Tropical Storm Fay Dumps Heavy Rain Over
The Northern Gulf Coast - August 23, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay will be known for its interesting trek across the state of Florida and its very heavy rainfall. A zoomed out view of the rainfall that occurred during the lifespan of Tropical Storm Fay and its interesting track across the southeastern US can be seen in the WPC rainfall graphic to the right.
Across our area, a general 5-8 inches of rain fell from Dauphin Island northward to Camden, AL with a few spots observing over 9 inches of rain. Highland Home, AL (Crenshaw County) had a measurement of 12.16 inches of rain and 9.95 inches of rain was observed in Camden, AL (Wilcox County) during Tropical Storm Fay. The swath of heavy rain can be seen in the graphic below shows the storm total precipitation estimates from the Mobile (KMOB) Doppler Radar from 723pm on August 22 through 837am on August 26.
During Fay, the storms continued to train and move over the same general area throughout the entirety of the event. These training storms caused several streets to flood and eventually become impassable, especially across Mobile and Baldwin Counties in southwestern Alabama. In Mobile County, the hardest hit areas were along the Dog River and Bayou Sara. The combination of heavy rain and above normal tides caused the water to rise rapidly which resulted in houses being evacuated.
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Public Information Statement
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
210 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...RAINFALL TOTALS AND WIND REPORTS FROM TROPICAL STORM FAY...
BELOW ARE SOME SELECTED PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY. THE RAINFALL TOTALS ARE 3 DAY TOTALS
ENDING AT 1159 PM ON AUGUST 25.
ASOS/AWOS SITES FROM 1AM (08/23/08) THROUGH 1AM (08/26/08)
MOBILE REGIONAL APRT AL (MOB)...6.14
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AL (BFM)........5.51
GREENVILLE AL (PRN).............4.04
EVERGREEN AL (GZH)..............3.92
ANDALUSIA/OPP AL (794)..........3.43
FLORALA AL (OJ4)................2.66
WHITING FIELD FL (NSE)..........2.46
WHITING FIELD FL NORTH (NDZ)....2.45
CRESTVIEW FL (CEW)..............2.31
DESTIN FL (DTS).................1.55
HURLBURT FIELD FL (HRT).........1.46
EGLIN AFB FL (VPS)..............1.25
PENSACOLA FL (PNS)..............1.07
PENSACOLA NAS FL (NPA)..........0.77
MOBILE NWS OFFICE: 4.52 INCHES: 1AM (08/23/08) TO 1 AM (08/26/08)
OTHER OBSERVATIONS/COOP FROM MIDNIGHT (08/23/08) THROUGH 1159 PM (08/25/08)
HIGHLAND HOME AL...............12.16
CAMDEN 1NNE AL..................9.95
ALBERTA AL......................8.49
DAPHNE 1NNW AL..................8.24
GILBERT AL......................8.02
INDUSTRY AL.....................8.00
THOMASVILLE 3S AL...............7.88
PINE HILL 4WSW AL...............7.39
THEODORE 8SSE AL................7.33
THEODORE 4SSE AL................7.32
MIDWAY AL.......................7.25
DAPHNE 1SW AL...................6.65
MILLERS FERRY DAM AL............6.60
DAUPHIN ISLAND AL...............6.48
THEODORE 7SSE AL................6.45
RIVER FALLS AL..................6.44
BASSETT CREEK AL................6.36
GROVE HILL AL...................6.79
CODEN AL........................6.19
SARALAND 1E AL..................6.08
SARALAND 7NNW AL................6.07
PINE BARREN AL..................5.92
THEODORE 3S AL..................5.64
LUVERNE AL......................5.61
MOBILE APRT 6SSW................5.50
RIVER FALLS AL (PTAA1)..........5.54
SARALAND AL.....................5.53
JACKSON 4WSW AL.................5.47
SEMMES, AL......................5.43
MOBILE 6WNW AL..................5.40
FAIRHOPE 2N AL..................5.34
FAIRHOPE 2WSW AL................5.30
FAIRHOPE AL (FHPA1).............5.27
