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Flash Flood — Mobile, AL

Sep 19, 2019

A backdoor cold front moving from east to west across the area as high pressure built across the Mid-Atlantic states. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of this boundary. This front stalled during the late afternoon and evening hours across southwest Alabama. A thunderstorm developed along this boundary across portions of midtown and downtown Mobile. The storm stalled across these areas and produced 4 inches to over 10 inches of rain, causing numerous flooding issues

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 855815). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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