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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

400 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES...



IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...



     BALDWIN...MOBILE.



IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...



     WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...GEORGE...STONE.





SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL

RAINFALL...WILL DEVELOP AND EXPAND ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY.

A SURFACE BOUNDARY OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO

MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES...

INTERACTING WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM YESTERDAYS

THUNDERSTORMS AND DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE...WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS

FOR HEAVY RAINS.



SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME

AREA...LEADING TO LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS. SOILS OVER

THE WATCH AREA ARE AT OR NEAR SATURATION IN MANY PLACES. ADDITIONAL

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE RUNOFF INTO AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND

STREAMS. SOME FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND

URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE PAST 48 HOURS WERE AROUND FIVE INCHES AT THE

MOBILE MUNICIPAL PARK...AND AROUND FOUR AND A HALF INCHES AT BOTH THE

MOBILE REGIONAL AND DOWNTOWN AIRPORTS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS...STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION SHOULD

FLASH FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED FOR

THEIR AREA.



FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE MOBILE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB.

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