A person was killed after they went around a barricade and fell in a sinkhole left by recent heavy rain.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A person was killed after they went around a barricade and fell in a sinkhole left by recent heavy rain.
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 May 2, 6:42 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 742 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014 .UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE SENT TO REDUCE RAIN CHANCES THIS MORNING BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS. WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE FAR EASTERN ZONES DUE TO THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS BEING TO OUR WEST...BUT THE BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT IS QUICKLY SHIFTING EAST. 34/JFB && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 508 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031200- 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- 508 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FOG POSSIBLY BECOMING LOCALLY DENSE REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN DENSE FOG. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLY BECOMING DENSE REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 OF A MILE OR LESS...OCCURRING MOSTLY DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS...WILL BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED THROUGH MIDWEEK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN DENSE FOG. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-031200- 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- 508 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A 91 year old man died after he went around a barricade and fell in a sinkhole.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood, Baldwin | 2014-05-02 | 91 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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