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Special Marine Warning 46, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Apr 4, 2012, 2:59 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
- Apr 4, 2012, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2012, 4:30 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 Apr 3, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 5:28 PM CDT, 9 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 528 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-041200- 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- 528 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY QUICKLY RACING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW...ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...AGAIN WITH SOME STRONG TO SEVERE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK...BRINGING A MUCH LOWER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN STORM SPOTTERS MAY BECOME NECESSARY ON WEDNESDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-041200- 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- 528 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING STRONG WIND GUSTS...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 936 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 MSZ067-075-076-078-040315- WAYNE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS- 936 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ASSOCIATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN STONE...PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH 1015 PM CDT... AT 928 PM CDT...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAUREL TO 6 MILES WEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG TO 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH ARE STRONG...WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND BEHIND THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RICHTON... NEW AUGUSTA... BEAUMONT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO ANY RAINFALL. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. &&
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 10:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1017 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 MSZ067-075-076-078-079-040400- WAYNE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-GEORGE MS- 1017 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WITH STRONG WINDS AND ASSOCIATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE...NORTHERN STONE...PERRY...GREENE AND WESTERN GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH 1100 PM CDT... AT 1014 PM CDT...A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES EAST OF LAUREL TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHTON TO 17 MILES WEST OF WIGGINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND BEHIND THE BOUNDARY...SOME OF WHICH WILL BE STRONG. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WAYNESBORO... STATE LINE... CLARA... BUCKATUNNA... MCLAIN... LEAKESVILLE... RICHTON... NEW AUGUSTA... BEAUMONT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. KEEP IN MIND THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORMS REACH YOUR LOCATION. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. &&
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Apr 4, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Apr 4, 9:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Apr 4, 11:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 118 min | |
| Apr 3, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 50 min |
| Apr 4, 10:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 48 hr |
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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.