A series of strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding in Baldwin County, Alabama during the morning hours of July 11, 2013.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A series of strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding in Baldwin County, Alabama during the morning hours of July 11, 2013.
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 11, 6:42 AM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 742 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 .UPDATE...HAVE UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS TO CATEGORICAL ACROSS THE AREA BASED ON RADAR TRENDS AND LATEST HRRR/WRF GUIDANCE. NO OTHER MAJOR CHANGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 88 73 91 71 90 / 90 40 50 30 30 PENSACOLA 88 74 89 73 90 / 100 40 60 30 40 DESTIN 86 76 87 74 88 / 90 40 60 30 50 EVERGREEN 89 72 91 69 90 / 100 40 40 20 30 WAYNESBORO 89 71 92 69 90 / 100 30 30 10 20 CAMDEN 89 72 91 69 90 / 100 30 30 10 20 CRESTVIEW 89 70 90 68 90 / 90 40 60 30 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 522 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121030- 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- 522 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH SCATTERED ACTIVITY CONTINUING EACH DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE BEST COVERAGE WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT AND THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-121030- NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE 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- 522 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER LAND AREAS ON FRIDAY. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED STORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:41 UTC.
5 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Baldwin County Emergency Managment reported flooding of water at least 6 inches deep over County Road 9 near U.S. Highway 98.
Baldwin County Emergency Management reported flooding of Highqay 181 near the intersection of County Road 32. They reported water to a depth of 8 inches flowing across the roadway.
Flooding of water at least 6 inches in depth reported along Highway 98 near Barnwell.
Fast flowing water up to one foot deep reported near the intersecion of Highway 181 and Highway 104 northeast of Fairhope.
Water at least 6 inches in depth flowing over the intersection of Highway 181 and Highway 48 near Fairhope.
Baldwin County Emergency Management relayed Baldwin County Sherriff's Office report of multiple homes flooded on Highway 181 north of Twin Beech Road and County Road 44.
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