A slow moving cold front produced thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain that caused flooding.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A slow moving cold front produced thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain that caused flooding.
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 Mar 16, 6:29 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
729 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.UPDATE...HAVE CLEARED CHOCTAW AND WAYNE COUNTIES FROM THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH WITH OTHER MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. /29
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 72 52 62 42 68 / 100 70 40 10 05
PENSACOLA 72 57 64 47 66 / 100 80 70 30 05
DESTIN 66 59 66 52 65 / 100 90 70 30 05
EVERGREEN 71 54 62 43 69 / 100 70 60 20 05
WAYNESBORO 73 49 57 37 68 / 70 60 20 10 05
CAMDEN 73 51 60 41 68 / 100 70 40 20 05
CRESTVIEW 70 57 65 43 70 / 100 80 70 30 05
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BUTLER...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER
BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...WILCOX...
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY 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...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...SOUTHERN 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 723 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-171230- 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- 723 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH GOOD FORCING IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR IN THE LOWER LEVELS THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS...POSSIBLE TORNADOES...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS AND TRAINING CELLS OVER THE SAME AREA SOME LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE MAIN UPPER SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION. THE MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE POSSIBLE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-171230- 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- 723 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 723 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-FLZ001-MSZ079-161345- CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-INLAND ESCAMBIA FL- UPPER BALDWIN AL-CLARKE AL-LOWER BALDWIN AL-UPPER MOBILE AL- LOWER MOBILE AL-GEORGE MS- 723 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH...WESTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...NORTHERN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 845 AM CDT... AT 720 AM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE TO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATMORE TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUCEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIDTOWN MOBILE... DOWNTOWN MOBILE... MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION... MOVICO... POARCH CREEK RESERVATION... TILLMANS CORNER... SEMMES... SATSUMA... SARALAND... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && JP
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 6 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:01 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused water to cover roadways at the University of South Alabama campus.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Linda Lane and Ferry Avenue.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Norton Avenue.
Winds estimated at 70 mph blew a large metal sign from Rouses Market across the road at corner of US 43 and US 41 in Saraland.
Winds estimated at 70 mph downed power lines down at intersection of Norton and Senack roads in Saraland.
Winds estimated at 90 mph caused the front of Freds to collapse and part of the wall at Oreilly Auto Parts in Atmore. Structural damage also occurred at Burkes Outlet.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in the Straughn community.
Winds estimated at 70 mph caused roof damage, missing shingles, trim, wood debris also driven into ground and scattered on property of Canoe Baptist Church on Hwy 31.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in the Sanford community.
Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees with one falling on a house.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, March 2014
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: 505475, 505482, 505484, 505485, 505486, 505492, 505498, 505500, 505503, 505504, 505631, 505632.