PINE APPLE AL...................5.25
FAIRHOPE 1W AL..................5.23
MOBILE AL (HENRY J REID FS).....5.20
MOBILE 5S AL....................5.10
GRAND BAY 1NW AL................5.00
FOWL RIVER LAUREN AL............4.91
THOMASVILLE AL..................4.88
THEODORE 2 NNE AL...............4.71
EVERGREEN AL....................4.70
FAIRHOPE AL 3NE.................4.68
MOBILE AL (GUS REHM FS).........4.67
ATMORE AL (NURSERY).............4.66
MOBILE AL (TOULMINVILLE)........4.65
TILLIMANS CORNER 3WNW AL........4.65
RIVER FALLS AL..................4.64
MOBILE 1WSW AL..................4.52
MOBILE AL (SPRING HILL FS)......4.49
FAIRHOPE 2NNW AL................4.48
MOBILE 2W AL....................4.43
FAIRHOPE 4NNW AL................4.40
THOMASVILLE 4WNW AL.............4.38
WALLACE AL......................4.35
MOBILE APRT 6S AL...............4.23
WILMER 8SE AL...................4.21
MURDER CREEK/ EVERGREEN AL......4.15
BLACK CREEK MS..................4.10
MOBILE AL (EMA).................4.07
OPEN POND AL....................4.00
LOXLEY AL.......................3.97
FAIRHOPE 2E AL..................3.96
FAIRHOPE 4E AL..................3.95
POLLARD 2N AL...................3.91
MOBILE AL (CENTRAL FIRE STA)....3.88
MOBILE 11 WSW AL................3.86
SILVERHILL 5SW AL...............3.80
THEODORE 3WNW AL................3.77
REPTON AL.......................3.75
TILLMANS CORNER 3WNW AL.........3.69
SILVERHILL AL...................3.51
MOBILE 1N AL....................3.33
GRAND BAY 3NNE AL...............3.22
BREWTON 3NNE AL.................3.19
JACKSON 2N AL...................3.17
JAY FL..........................3.10
JACKSON AL......................3.10
CLAIBORNE DAM AL................3.06
LOXLEY 4E AL....................3.06
ANDALUSIA AL....................3.02
POINT CLEAR 2SSW AL.............3.02
MILTON FL.......................2.98
MOBILE 3WNW AL..................2.95
WEEKS BAY AL (FAIRHOPE).........2.80
BREWTON AL......................2.79
CRESTVIEW 4N FL.................2.75
BAKER 8NE FL....................2.69
SUMMERDALE 4WSW AL..............2.65
MILTON 4NNE FL..................2.63
LAUREL HILL FL..................2.62
ROBERTSDALE AL..................2.43
BASSETT CREEK AL................2.28
LEAKESVILLE 3NW MS..............2.25
ESCAMBIA RIVER FL (MOLINO)......2.18
USS ALABAMA AL (MOBILE BAY).....2.17
CRESTVIEW 3NE FL................2.13
COFFEEVILLE DAM AL..............2.11
GASQUE RAWS AL..................2.06
FLORALA AL......................2.04
ELEVENMILE CREEK FL.............1.96
ELBERTA 8ESE AL.................1.89
MAGNOLIA RIVER AL...............1.89
FOLEY 7SW AL....................1.88
WAYNESBORO MS...................1.77
ELBERTA 3SSW AL.................1.77
LEAKESVILLE MS..................1.76
NEW AUGUSTA MS..................1.76
CRESTVIEW FL....................1.73
SUMMERERDALE 3ESE AL............1.62
THEODORE 4WNW AL................1.62
REPTON AL.......................1.47
MONROEVILLE AL..................1.42
ORANGE BEACH 5E AL..............1.40
MELVIN AL.......................1.38
MCLAIN MS.......................1.35
ORANGE BEACH 3ENE AL............1.29
FLORALA AL......................1.24
BLACKWATER RIVER FL.............1.22
BUCKATUNNA MS...................1.21
WIGGINS MS......................1.20
MOBILE/ BIG CREEK LAKE AL.......1.18
MERRILL MS......................1.01
NICEVILLE FL....................0.95
WIGGINS MS (WGAM6)..............0.88
SHALIMAR FL.....................0.83
MILLIGAN FL.....................0.81
PENSACOLA FL (PSAF1)............0.73
GULFSHORES AL...................0.60
GREENVILLE AL (GVLA1)...........0.52
YELLOW RIVER FL.................0.46
SHOAL RIVER/ MOSSY FL...........0.37
LISTED BELOW ARE SOME OF THE SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS REPORTED
ACROSS THE AREA FROM MIDNIGHT (08/23/08) ENDING AT 1159 PM CDT (08/25/08).
