Alert archive / Alabama / Special Marine Warnings in 2011
Special Marine Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Mar 30, 2011, 5:29 AM CDT. It was in force for 91 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
- Mar 30, 2011, 5:29 AM CDT (10:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 91 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
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 Mar 30, 5:00 AM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 5:00 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 10:45 PM CDT, 6 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1045 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-302100- 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- 1045 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TORNADO WATCH #76 IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...AS WELL AS MOBILE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF ALABAMA UNTIL 5 AM. SITUATION REMAINS THE SAME AS EARLIER UPDATE WITH ALL SEVERE CONVECTION REMAINING TO THE WEST OF THE AREA...GENERALLY BECOMING MORE ISOLATED AND LESS INTENSE LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS...AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE AS THEY SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA...PRIMARILY AFTER AROUND 3 AM. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH RAIN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL ZONES WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET WITH CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS IN THE BAYS. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 12:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1201 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ALZ051-300545- CHOCTAW AL- 1201 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 1245 AM CDT... AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF BUTLER...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEEDHAM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LISMAN...BUTLER AROUND 1220 AM CDT... MT STERLING AROUND 1225 AM CDT... DEAS...PENNINGTON AROUND 1240 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 1:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 142 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ALZ051-053-MSZ067-300745- CLARKE AL-CHOCTAW AL-WAYNE MS- 142 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 245 AM CDT... AT 139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...OR 10 MILES WEST OF GILBERTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GILBERTOWN AROUND 155 AM CDT... TOXEY...NEEDHAM AROUND 200 AM CDT... WIMBLY...CHAPPELL HILL AROUND 205 AM CDT... HOLTAMVILLE AROUND 235 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 2:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 222 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ALZ051>055-300815- WASHINGTON AL-MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-WILCOX AL-CHOCTAW AL- 222 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WASHINGTON... NORTHERN MONROE...NORTHERN CLARKE...SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX AND SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 315 AM CDT... AT 219 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUTLER TO 19 MILES NORTH OF CHATOM...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... COFFEEVILLE AROUND 230 AM CDT... HOLTAMVILLE AROUND 235 AM CDT... THOMASVILLE AROUND 255 AM CDT... GROVE HILL AROUND 305 AM CDT... PINE HILL...WHATELY...FULTON AROUND 310 AM CDT... YELLOW BLUFF AROUND 315 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. HAIL UP TO AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 3:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 328 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300930- GEORGE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-WAYNE MS- 328 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GEORGE...NORTHEASTERN STONE...PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THROUGH 430 AM CDT... AT 324 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAYNESBORO TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WIGGINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MCLAIN...WAYNESBORO AROUND 340 AM CDT... ROBINSON JUNCTION...AVENT STATION AROUND 350 AM CDT... BASIN...LEAKESVILLE AROUND 405 AM CDT... LUCEDALE AROUND 410 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL...UP TO AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER...IS A ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 3:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 339 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ALZ052-053-055>057-059-061-062-301000- UPPER MOBILE AL-ESCAMBIA AL-WASHINGTON AL-CONECUH AL-MONROE AL- BUTLER AL-CLARKE AL-UPPER BALDWIN AL- 339 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SEVERAL DISCRETE CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN ESCAMBIA...WASHINGTON...CONECUH...MONROE... BUTLER...SOUTHERN CLARKE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN AND NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH 500 AM CDT... AT 328 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL DISCRETE CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...GENERALLY MOVING EAST ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHATOM...TO JACKSON...TO NEAR MONROEVILLE. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL...UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER...IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND MOST OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:03 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min | |
| Mar 30, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Mar 30, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Mar 30, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 109 min | |
| Mar 30, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Mar 30, 4:31 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 43 min | |
| Mar 30, 7:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Mar 30, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Mar 30, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Mar 30, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Mar 30, 2:38 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:46 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 15 hr |
Nearby
Special Marine Warnings in Alabama, 2011Every special marine warning in 2011
Sources
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