Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Aug 27, 2000, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)

Expired

Aug 27, 2000, 5:15 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Whole counties

County Escambia County, AL

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WUUS54 KMOB 272146
SVRMOB
ALC053-272215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
444 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF BREWTON...OR ABOUT 15
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVERGREEN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ABOUT JUST SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON
  BETWEEN 5 AND 515 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN MOBILE.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 27, 2:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
215 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2000

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THAT FORMED ALONG THERMAL BOUNDAY AND
WEAK H5 IMPULSE SHOULD BE EAST OF AREA BY FORECAST TIME...IF NOT
WILL HAVE SOME EVENING TSTMS IN ZONES...WHERE APPLICABLE. WILL
LIKELY KEEP THE WATCH IN COVINGTON AND CRENSHAW AS THUNDERSTORMS ARE
STILL IN THE AREA ATTM. ETA/AVN MODELS MOVE UPPER HIGH A BIT MORE TO
THE EAST NEXT 24 HOURS WITH UPPER LOW DEVELOPING IN BASE OF EAST
COAST TROUGH...SURFACE REFLECTION ALSO DEVELOPS THIS AREA BY
MONDAY.  FORECAST PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES ALONG
COAST AND SLIGHTLY LESS INLAND FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. SEA BREEZE TO BE
HELD ALONG COAST BY NORTHERLY WINDS AS SURFACE HIGH REFORMS TO THE
WEST AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHEAST U.S. THIS SHOULD BE
ENOUGH FOR SEA BREEZE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY SOME MID MORNING
WATERSPOUTS AGAIN MONDAY IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR. GUIDANCE
TEMPERATURES ARE CLOSE WITH THE NGM MOS BEING A BIT WETTER...BUT
WILL GO A TAD HIGHER ON POPS FOR MONDAY THAN MOS.

WILL LEAVE THE EXTENDED PRETTY MUCH AS IS UNTIL THINGS BECOME
CLEARER WITH THE POTENTIAL MID WEEK SPINUPS.

MOB BB 075/095 075/095 074 11131
PNS BB 077/095 077/094 075 11131
DTS BB 081/091 078/090 078 11131
GZH BB 072/098 072/097 071 11321
2R0 BB 072/098 072/097 070 11221
61A BB 072/098 072/098 071 11321

.MOB...
AL...NONE.
FL.j..NONE.
MS...NONE.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000

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