS ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY WHILE CONTINUING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS LOUISIANA. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:37 UTC.
4 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 60 mph damaged a grocery store roof.
Red Creek was bankful and rising due to heavy rain.
Very heavy rain from Isaac caused water flow over Highway 57 near Hillman.
Several roads were closed from flooding that occurred overnight...City Bridge Road near the town of Big Level...Riceville Road near Mchenry and Ralph Miller Road in the eastern portion of the county.
Heavy rain caused water to cover Highway 613 and enter houses in the area.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Isaac led to numerous water rescues in the Leakesville area.
A rain gauge measured 17.60 inches of rain for the event.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, August 2012
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: 409156, 409160, 409151, 409159, 409165, 409166, 409169.