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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2008, 3:25 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2008, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2008, 3:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Okaloosa County, FL
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 221 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2230 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KMOB 292025 SVRMOB FLC091-292100- /O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0200.080629T2025Z-080629T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 325 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW... * UNTIL 400 PM CDT * AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS 7 MILES SOUTH OF DEERLAND...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3052 8679 3086 8662 3086 8638 3051 8638 TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 280DEG 23KT 3066 8644 $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KMOB 292051 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 350 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLC091-292100- /O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-080629T2100Z/ OKALOOSA FL- 350 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3052 8679 3086 8662 3086 8638 3051 8638 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 280DEG 23KT 3063 8626 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 3:05 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:05 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 305 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR MAINLY PULSE TYPE STORMS AND POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...WILL BE A LAST MINUTE DECISION ON WHETHER I CLEAR ANY OF THE WESTERN ZONES FROM THE WATCH...DEPENDING ON RADAR TRENDS. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL FLATTEN OUT THIS EVENING WITH THE UPPER FLOW BECOMING SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL DRIVE A SURFACE TROUGH INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY...KEEPING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN HIGH OVERNIGHT(2+) THEN BEGIN A SLOW DECREASE DOWN TO LESS THAN AN INCH AND A HALF BY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WILL LEAVE SMALL POPS IN OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTO MONDAY EVENING AND HAVE NO RAIN IN FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH WOULD NOT BE SUPRISED TO SEE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS NEAR A WEAK SEA BREEZE THAT SHOULD REMAIN NEAR THE COAST WITH THE SURFACE HIGH OFF TO THE NORTH PROVIDING A NORTHERLY SURFACE WIND THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES CREEP BACK UP AS SOUTHEAST STATES SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST AND FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHEASTERLY ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER UPPER AND SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN STATES LATE NEXT WEEK WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN. && .MARINE...WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE EARLY THIS EVENING AS GUST FRONT MOVES OVER MARINE AREA FROM THE NORTH AND POSSIBLY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND FORECAST ISSUE TIME. COLD FRONT DROPPING SLOWLY TOWARD THE COAST WILL PULL UP STATIONARY AROUND SUNSET MONDAY AND THEN DISSIPATE...ALLOWING THE LAND BREEZE TO BE ENHANCED BY THE FLOW AROUND THE SURFACE HIGH. WINDS SWING AROUND TO EASTERLY TUESDAY AND SOUTHEAST BY TUESDAY NIGHT THEN A SPELL OF VARIABLE AS A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. WINDS FINALLY SETTLE DOWN AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY MID WEEK. && .FIRE...SURFACE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 35 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES AND AROUND 40 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 72 87 69 91 / 50 40 20 05 PENSACOLA 73 86 70 87 / 50 50 30 10 DESTIN 75 83 76 87 / 50 60 30 10 EVERGREEN 68 85 62 89 / 60 40 20 05 WAYNESBORO 66 87 61 90 / 40 20 10 05 CAMDEN 67 86 62 90 / 50 30 10 05 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 6:30 AM CDT, 8 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 630 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-300300- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 630 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE GULF WATERS AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND DEVELOPING INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME STRONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION...BUT RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK AS THE FRONT DRIFTS JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH. AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TOWARD THE UPCOMING 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WHEN AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM WILL AGAIN BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 142 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ059-062-FLZ001-291915- ESCAMBIA-INLAND ESCAMBIA-UPPER BALDWIN- 142 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER ESCAMBIA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES... AT 137 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF FREEMANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... MALTA...CANOE...LITTLE ROCK...WAWBEEK...SARDINE...FLOMATON AND I65 AND AL 113 THROUGH 215 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
Local storm report, Jun 29, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
151 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0134 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 ESE DOWNTOWN MOBILE 30.68N 88.01W
06/29/2008 M42.00 MPH MOBILE AL MESONET
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 37 KNOTS AT THE USS ALABAMA AWS
SITE
&&
DLSpecial weather statement, Jun 29, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 151 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 MSZ078-079-291930- GEORGE-STONE- 151 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER GEORGE AND STONE COUNTIES... AT 149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEATRICE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... RAMSEY SPRINGS...BENNDALE...BASIN...MOVELLA AND AGRICOLA THROUGH 230 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 155 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ062-064-FLZ001>004-291930- INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 155 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES... AT 150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF GATESWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BARRINEAU PARK...MOLINO...MCDAVID AND CHUMUCKLA THROUGH 230 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:00 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 300 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ061>064-292030- UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE... 300 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES... AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HURRICANE TO NEAR GRAND BAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... CROSSROADS...CARPENTER...WHITEHOUSE FORKS...SPANISH FORT...SOUTH ORCHARD...STAPLETON...STEELWOOD AND MON LOUIS THROUGH 330 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:12 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 312 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ064-292045- LOWER BALDWIN- 312 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER BALDWIN COUNTY... AT 309 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF SILVERHILL...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... LOXLEY...MARLOW...SILVERHILL...ROBERTSDALE...SUMMERDALE...ELSANOR AND ELBERTA THROUGH 345 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 23 min |
| Jun 29, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.