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Special Marine Warning 147, NWS Mobile, AL

July 17, 2003

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Jul 17, 2003, 3:22 PM CDT. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 17, 2003, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2003, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jul 17, 10:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 10:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 6:30 AM CDT, 8 hours 52 minutes before
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-171700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
630 AM CDT THU JUL 17 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE RISK OF FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THE STORMS.

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)

SCATTERED ...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED EACH DAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

EMERGENCY MANAGER AND STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE
REQUIRED FOR SEVERE WEATHER PURPOSES TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
FLZ002>006-172000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
154 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR MILLIGAN TO NEAR PACE...MOVING SOUTH AT
15 MPH.

THE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...CRESTVIEW...PACE...
CRESTVIEW AIRPORT...HAROLD...MULAT...BAGDAD...AVALON BEACH AND
BELFOREST THROUGH 300 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR
45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

ALTHOUGH STILL BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THESE STORMS COULD DOWN SMALL
TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO
ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
ALZ063-171930-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
201 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR MOBILE COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES WEST OF BAYOU LA BATRE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...BAYOU LA BATRE
THROUGH 230 PM.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45
MPH...SMALL HAIL TO MARBLE SIZE...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

ALTHOUGH STILL BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THIS STORM COULD DOWN SMALL TREE
LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY.

THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 2:58 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
ALZ064-FLZ002-006-172100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
258 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2003

...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR BALDWIN...OKALOOSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES
UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM 2 MILES NORTH OF WRIGHT TO NEAR FOLEY...MOVING
SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
WRIGHT...SHALIMAR...MARY ESTHER...CINCO BAYOU...PENSACOLA NAVAL
BASE...PENSACOLA BEACH AND FORT PICKENS THROUGH 400 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR
40 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.  PEA TO MARBLE SIZE
HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

ALTHOUGH STILL BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THESE STORMS COULD DOWN SMALL
TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY...AND
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND
LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke35 min
Jul 16, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington43 min
Jul 16, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw54 min
Jul 16, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 16, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh25 min
Jul 16, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB112 min
Jul 16, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB112 min
Jul 17, 12:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBConecuh87 min
Jul 17, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB72 min
Jul 17, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin35 min
Jul 17, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
Jul 17, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin26 min
Jul 17, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin28 min
Jul 17, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile22 min
Jul 17, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Jul 17, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Jul 17, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw35 min
Jul 16, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry32 min
Jul 16, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene45 min
Jul 16, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa37 min
Jul 17, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBSanta Rosa55 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.