Tropical Storm — Lower Mobile, Alabama

2012-08-28 to 2012-08-29 · Lower Mobile, Alabama

Event narrative

Storm surge inundation levels of 1 to 3 feet were reported at many of the coastal areas...especially at the times of astronomical high tides on both the 28th and 29th. Numerous coastal roadways were flooded along with other waterfront property. Some of the roadways include...Water Street in Downtown Mobile...DIP at the Dog River Bridge...Bienville Boulevard on the West End of Dauphin Island...the Highway 90 causeway over northern Mobile Bay...as well as locations around Alabama Port. The Alabama Governor ordered evacuations of zones 1 and 2 in coastal Mobile county.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Isaac moved into central Louisiana. This track brought storm surge...flooding...and isolated tornadoes to the central gulf coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 409131. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.