Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Mobile, AL

791 
WWUS54 KMOB 220636
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1236 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

MSC039-041-111-220700-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100222T0700Z/
GEORGE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-
1236 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...SOUTHERN PERRY AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGE
COUNTIES...

AT 1236 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM KITTRELL TO JANICE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES EAST OF NEW AUGUSTA TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW AUGUSTA
TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WIGGINS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ROYCE...NEELY AND MCLAIN BY 1245 AM CST...
  LEAF AND AVENT STATION BY 1250 AM CST...
  JONATHAN...MERRILL AND AVENT BY 1255 AM CST...
  VERNAL AND BEXLEY BY 100 AM CST...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 3124 8905 3123 8846 3091 8869 3092 8914
      3093 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 273DEG 40KT 3119 8890 3105 8893
          3095 8904

$$

585 
WWUS54 KMOB 220650
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1250 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

MSC039-041-111-220700-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100222T0700Z/
GEORGE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-
1250 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGE
COUNTIES...

AT 1250 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEELY TO LEAF TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVENT
STATION...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES WEST OF LEAKESVILLE
TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUCEDALE TO 17 MILES EAST OF WIGGINS...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  JONATHAN...MERRILL AND AVENT BY 1255 AM CST...
  VERNAL...BEXLEY AND LEAKESVILLE BY 100 AM CST...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
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.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT
AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.

LAT...LON 3123 8885 3123 8846 3091 8869 3092 8900
      3109 8886
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 273DEG 40KT 3118 8872 3104 8875
          3094 8886

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...MESOSCALE UPDATE....
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
950 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

.AVIATION...(00Z ISSUANCE)...CONTINUED WITH LOWERING CEILINGS
THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION MOSTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT... AFFECTING INLAND AREAS OF SE MS...COASTAL AREAS OF SW AL
AND MUCH OF NWFL...INCLUDING ALL TERMINAL SITES IN THE FORECAST
AREA. STORMS MOVE EAST OF THE REGION AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. EE/32

&&

.SHORT TERM...WENT AHEAD AND UPDATED HWO PRODUCT FOR TONIGHT
MENTIONING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT.
WITH DECENT LAPSE RATES NOTED JUST UPSTREAM FROM 00Z UPPER AIR
ANALYSIS AND A WEAK WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGER NEAR OF JUST INLAND
ALONG THE AL AND MS COAST LATER TONIGHT BELIEVE WILL SEE SOME STRONG
TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SE MS LATER THIS EVENING THEN
MOVING INTO PARTS OF SW AL AND NWFL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BEST
COVERAGE OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO BE NEAR OF ALONG A
LINE STRETCHING FROM STONE CO MS TO COVINGTON CO IN AL BETWEEN 06Z
AND 12Z THIS MORNING. THANKS SPC FOR THE COORDINATION. EE/32

*****PREVIOUS DISCUSSION*****

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)...A WARM FRONT WILL BE
LIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE FCST AREA THIS EVENING...WITH A
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND...MILD TEMPERATURES AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
STORMS. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE...
BECOMING LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. NO
WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT A FEW ISOLATED STRONG
STORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY
WHERE THE BETTER INSTABILITIES WILL OCCUR. MOST OF OUR WEATHER MODELS
MOVE THE FRONT ON TO THE EAST OF THE FCST AREA BY AROUND MIDDAY
MONDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. A DRIER
AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST
ON TUESDAY NIGHT. 12/DS

&&

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BE PASSING OVER THE FCST AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH
AT LEAST MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE
SOUTH OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING
ANOTHER MOISTURE SURGE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WHILE OVERNIGHT TEMPS
WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COLDER ONCE AGAIN BY TUESDAY
NIGHT...MOISTURE/PCPN APPEARS TO BE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION TO THE
EAST JUST AS THE COLDER AIRMASS MOVES IN FROM THE WEST...SO FOR NOW
NO WINTRY WEATHER CONCERNS OF NOTE. GETS QUITE A BIT COLDER
AGAIN...ESPECIALLY MIN TEMPS WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT...WITH LOWS
INTERIOR SECTIONS AGAIN IN THE MID/UPPER 20S AND LOW/MID 30S CLOSER
TO THE COAST. WARMING SLIGHTLY INTO NEXT WEEKEND...BUT STILL
SLIGHTLY BELOW THE NORMS OF LOW/MID 40S MINS AND MID 60 MAXS. 12/DS

&&

.AVIATION (18Z/00Z ISSUANCES)...CLOUDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT. CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. 13/JC

&&

.MARINE...A MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA
ON MONDAY MORNING. A MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE
OF THE COLD FRONT AND BECOMES STRONG ON WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF. NORTHERLY FLOW DECREASES
LATE IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL
GULF. 13/JC

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARD
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS AND SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT
AHEAD. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR REGION LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ON MONDAY. A DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING 34 TO 29 PERCENT RANGE UNDER A LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS STILL EXPECTED TO PASS
OVER THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE WELL TO THE SOUTH OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
THESE FEATURES WILL BRING ANOTHER MOISTURE SURGE ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. WITH THE MIXING LAYER FLOW GENERALLY NORTHERLY AND DRY
BEFORE AND DURING THIS ROUND OF RAIN...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD
BE RATHER LIMITED. A COLDER...DRY AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 12/DS

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      54  68  42  58 /  80  50  10  10
PENSACOLA   55  69  46  61 /  60  60  10  10
DESTIN      56  67  47  62 /  50  70  10  10
EVERGREEN   52  66  42  61 /  80  50  10  10
WAYNESBORO  48  63  38  58 /  90  20  10  10
CAMDEN      48  64  38  59 /  80  40  10  10
CRESTVIEW   53  69  43  63 /  50  60  10  10

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
730 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-221200-
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-
730 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME BETTER
DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS EVENING...MOVING
ACROSS MOST PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA LATER TONIGHT...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. LATEST UPPER AIR DATA JUST UPSTREAM TO THE WEST ALONG WITH
A SLOWLY MOVING WARM FRONT MOVING INLAND ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST REGION SUGGEST A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE LATER TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THE BEST COVERAGE FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR OR ALONG A LINE STRETCHING FROM WIGGINS
MISSISSIPPI TO ANDALUSIA ALABAMA. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS
LATER TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WATCHES LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE MARINE
AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FOR
SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1021 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

ALZ051-053-220500-
CLARKE-CHOCTAW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...
1021 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CLARKE AND CHOCTAW
COUNTIES...

AT 1017 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CYRIL TO 8
MILES WEST OF EVANSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
CYRIL...YANTLEY...PUSHMATAHA...BUTLER...WATER VALLEY...ROCK
SPRINGS...HALSELL AND TOXEY THROUGH 1100 PM CST.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT
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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.