Deep South Heavy Rain Event
April 14, 2018
Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) of heavy rain and storm damage across the area on April 14th, as well as all the LSRs across the region for this event (regional map may take a minute to load).
Public Information Statement...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1050 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...Public Information Statement... ...Synopsis... Beginning in the late morning of April 14th, a slow moving convective line entered the WFO Mobile warning area. This northeast to southwest orientated line later stalled northwest of I-65 producing torrential rainfall. The highest radar rainfall estimates of 8-10 inches fell over Washington and Clarke Counties in Alabama as well as George and Stone County in Mississippi. Notably in the community of Fulton, Alabama in Clarke County where Bassett Creek overflowed its banks, at least 18 water rescues from flooded homes and cars were undertaken and several downtown businesses received flood damage. In southwestern George County, at least 70 people were rescued from the Red Creek Off Road RV campground due to flooding from Red Creek. ...Rainfall Reports... Rainfall amounts are for the 24 hour period ending at 7 am CDT on Sunday, April 15th. ...Alabama... Location Amount(in) Provider Grove Hill, AL 9.34 Emergency Manager Thomasville 2.0 S 8.29 PWS Pine Hill 3.6 WSW 8.03 CoCoRaHS Downtown Thomasville, AL 7.82 PWS Jackson, AL 7.17 PWS Jackson, AL 6.06 COOP Millry, AL 5.95 PWS Silas, AL 5.34 PWS Salipta, AL 4.62 Public Jackson 4.3 WSW 4.53 CoCoRaHS Millers Ferry, AL 4.11 DCP Butler, AL 3.54 PWS Toxey 6.0 N 3.35 CoCoRaHS Atmore 6.3 NW 3.23 CoCoRaHS Castleberry 5.6 WSW 2.73 CoCoRaHS Excel 2.5 ESE 2.70 CoCoRaHS Camden 1.0 NNE 2.39 CoCoRaHS Fairhope 3.7 NNW 2.39 CoCoRaHS Red Level, AL 2.24 Public Fairhope 3.1 NNW 2.16 CoCoRaHS Andalusia 10.0 SW 2.16 RAWS Daphne 1.5 SSW 2.11 CoCoRaHS Daphne 1.2 NNW 2.11 CoCoRaHS Daphne 4.2 NE 2.07 CoCoRaHS Daphne 0.4 SW 2.04 CoCoRaHS Spanish Fort 1.2 NE 2.02 CoCoRaHS Monroeville 2.00 Public Elberta 3.1 SSW 1.95 CoCoRaHS Fairhope 1.5 WSW 1.89 CoCoRaHS Pollard 2.4 N 1.88 CoCoRaHS Fairhope 1.6 W 1.88 CoCoRaHS Fairhope 2.3 N 1.87 CoCoRaHS Foley 0.5 ESE 1.83 CoCoRaHS Daphne 4.9 SE 1.80 CoCoRaHS Foley 4.5 SE 1.80 CoCoRaHS Loxley 0.4 SSW 1.76 CoCoRaHS Foley 2.0 SSW 1.74 CoCoRaHS Fairhope 2.2 E 1.72 CoCoRaHS Perdue Hill, AL 1.71 PWS Foley 7.4 SW 1.70 CoCoRaHS Gulf Shores 3.1 N 1.69 CoCoRaHS Evergreen 1.67 ASOS Andalusia 15.0 SSW 1.60 RAWS Orange Beach 2.1 NE 1.59 CoCoRaHS Beatrice, AL 1.59 PWS Gulf Shores 7.0 W 1.58 RAWS Mobile 5.1 S 1.57 CoCoRaHS Mobile 2.6 WNW 1.56 CoCoRaHS Mobile 1.4 ENE 1.56 CoCoRaHS Rutledge 1.0 W 1.55 CWOP Mobile 1.2 WSW 1.55 CoCoRaHS Uriah 8.1 W 1.51 CoCoRaHS Bay Minette 10.9 N 1.50 CoCoRaHS Mobile 4.5 WSW 1.45 CoCoRaHS Mobile 1.8 W 1.43 CoCoRaHS Mobile 10.4 W 1.41 CoCoRaHS Gonzalez 2.5 NNW 1.39 CoCoRaHS Tillmans Corner 8.7 WNW 1.35 CoCoRaHS Saraland 6.8 NNW 1.33 CoCoRaHS Wilmer 7.9 SE 1.29 CoCoRaHS Mobile 11.2 WSW 1.28 CoCoRaHS Summerdale 2.7 WNW 1.28 CoCoRaHS Downtown Mobile 1.26 ASOS Mobile Airport 1.25 ASOS Tillmans Corner 4.3 WNW 1.15 CoCoRaHS Mobile 7.4 W 1.14 CoCoRaHS Camden, AL 1.12 PWS ...Mississippi... Location Amount(in) Provider Leakesville, MS 3.0 WSW 6.47 RAWS Wiggins 5.8 E 4.93 CoCoRaHS Wiggins 6.0 E 4.72 RAWS Perkinston 1.7 NE 4.40 CoCoRaHS Janice 1.0 E 4.34 HADS Neely, MS 4.33 PWS Mclain, MS 4.16 HADS Wiggins, MS 4.03 PWS Waynesboro 18.0 SW 3.13 RAWS Benndale, MS 2.56 PWS Lucedale 13.1 SE 1.62 CoCoRaHS ...Florida... Location Amount(in) Provider Century 12.1 W 2.40 CoCoRaHS Crestview 1.9 SE 2.27 CoCoRaHS Destin 1.3 NW 1.94 CoCoRaHS Niceville 3.4 ESE 1.92 CoCoRaHS Mary Esther 0.6 E 1.92 CoCoRaHS Gulf Breeze 2.0 E 1.91 RAWS Pensacola 2.3 NE 1.90 CoCoRaHS Navarre 6.2 E 1.90 CoCoRaHS Crestview Airport 1.90 ASOS Niceville 4.5 SE 1.89 CoCoRaHS Pensacola 1.9 NE 1.85 CoCoRaHS Destin Airport 1.85 ASOS Shalimar 1.0 N 1.83 CoCoRaHS Niceville 2.1 SE 1.78 CoCoRaHS Milton 5.6 NW 1.75 CoCoRaHS Niceville 2.3 SE 1.75 CoCoRaHS Eglin Afb 5.6 NE 1.74 CoCoRaHS Baker 8.2 NE 1.73 CoCoRaHS Milton 6.0 SW 1.67 CoCoRaHS Pensacola 12.5 SW 1.63 CoCoRaHS Pensacola 7.0 NNW 1.58 CoCoRaHS Gonzalez 2.1 E 1.57 CoCoRaHS Pensacola Airport 1.56 ASOS Pensacola 2.4 SW 1.52 CoCoRaHS Navarre 2.1 WNW 1.50 CoCoRaHS Gulf Breeze 7.2 ENE 1.43 CoCoRaHS Niceville 3.6 SE 1.33 CoCoRaHS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. RAWS- Remote Automatic Weather Station PWS-Personal Weather Station HADS-Hydrometeorological Automated Data System ASOS- Automated Surface Observing System CoCoRaHS- Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network
Acknowledgements: Page created by Morgan Barry (Forecaster), Joe Maniscalco (Forecaster), and Da'Vel Johnson (Forecaster).
LAST UPDATED: April 2018
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