Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Mobile, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
425 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 1000 PM...

THE MOBILE RADAR AT 420 PM SHOWED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI LINE NORTHWEST OF
GILBERTOWN IN CHOCTAW COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHTON
IN PERRY COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.  THE LINE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT
45 MPH.  DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WAS REPORTED EARLIER OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

IF THE STORMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE...WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR PERRY
AND GREENE COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA
DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

RESIDENTS OF THESE COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL
435 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR ESCAMBIA...SANTA
ROSA...OKALOOSA...WALTON AND HOLMES COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA ALONG
WITH THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND
WALTON COUNTIES...

AT 435 PM CST A DEVELOPING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND PART OF WEST ALABAMA FROM NEAR HATTIESBURG TO ALONG
THGE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NORTHWEST OF LINDEN.  THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS
MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.  THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE FROM THE EASTERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY
TO NEAR MILTON.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING TEMPORARY FLOODING
OF LOW SPOTS AND POOR lDRAINAGE AREAS.  IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS.  THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE FROM THE
NORTH PART OF PENSACOLA ACROSS ESCAMBIA BAY TO MILTON AND MUNSON.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL
535 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR ESCAMBIA...SANTA
ROSA...OKALOOSA...WALTON AND HOLMES COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA ALONG
WITH THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND
WALTON COUNTIES...

AT 535 PM CST A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM NORTHWEST OF
MERRILL MISSISSIPPI TO ALONG THE ALABAMA RIVER NORTHWEST OF MILLERS
FERRY.  THE STRONGEST STORM IN THIS LINE WAS ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE
RIVER NORTH OF JACKSON.  THIS LINE WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40
MILES AN HOUR.

SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FROM
DOTHAN TO WEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS MOST OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA AND WERE SPREADING TO THE EAST.  THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE
FROM PENSACOLA TO NORTH OF CRESTVIEW.  HEAVY RAINS CAUSING TEMPORARY
FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
THESE SHOWERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING
EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI SHOULD MOVE
INTO NORTHWEST FLORIDA AROUND 700 PM CST.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
605 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR A LARGE PART OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 6PM RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF
MONROEVILLE TO NEAR CITRONELLE AND WEST TO NEAR MCCOMB. MOVEMENT OF
THE LINE OF STORMS WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS BUT NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE HAS BEEN
REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE.

THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM NEAR JACKSON TO LEAKESVILLE AND PERSPNS
EAST OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS SOME
HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. STAY
IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE PREPA.RED TO MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFTEY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR THREATENING WEATHER
SIGHTED.