Alabama, 2014Flood in Alabama, April 8 to 9, 2014
April 8 to 9, 2014 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A strong upper level long wave trough moved through the southeast states and produced a large area of 4 to 6 inches of rain over portions of southeast Alabama. This was rain was spread out over a several hour period, so although flash flooding was minimal, some areal flooding did occur in portions of Dale county.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A strong upper level long wave trough moved through the southeast states and produced a large area of 4 to 6 inches of rain over portions of southeast Alabama. This was rain was spread out over a several hour period, so although flash flooding was minimal, some areal flooding did occur in portions of Dale county. This resulted in road damage of at least $50,000.
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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 9:24 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 9:24 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1124 AM EDT Tue Apr 8 2014
.Near Term [Through Today]...
The cold front has moved east of the region, but with a large
upper low still back over the Lower Mississippi River Valley,
another round of light showers will arrive late this afternoon and
into tonight. While some cooler and drier air has arrived, April
sunshine is going to be sufficient despite the cool advection
to warm temperatures into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees across
the region. Temperatures today will be a noticeable break from the
warm and humid conditions seen over the last few days.
&&
.Prev Discussion [628 AM EDT]...
.Short Term [Tonight Through Thursday]...
After the break in rainfall mentioned above, the upper level cold
pool and eventually the secondary cold front will move into the
region from the west tonight. This will bring a return of rain
chances to the CWA, but unlike the deluge we just received, PoPs
will be limited to 20 to 40% from east to west across the region and
total rainfall amounts will be quite low...generally on the order of
.Long Term [Thursday night Through Monday]...
The period will generally be mild with temperatures gradually
warming into the upper 70s Friday with lower 80s for the weekend
into Monday.
.Aviation [through 12 UTC Wednesday]...
Some MVFR CIGS may linger until around 12z at TLH or VLD, before
clearing out quickly this morning. After that, VFR conditions
expected at all terminals. A brief period of gusty west to northwest
winds are possible this afternoon.
.Marine...
Although winds have decreased to below small craft advisory levels
as the pre-frontal trough and cold front are still gradually pushing
from west to east across the coastal waters early this morning, seas
have remained elevated due to a long period of onshore swells. These
swells, in combination with the persistent band of convection which
has been very slow to exit the eastern waters, will result in the
small craft advisory remaining up until 8 am EDT this morning.
Thereafter, seas will gradually decrease from west to east during
the first half of today, before both winds and seas ramp up once
again by very late today, tonight, and into Wednesday, as a
secondary front pushes across the northeast Gulf. Winds will then
finally drop below headline criteria by Wednesday night and remain
low into the weekend. Also, while it appeared to be somewhat of a
threat at this time on Monday, we no longer believe that wind gusts
will reach gale force behind this second boundary.
.Fire Weather...
Fire weather concerns are not expected over the next few days with
recent heavy rainfall, and RH remaining above critical values.
.Hydrology...
After the very heavy rainfall both across the region and upstream of
our area during the past couple of days, many of our local rivers
and streams have either reached Flood stage or are expected to reach
Flood stage during the next 24 to 48 hours. These rivers include,
but may not be limited to the Kinchafoonee Creek, the Choctawhatchee
and Apalachicola Rivers, the Flint River, the Pea River, and Spring
Creek. For more details specific to your local area, please visit
our local AHPS web page (Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service) at
http:\\water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=tae
&&
.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Tallahassee 72 49 73 44 78 / 10 20 10 0 0
Panama City 70 51 71 48 74 / 20 30 10 0 0
Dothan 71 48 70 41 76 / 20 30 10 0 0
Albany 71 47 72 43 79 / 0 20 10 0 0
Valdosta 72 47 73 44 78 / 10 20 10 0 0
Cross City 74 49 74 40 78 / 10 20 10 0 0
Apalachicola 71 55 71 49 72 / 10 30 10 0 0
&&
.TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for Coastal Bay-
Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&
NEAR TERM...GODSEY
SHORT TERM...GOULD
LONG TERM...HOLLINGSWORTH
AVIATION...LAMERS
MARINE...GOULD
FIRE WEATHER...LAMERS
HYDROLOGY...GOULD/LAMERSFlood, Dale
- When
- April 8, 12:00 PM CST to April 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dale County, Clopton to Bertha
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -85.430
Moderate to heavy rain fell across Dale county over a long period of time. Given that 4 to 6 inches of rain had occurred during the prior week, the ground was saturated and areal flooding resulted. Several roads were closed and damaged due to the flooding, including most of the dirt roads in the county. Some roads affected included CR15, CR560, Waterford, Hopeful Church, and Gissendanner. The county engineer estimated at least $50,000 in road damage.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Flood and Hail in Mississippi, April 8, 2014$83,000 · 1.5 in hail · 11 events
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- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 8, 20149 events
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- Flooding in New York, April 8 to 11, 2014$11,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 8, 2014$7,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Mississippi, April 8, 20140.88 in hail · 2 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 8, 20142 events
- Flood in New Hampshire, April 8 to 10, 20141 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 8, 201452 kt wind · 1 event
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: 515027.