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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LEE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TORNADO THREAT INCREASING ALONG THE COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATE OBSERVED AND EXPECTED CONDITIONS. HIGHLIGHT TORNADO THREAT.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO
PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MOBILE...BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA...STONE AND
GEORGE COUNTIES.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND GULF COASTAL WATERS DESTIN TO PASCAGOULA OUT 60 NM.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4N...LONGITUDE 92.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST AT 2
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS THE HEAVIER...MORE PERSISTENT RAIN BANDS SHIFT EAST OF THE
AREA...MORE DISCRETE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS AND MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE COAST. THESE STORMS
ARE IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT TO ROTATE AND THE TORNADO THREAT HAS
INCREASED ACROSS THE COAST. A TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY PERSIST
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE REGION.

DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND
BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL INTERMITTENT HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO
REACH MINOR OR MODERATE FLOODING STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES AND MARINE AREA...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
COME MAINLY IN GUSTS AWAY FROM THE COAST.

LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE IN
THE GENERAL RANGE OF 7 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. STORM
SURGE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE FORECAST...
RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
AND ALONG BAYS AND SOUNDS. THE MOBILE BAY CAUSEWAY...THE CAUSEWAY
BRIDGE FROM THE MAINLAND TO DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND FORT PICKENS IN THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG
RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-041230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-STONE-
GEORGE-
1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE
FORECAST. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 163 JUST NORTH OF DOG
RIVER BRIDGE IN MOBILE COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. DOPPLER RADAR AND GROUND
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE
ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS COASTAL MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES WITH 4
TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING A LARGE
PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE THREAT FOR
TORNADOES IS INCREASING ALONG THE COAST FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-041230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN GULF
WATERS. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

FLZ001>006-041230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE
FORECAST. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
EARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...COINCIDING WITH THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE THREAT FOR
TORNADOES IS INCREASING ALONG THE COAST FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.

$$

GMZ655-675-041230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1146 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$






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