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Special Marine Warning 225, NWS Mobile, AL

December 20, 2012

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Dec 20, 2012, 11:34 AM CST. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Dec 20, 2012, 11:34 AM CST (17:34 UTC)
Expired: Dec 20, 2012, 12:35 PM CST
In force: 61 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 Dec 20, 10:49 AM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 10:49 AM CST, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 4:17 AM CST, 7 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
417 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211230-
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-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
417 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING
AND PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WHILE THE LACK OF INSTABILITY WILL MAKE THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER LOW...A FEW STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS
COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS THIS HIGH CAN CAUSE
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN ABOUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-211230-
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE 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-
417 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DUE TO A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY A STRONG WEST
TO NORTHWEST FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE LIKELY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT MOSTLY OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS OUT TO
60 NM AND THE SOUTHERN END OF MOBILE BAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 20, 7:34 AM CST, 4 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
734 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON DONALD ST BETWEEN BETTER ST AND
            CARLETON AVE. DONALD ST BLOCKED.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOWES NEAR DAUPHIN ST AND SAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAUPHIN ST, SPRINGHILL AVE, OLD SHELL RDS ALL CLOSED.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERE DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES ON UNION AND
            SPRINGHILL AVE. BP GAS STATION ROOF CAVED IN.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO TWO BANKS ON SPRINGHILL AVE.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO MERCY MEDICAL AND NATHAN FURNITURE. NATHANS
            FURNITURE TRUCK FLIPPED.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO WESTERN AMERICA ON AIRPORT BLVD. WESTERN
            AMERICA MISSING SIDE OF BUILDING.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN FROM FILLINGIM TO MOBILE ST.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON HOSFELT LN.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            I-65 SERVICE RD AND DAUPHIN ST. CLOSED AT MOTEL 6. DAMAGE
            TO MOTEL 6.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DEBRIS IN ROAD AND DAMAGE TO KRYSTAL ON DAUPHIN ST.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO SHOPPING CENTER NEAR I-65E SERVICE RD.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT PNC BANK AND OCHARLEYS ON AIRPORT
            BLVD.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GAS LEAK AT DAUPHIN ST AND SAGE AVE.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN AT ORLEANS ST AND VERDUN AVE.

&&

MB

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 8:54 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
854 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-FLZ001-MSZ076-079-201630-
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-
INLAND ESCAMBIA FL-UPPER BALDWIN AL-CLARKE AL-LOWER BALDWIN AL-
UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-GEORGE MS-
854 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND
EASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWESTERN
CONECUH...WESTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...NORTHERN BALDWIN AND MOBILE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 1030 AM CST...

AT 851 AM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF CHATOM TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF
LUCEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE...          MIDTOWN MOBILE...
  DOWNTOWN MOBILE...    MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION...
  MOVICO...             POARCH CREEK RESERVATION...
  TILLMANS CORNER...    SEMMES...             SATSUMA...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND
51. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 83.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

Local storm report, Dec 20, 8:56 AM CST, 2 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
856 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BENNDALE                30.87N 88.81W
12/20/2012                   GEORGE             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DECK ROOF BLOWN OFF.

&&

JC

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 9:11 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
911 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

ALZ052>064-FLZ001>004-MSZ079-201645-
BUTLER AL-CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL-ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL-
WASHINGTON AL-WILCOX AL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-INLAND ESCAMBIA FL-
UPPER BALDWIN AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-CLARKE AL-SANTA ROSA FL-
LOWER BALDWIN AL-UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-GEORGE MS-
911 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE
COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...BUTLER...CONECUH...NORTHWESTERN
COVINGTON...NORTHWESTERN CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...WILCOX...CLARKE...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 1045 AM CST...

AT 909 AM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMDEN TO 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LUCEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE...          MIDTOWN MOBILE...
  DOWNTOWN MOBILE...    WHITFIELD...          BOYKIN...
  PINE LEVEL...         PETERMAN...
  MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION...                 MOVICO...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND
66. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 139.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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 NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

Local storm report, Dec 20, 9:56 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 20, 10:14 AM CST, 1 hour 20 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
Dec 20, 2:51 AM CST	Gale Warning	MOB		30 hr
Dec 20, 2:51 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		33 hr
Dec 20, 4:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	64 min
Dec 20, 4:42 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	36 min
Dec 20, 4:49 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	30 min
Dec 20, 5:14 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	46 min
Dec 20, 5:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	46 min
Dec 20, 5:38 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	52 min
Dec 20, 5:45 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	39 min
Dec 20, 6:03 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke	28 min
Dec 20, 6:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	22 min
Dec 20, 6:08 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	21 min
Dec 20, 6:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	49 min
Dec 20, 6:39 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	35 min
Dec 20, 6:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	50 min
Dec 20, 6:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	34 min
Dec 20, 7:02 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	58 min
Dec 20, 7:06 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		84 min
Dec 20, 7:18 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	42 min
Dec 20, 7:19 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	56 min
Dec 20, 7:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	50 min
Dec 20, 7:36 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe	42 min
Dec 20, 7:52 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	53 min
Dec 20, 8:10 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wilcox	32 min
Dec 20, 8:14 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	33 min
Dec 20, 8:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	17 min
Dec 20, 8:26 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Dec 20, 8:27 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	63 min
Dec 20, 8:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	46 min
Dec 20, 9:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	25 min
Dec 20, 9:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	55 min
Dec 20, 9:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	15 min
Dec 20, 9:30 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
Dec 20, 9:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	26 min
Dec 20, 9:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	16 min
Dec 20, 10:23 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		82 min
Dec 20, 2:19 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more	16 hr
Dec 20, 2:19 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	MOB	Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more	27 hr
Dec 20, 8:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	64 min
Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	60 min
Dec 20, 9:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	62 min
Dec 20, 10:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	3 hr
Dec 20, 7:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	63 min
Dec 20, 7:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	63 min

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