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Storm Surge Warning issued October 9 at 6:53PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
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NWS Mobile issued a storm surge warning for the Mobile Coastal area, including Grand Bay, Dauphin Island, and Bayou La Batre. The alert calls for sheltering from hazardous wind and warns of potentially life-threatening storm surge through Saturday morning.
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- Affected location: Mobile Coastal, Alabama
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The alert advises sheltering now and says flood preparations and ordered evacuations should be complete.
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NWS Mobile issued a storm surge warning for the Mobile Coastal area, including Grand Bay, Dauphin Island, and Bayou La Batre. The alert calls for sheltering from hazardous wind and warns of potentially life-threatening storm surge through Saturday morning.
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 5/10
- Urgency
- 9/10
Primary official sources
- U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWSStorm Surge Warning issued October 9 at 6:53PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
- U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWSStorm Surge Warning issued October 9 at 10:13PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
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