ASOS OBSERVATION SITES WINDS(MPH): SUSTAINED/ GUSTS
DOWNTOWN MOBILE AL (BFM)................................36......53
MILTON FL (NDZ).........................................24......47
PENSACOLA NAS FL (NPA)..................................21......45
PENSACOLA FL (PNS)......................................36......43
GREENVILLE AL (PRN).....................................25......43
MOBILE REG. AIRPORT, AL (MOB)...........................30......40
EVERGREEN AL (GZH)......................................24......39
CRESTVIEW FL (CEW)......................................28......38
DESTIN FL (DTS).........................................29......38
GULF SHORES AL (JKA)....................................20......37
MARY ESTHER FL (HRT)....................................25......33
WHIING FIELD FL (NSE)...................................22......32
OTHER OBSERVATION SITES (BUOYS/C-MAN/OTHER)
DAUPHIN ISLAND AL (USA MESONET)................................67
DAUPHIN ISLAND AL (DPAL1)...............................32......59
USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP/MOBILE BAY AL....................25......58
MIDDLE BAY AL LIGHTHOUSE (MBLA1)........................45........
FORT WALTON FL (WRIGHT ES)..............................24......49
MOBILE AL (CENTRAL FIRE STATION)........................25......48
ELBERTA AL..............................................25......43
CHATOM AL...............................................25......43
PENSACOLA FL (SACRED HEART).............................23......41
CRESTVIEW FL (WALKER ES)................................25......38
SHALIMAR FL.............................................25......37
MOBILE AL (DOUGLAS MELTON FIRE STATION).................23......37
MOBILE AL (EMA).........................................23......36
MOBILE AL (SPRING HILL).................................23......36
MOLINO FL.......................................................36
ROBERTSDALE AL..................................................35
LOXLEY AL.......................................................35
WEST MOBILE AL..................................................35
LUVERNE AL..............................................23......34
GULF SHORES AL..................................................31
FORT WALTON/DESTIN FL...........................................31
MEAHER PARK/ MOBILE BAY AL......................................30
SARALAND AL.....................................................29
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CACERES/SHEPHERD
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Post-Tropical Cyclone Report
POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...TROPICAL STORM FAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
252 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008
NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.
THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS
WERE IN EFFECT FOR FAY.
COUNTIES INCLUDED...BALDWIN...BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA AL...ESCAMBIA FL...GEORGE...
GREENE...MOBILE...MONROE...OKALOOSA...PERRY...SANTA ROSA...STONE...
WASHINGTON...WAYNE...WILCOX
A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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KMOB-MOBILE REGIONAL
30.67 -88.24 1002.2 24/0556 330/024 23/2023 330/035 23/2148
KBFM-MOBILE BRROKLEY
30.64 -88.07 1002.3 24/0453 160/029 25/0621 160/046 25/0621
KJKA-GULF SHORES
30.29 -87.67 9999.0 210/017 25/2200 270/034 26/0100
KNPA-PENSACOLA NAS
30.36 -87.32 1000.7 23/2356 180/022 25/0956 230/039 25/1004
KNDZ-MILTON NORTH
30.72 -87.02 997.9 23/2356 190/023 25/1530 190/041 25/1043
KNSE-MILTON SOUTH
30.70 -87.02 1005.4 26/0756 220/022 25/1856 160/038 25/1539
KCEW-CRESTVIEW
30.79 -86.52 998.5 23/2253 200/021 25/1144 180/033 25/1722
KHRT-MARY ESTHER
30.42 -86.68 1006.4 26/0734 210/021 26/0809 180/032 25/1656
KDTS-DESTIN
30.40 -86.47 1005.9 26/0753 190/018 25/1653 220/033 25/1154
K79J-ANDALUSIA
31.32 -86.41 1005.5 26/0956 250/014 25/1213 250/024 25/1213
KGZH-EVERGREEN
31.41 -87.04 998.7 24/0053 170/026 25/1839 170/034 25/1837
KPRN-GREENVILLE
31.84 -86.61 984.1 23/2356 060/023 24/0017 030/037 23/2158
REMARKS:
NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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SEMMES
30.78 -88.26 1002.0 24/0500 000/000 I 000/000 I
DAUPHIN ISLAND
30.26 -88.11 I 220/036 25/0510 220/058 25/0551
REMARKS: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MESONET, OCCURRED IN FEEDER
BAND.
