FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 751 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CST
* AT 748 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN MOBILE
COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF MOBILE. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE
NEXT 3 HOURS. CONSIDERING MUCH OF SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY JUST
EXPERIENCED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO...THIS
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALLACE
TUNNEL...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA...SPRING HILL COLLEGE...SNOW
AND TANNER WILLIAMS...SEVEN HILLS...PINTO ISLAND...MOBILE
INFIRMARY...MOBILE AIRPORT...LANGAN PARK...LADD STADIUM...KNOLLWOOD
HOSPITAL...I65 AND MOFFETT ROAD...I65 AND AIRPORT BLVD...I10 AND
I65 INTERSECTION...HUTCHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...FOREST HILL...
DAWES...CRICHTON...MEDAL OF HONOR PARK...BROOKLEY FIELD AIRPORT...
BIG CREEK LAKE DAM...AIRPORT AND UNIVERSITY AND AIRPORT AND
GOVERNMENT
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT
AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.
LAT...LON 3034 8820 3036 8820 3038 8825 3036 8825
3035 8825 3036 8827 3038 8826 3037 8830
3039 8832 3039 8840 3071 8842 3073 8801
3071 8800 3058 8808 3052 8807 3052 8809
3044 8810 3033 8814
$$
JFB
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 957 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 145 AM CST
* AT 949 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING OVER AND TO THE
WEST OF MOBILE COUNTY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE
ALREADY OCCURRED OVER THE COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. WITH THE GROUND BEING SO
SATURATED...FLASH FLOODING BECOMES MORE LIKELY WITH EACH
ADDITIONAL HOUR HEAVY RAIN FALLS. AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
PERSISTS...THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIDESPREAD STREAMS AND CREEKS COMING
OUT OF THEIR BANKS INCREASES. THE THREAT FOR NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES AND UNDERMINING OF ROADWAYS WILL ALSO INCREASE. TRAVEL
IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I65 AND
I165...WILMER...WHISTLER...TURNERVILLE...SIDNEY...SEMMES...
SATSUMA...SARALAND...SALCO...PINEOLA...OAK GROVE...MOUNT VERNON...
MOFFET...LOTT AND COLEMAN DAIRY RO...KUSHLA...I65 AND US 43...I65
AND AL 158...GULFCREST...GEORGETOWN...EIGHT MILE...EARLVILLE...
CREOLA...CITRONELLE...CHUNCHULA...CHICKASAW...CHASTANG...CELESTE...
CALVERT...BUCKS...BIG CREEK LAKE AND AXIS
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT
AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.
LAT...LON 3037 8820 3039 8838 3112 8844 3116 8798
3088 8799 3084 8795 3079 8803 3032 8814
$$
JFB
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 848 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING
* AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...4.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 5.0 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW.
* AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OF RESIDENCES IN THE AREA WILL OCCUR.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 934 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER
BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA
ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...
STONE AND WAYNE.
* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* MOST OF THE REGION RECEIVED AT LEAST 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS
MUCH AT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN. A BREAK ON SUNDAY WITH LIGHT
RAIN DID NOT BRING MUCH DRYING TO OCCUR. A SERIES OF UPPER
AIR DISTURBANCES HAS BEEN MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BRINGING ADDITIONAL AND
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WHICH FLOODED SOME
ACCESS POINTS ALONG INTERSTATE 65. THIS MAY RECUR OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE FALLING IN SOME
AREAS. LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS IN THIS TYPE EVENT ARE
OFTEN EVEN HIGHER. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAKE FLOODING
PROBLEMS WORSE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA INCLUDING AREA RIVERS.
* MANY RIVERS ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND WILL
REMAIN SO THROUGH THE WEEK. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD
PLAIN SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$
DENSE FOG ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 802 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST TUESDAY...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST TUESDAY.
SURFACE VISIBILITY ALONG COASTAL ROADS BE A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
OVERNIGHT. DIP YOUR HEADLIGHTS FOR MAXIMUM VISIBILITY AHEAD OF YOU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN
ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...DIP YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM AHEAD OF YOU.
$$
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