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Special Marine Warning 71, NWS Mobile, AL

May 11, 2003

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at May 11, 2003, 6:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 105 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: May 11, 2003, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2003, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 105 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 May 11, 4:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 4:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 6:28 AM CDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
628 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2003

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

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.  THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH ANY
SEVERE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXISTS AGAIN TODAY AT THE
BEACHES GIVEN PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)

NO HAZARDOUS OR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORKS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD STAY TUNED
FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...IN CASE
ACTIVATION BECOMES NECESSARY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 11, 1:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
117 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

     WAYNE...PERRY...AND GREENE.

IN SOUTH ALABAMA...

     CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...CLARKE...WILCOX...MONROE...
     CONECUH...BUTLER...AND CRENSHAW.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Special weather statement, May 11, 4:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 11, 5:20 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	44 min
May 11, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	50 min
May 11, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		59 min
May 11, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		105 min
May 11, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		116 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.