B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/
LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME
DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC)
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MBLA1-MIDDLE BAY
30.44 -88.01 I 200/039 25/1100 I
MHPA1-MEAHER PARK
30.66 -87.94 1002.0 24/1400 200/026 25/1200 I
MBLA1-MIDDLE BAY
30.44 -88.01 I 200/039 25/1100 I
DPIA1-DAUPHIN ISLAND
30.24 -88.07 1003.0 24/0400 170/028 25/0600 180/051 25/0600
PCLF1-PENSACOLA PORT
30.39 -87.21 1000.0 24/0000 160/012 25/1600 I
42040-64 MILES SOUTH DAUPHIN ISLAND
29.17 -88.29 1006.0 25/0800 220/030 25/0900 210/045 25/0818
REMARKS:
C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC AUG 23 UNTIL 0600 UTC AUG 26
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CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL
LAT LON (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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MOBILE REGIONAL MOBILE MOB 6.14
30.67 -88.24
MOBILE-BROOKLEY MOBILE BFM 5.51
30.64 -88.07
GREENVILLE BUTLER PRN 4.04
31.82 -86.62
EVERGREEN CONECUH GZH 3.92
31.43 -86.96
ANDALUSIA COVINGTON 794 3.43
31.30 -86.48
HIGHLAND HOME CRENSHAW 12.16
31.95 -86.31
CAMDEN WILCOX 9.95
31.99 -87.29
ALBERTA WILCOX 8.49
32.23 -87.41
DAPHNE BALDWIN 8.24
30.60 -87.90
THOMASVILLE CLARKE 7.88
31.91 -87.74
PINE HILL WILCOX 7.39
31.98 -87.58
THEODORE MOBILE 7.33
30.54 -88.18
MIDWAY MONROE 7.25
31.71 -87.05
DAPHNE BALDWIN 6.65
30.60 -87.90
MILLERS FERRY WILCOX 6.60
32.09 -87.37
DAUPHIN ISLAND MOBILE 6.48
30.25 -88.11
RIVER FALLS COVINGTON 6.44
31.35 -86.54
GROVE HILL CLARKE 6.79
31.70 -87.78
CODEN MOBILE 6.19
30.38 -88.24
SARALAND MOBILE 6.08
30.82 -88.07
LUVERNE CRENSHAW 5.61
31.71 -86.26
FAIRHOPE BALDWIN 5.23
30.52 -87.90
JACKSON CLARKE 5.47
31.50 -87.89
SEMMES MOBILE 5.43
30.77 -88.26
PINE APPLE WILCOX 5.25
31.87 -86.99
GRAND BAY MOBILE 5.00
30.47 -88.34
INDUSTRY BUTLER 8.00
31.60 -86.61
ATMORE ESCAMBIA 4.66
31.02 -87.49
WALLACE ESCAMBIA 4.35
31.20 -87.22
WILMER MOBILE 4.21
30.82 -88.36
WIGGINS STONE 4.10
30.85 -89.14
REPTON CONECUH 3.75
31.40 -87.24
JAY SANTA ROSA 3.10
30.95 -87.15
MILTON SANTA ROSA 2.98
30.61 -87.03
REMARKS:
D. INLAND FLOODING...
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MOBILE...FRESH WATER FLOODING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH PART OF COUNTY.
BALDWIN...FRESH WATER FLOODING REPORTED ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE
BETWEEN SPANISH FORT AND WEEKS BAY.
CRENSHAW...FRESH WATER FLOODING WAS REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
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E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G
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COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH
OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION
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MOBILE CAUSEWAY 0.00 0.00 25/1200 NONE
CAUSEWAY WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM ABOVE NORMAL TIDES
MOBILE DAUPHIN ISLAND 0.00 0.00 25/1200 MODERATE
WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND WAS FLOODED DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND
ROUGH SURF.
MOBILE DOG RIVER 0.00 0.00 25/1200 UNKNOWN I
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES CAUSED WATER TO RISE ALONG THE DOG RIVER. THE
WATER GOT UP TO THE FOUNDATIONS OF SEVERAL HOMES.
MOBILE G MOBILE STATE DO 0.00 4.00 25/1155 UNKNOWN
MOBILE G MIDDLE BAY 0.00 3.20 25/1114 UNKNOWN
MOBILE G BAYOU LA BATRE 0.00 4.16 25/1013 UNKNOWN
MOBILE BAYOU SARA 0.00 0.00 25/1900 UNKNOWN
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND FRESH WATER FLOODING COMBINED TO PUSH
BAYOU SARA OUT OF ITS BANKS. THE WATER APPROACHED THE FOUNDATIONS OF
SOME HOMES AND FLOODED AREA ROADS.
REMARKS:
F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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MOBILE
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND FLOODING OCCURRED IN RAIN BANDS ON THE BACK
SIDE OF FAY.
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Legend:
I-Incomplete Data
E-Estimated
GARY BEELER
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