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Weather Forecast Office Mobile, AL

Southeast River Forecast Center

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Printable Image About this graph Tabular Data (UTC) Tabular Data (CDT) Datum: NAVD88 Metadata

NOTE: Water levels are referenced to the Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) Datum. This datum can be used to approximate sea water inundation of normally dry ground near the coast. For specific impacts, please refer to the statements on this page. NOTE: Forecasts for the Gulf of Mexico Tide Gauge at Coast Guard Sector Mobile (IN MHHW) are issued routinely year-round. Vertical Datum references a tidal datum...for more information see Tides and Currents .

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 6 Moderate Flood Stage: 3 Flood Stage: 1.7 Action Stage: 0 Low Stage (in feet): -1.7 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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2.65	Alternate 90 Eastbound roadway flooded near Cochran Bridge. Expect major delays.
2.5	2.5 - 2.8 ft MHHW - Both directions of the US 90/98 are impassable due to flooding. Approximately 1 foot of water on the road.
2.3	Both directions of the US 90/98 Causeway flood.
2.1	Both eastbound and westbound I-10 ramps on the US90/98 Causeway can be closed after becoming impassable due to flood waters. Portions of outside eastbound lanes elsewhere on the Causeway have some splash up water on the road. US90 westbound lanes usually remain open to traffic, but will need to be monitored. Locations along Highway 163/Dauphine Island Parkway north of the the Dog River Bridge, from just north of Helen Wood Park to the south end of North Mariana Dr, begin to flood
2	2.0 - 3.0 ft MWWH - Moderate flooding of docks, piers, boat ramps and other low lying areas over portions of Mobile Bay. Minor flooding of docks, piers, boat ramps, and other lying areas along portions of the Eastern Shore.
1.75	The outside lane of eastbound US 90/98 Causeway can sometime experience minor flooding, although the road remains open.
1.7	1.7 - 2.0ft MHHW - Minor flooding of docks, piers, boat ramps and other low lying areas over portions of northern Mobile Bay. Low lying portions of the US 90/98 Causeway near the eastbound I-10 on ramp begins to see some splash-up and some standing water.

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Latitude: 30.648300° N, Longitude: 88.058300° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 1.7 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

Additional Information

Displayed tide data is relative to Mean High High Water (MHHW). The forecasts displayed are courtesy of the National Ocean Service. More forecasts are available at: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ofs/ngofs2/ngofs_mobile.html

Resources

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