{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a56efa8ba77f92a40a0740f9eee4a01068678706.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 21 at 10:43AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a56efa8ba77f92a40a0740f9eee4a01068678706.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Mobile AL"},"word_count":1094,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tropical Cyclone Local Statement: Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 21 at 10:43AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Choctaw; Washington; Clarke; Wilcox; Monroe; Conecuh; Butler; Crenshaw; Escambia; Covington; Mobile Inland; Baldwin Inland; Mobile Central; Baldwin Central; Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Inland; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Inland; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Inland; Okaloosa Coastal; Wayne; Perry; Greene; Stone; George\n**Issued by:** NWS Mobile AL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T10:43:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T10:43:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nHLSMOB\n\nThis product covers portions of southwest Alabama...northwest Florida...south\ncentral Alabama...and inland southeast Mississippi.\n\n**TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL BRING COASTAL AND OFFSHORE IMPACTS LATER\nTODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING**\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n- The Storm Surge Watch has been cancelled for Baldwin Coastal\nand Mobile Coastal\n- The Tropical Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm\nWarning for Escambia Coastal, Okaloosa Coastal, and Santa Rosa\nCoastal\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Baldwin Central,\nBaldwin Coastal, Escambia Coastal, Mobile Central, Mobile\nCoastal, Okaloosa Coastal, and Santa Rosa Coastal\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n- About 140 miles southeast of Mobile AL or about 100 miles\nsouth-southeast of Pensacola FL\n- 29.3N 86.3W\n- Storm Intensity 60 mph\n- Movement North-northwest or 345 degrees at 3 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Storm Bertha continues to move very slowly to the northwest.\nA general northwest to west- northwest motion is expected today into\ntonight with the center of Bertha moving into the offshore Gulf waters\nof northwest Florida and Alabama this afternoon and into tonight. The\nstorm will move further west and out of the local area during the day\non Wednesday. While some slight strengthening is possible over the next\n12 hours, Bertha is likely to weaken some on its closest approach to\nthe local area. Primary impacts from Bertha remain focused near the\ncoastline and over the Gulf waters.\n\nDangerous surf and beach conditions are expected. A high risk of\ndeadly rip currents is in effect through much of the week. A High Surf\nWarning remains in effect due to surf building to 8 to 11 feet along\nthe Gulf beaches, reaching peak heights tonight into early Wednesday\nmorning. These large breaking waves will result in minor beach erosion,\nalong with flooding of vulnerable areas of the west end of Dauphin\nIsland and the Ft. Pickens area of Gulf Islands National Seashore.\n\nCoastal Flood Warnings are now in effect for the Alabama coast and\nportions of the northwest FL coast. Coastal flooding will bring 1 to 3\nfeet of inundation along the Alabama and Florida coasts, coinciding\nwith high tide Wednesday morning.\n\nDue to the sheared nature of the storm, most of the heavy rainfall\nwill remain well south across the open Gulf. However, locally heavy\nrainfall cannot be ruled out in any rainbands that approach the coast.\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:\nDangerous surf and beach conditions are expected. A high risk of deadly\nrip currents continues through much of the week. Surf builds to 8-11 feet\ntonight through Wednesday.\n\n* SURGE:\nProtect against locally hazardous surge having possible limited\nimpacts across coastal Alabama and coastal Florida. Potential impacts in\nthis area include:\n- Localized inundation with storm surge flooding mainly along\nimmediate shorelines and in low-lying spots, or in areas\nfarther inland near where higher surge waters move ashore.\n- Sections of near-shore roads and parking lots become overspread\nwith surge water. Driving conditions dangerous in places where\nsurge water covers the road.\n- Moderate beach erosion. Heavy surf also breaching dunes, mainly\nin usually vulnerable locations. Strong rip currents.\n- Minor to locally moderate damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks,\nand piers. A few small craft broken away from moorings.\n\nElsewhere across portions of southwest Alabama...south central\nAlabama...and inland southeast Mississippi., little to no impact is\nanticipated.\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across\nthe immediate coastal areas of Alabama and the western Florida\nPanhandle. Potential impacts in this area include:\n- Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored\nmobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about.\n- Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or\nuprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are\nshallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over.\n- A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban\nor heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on\nbridges and other elevated roadways.\n- Scattered power and communications outages.\n\nElsewhere across portions of southwest Alabama...northwest\nFlorida...south central Alabama...and inland southeast Mississippi.,\nlittle to no impact is anticipated.\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible\nlimited impacts across coastal Alabama and the western Florida\nPanhandle. Potential impacts include:\n- Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations.\n- Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter currents.\nSmall streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may become swollen\nand overflow in spots.\n- Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually\nvulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding of water\noccurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage\nareas. Several storm drains and retention ponds become\nnear-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and bridge\nclosures.\n\nElsewhere across portions of southwest Alabama...northwest\nFlorida...south central Alabama...and inland southeast Mississippi.,\nlittle to no impact is anticipated.\n\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\nFollow the advice of local officials.\n\n\n* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:\nNow is the time to complete preparations in accordance with your\nemergency plan.\n\nIf you are a visitor, be sure to know the name of the city or town in\nwhich you are staying and the name of the county in which it resides.\nListen for these locations in local news updates. Pay attention for\ninstructions from local authorities.\n\nClosely monitor weather.gov, NOAA Weather radio or local news outlets\nfor official storm information. Be ready to adapt to possible changes\nto the forecast. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather\nwarnings.\n\n* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:\n- For the latest detailed evacuation and shelter information...please\nrefer to your local emergency management agency at the phone number\nor website listed below.\n- Coastal Alabama:\n- Baldwin County: 251-972-6807 or\nwww.baldwincountyal.gov/departments/EMA\n- Mobile County: 251-460-8000 or mobilecountyema.gov\n- Northwest Florida:\n- Escambia County: 850-471-6400 or myescambia.com/beready\n- Santa Rosa County: 850-983-5360 www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency\n- Okaloosa County: 850-651-7150 or myokaloosa.com/emergency-management\n- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov\n- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org\n\nNEXT UPDATE\n-----------\n\nThe next local statement will be issued by the National Weather\nService in Mobile AL around 4 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions warrant."}