Alert archive / Alabama / Freeze Warnings in 2014
Freeze Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this freeze warning at Jan 5, 2014, 5:08 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2014, 5:08 AM CST (11:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1345 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
576 WWUS74 KMOB 051108 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 508 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ..A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING INTENSITY SURGING INTO THE AREA. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR BLUSTERY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ALZ051>055-MSZ067-075-076-051915- /O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.140107T0500Z-140107T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140106T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.140106T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 508 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS THE MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSE TO THE COAST. READINGS LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS 11 TO 15 FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK EXISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH...AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ061>063-MSZ078-079-051915- /O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.140107T0500Z-140107T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.140106T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 508 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS THE MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSE TO THE COAST. READINGS LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS 11 TO 15 FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK EXISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH...AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ056>060-064-FLZ001>006-051915- /O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.140107T0500Z-140107T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.140106T0300Z-140107T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON... MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW... ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 508 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS THE MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSE TO THE COAST. READINGS LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS 11 TO 15 FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK EXISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH...AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
445 WWUS74 KMOB 051906 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 106 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ..A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING... ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING MAGNITUDE OVERSPREADING THE AREA. TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. LOWS ARE FORECAST TO PLUNGE WELL INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ALZ051>055-MSZ067-075-076-060300- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.140106T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 106 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS THE MID 20S. READINGS LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL PLUNGE AS LOW AS 11 TO 15. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK EXISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ061>063-MSZ078-079-060300- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.140106T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 106 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS THE MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSER TO THE COAST. READINGS LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL PLUNGE AS LOW AS 11 TO 15 FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK EXISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ056>060-064-FLZ001>006-060300- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.140106T0300Z-140107T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON... MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW... ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 106 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS THE MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSER TO THE COAST. READINGS LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL DROP AS LOW AS 11 TO 15 FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A THREAT TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND LIVESTOCK EXISTS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
870 WWUS74 KMOB 060309 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 909 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ..A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING... ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WILL BRING AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING MAGNITUDE TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO FREEZING LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. LOWS WILL PLUNGE WELL INTO THE TEENS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOLLOW THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ051>055-MSZ067-075-076-061115- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 909 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE...FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING REACHING MID 20S BY SUNRISE. TEMPERATURE WILL DROP AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING REACHING 11 TO 15 BY SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK. && $$ ALZ061>063-MSZ078-079-061115- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 909 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE...FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MID 20S BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING FOR INLAND AREAS. TEMPERATURE WILL DROP AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING REACHING 11 TO 15...EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS ALONG THE COAST...BY SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK. && $$ ALZ056>060-064-FLZ001>006-061115- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON... MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW... ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 909 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MID 20S BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING FOR INLAND AREAS. TEMPERATURE WILL DROP AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING REACHING 11 TO 15...EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS ALONG THE COAST...BY SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK. && $$
538 WWUS74 KMOB 061116 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 516 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ..A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING... ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING INTENSITY CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 11 TO 16 FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE AREA...WITH UPPER TEENS AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON. ALZ051>055-MSZ067-075-076-061930- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 516 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP THIS MORNING TO MID 20S BY SUNRISE. TEMPERATURE WILL DROP AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING REACHING 11 TO 15 BY SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH...AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK. && $$ ALZ056>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-061930- /O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0300Z-140107T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0000Z/ 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-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER... THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON... CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...WIGGINS... LUCEDALE 516 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING FOR INLAND AREAS. TEMPERATURE WILL DROP AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING REACHING 11 TO 15...EXCEPT FOR UPPER TEENS ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS...NEW GROWTH... AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Jan 4, 11:54 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:54 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1154 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
.AVIATION UPDATE FOR 04/0600Z...MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. MVFR
UNTIL 04/0900Z...THEN IFR WEST OF A LINE FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO
BAY MINETTE ALABAMA TO WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI. CIGS ABOVE MVFR
CRITERIA ELSEWHERE. FEW RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY EXPECTED. /77
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1013 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014/
AVIATION UPDATE FOR 04/0000Z...EXPECTING CIGS NOT TO BE AS LOW AS
BEFORE. 3000-5000 FT UNTIL 04/0900Z...THEN 1000-2000 FEET OR
SO...WEST OF A LINE FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO BAY MINETTE ALABAMA TO
WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI...AND 500-1000 FEET OR SO...WEST OF A LINE
FROM NEAR FORT MORGAN ALABAMA TO NEAR NEW AUGUSTA MISSISSIPPI. CIGS
ABOVE MVFR CRITERIA ELSEWHERE. FEW RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY
EXPECTED. 77
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1001 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014/
UPDATE...FOR SHORT TERM AND MARINE.
SHORT TERM...EVENING TEMPS HAVE FALLEN A LITTLE FASTER THAN PREVIOUS
FORECAST HAD INDICATED IN THE EAST AND NORTHEASTERN ZONES SO WE
RELEASED A MID EVENING UPDATE TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE CURVE AND
MINIMUM FORECAST DOWN A FEW DEGREES THOSE AREAS. OTHERWISE...SHALLOW
MOISTURE SLOWLY COMING UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS IN THE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW. OTHER FORECAST PARAMETERS STILL ON
TRACK. TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE BEST DAY TO PREPARE FOR IMPENDING HARD
FREEZE WITH MILD TEMPS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S AND MOST OF THE RAIN
ACTIVITY HOLDING OFF TILL LATE IN THE DAY. 05/GARMON
MARINE...WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS CAME UP INTO THE 15 TO 20 KT
RANGE STARTING MID EVENING. HEADLINED SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION
FOR MARINE ZONES SOUTH OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS. OTHERWISE...STILL ON
TRACK FOR GALE CONDITIONS LATE TOMORROW OVER SOUTH MOBILE BAY AND
WATERS SOUTH OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...SO GALE WATCH CONTINUES.
05/GARMON
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 44 69 27 39 14 / 00 30 40 05 00
PENSACOLA 43 66 30 40 16 / 05 20 40 05 00
DESTIN 45 64 35 44 21 / 05 20 40 05 00
EVERGREEN 35 64 27 34 15 / 00 30 40 05 00
WAYNESBORO 40 66 23 34 12 / 00 50 40 05 00
CAMDEN 34 65 22 32 13 / 00 40 40 05 00
CRESTVIEW 36 65 32 36 14 / 05 20 40 05 00
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER
MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
WASHINGTON...WILCOX...
FL...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
INLAND SANTA ROSA...
MS...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...
PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...
GALE WATCH FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT
20 NM...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY...WATERS
FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 4:13 PM CST, 12 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 413 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-052200- 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- 413 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WITH BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING AND USHER IN VERY COLD...POTENTIALLY RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION EARLY IN THE WEEK. AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM ON SUNDAY...A DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGE WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND IS EVEN POSSIBLE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 11 TO 16 DEGREES OVER THE INTERIOR TO AROUND 20 AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE SO COLD THAT RECORD LOWS WILL LIKELY BE BROKEN AT MOBILE AND PENSACOLA MONDAY NIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE TEENS FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT FOR LOWER TWENTIES CLOSE TO THE COAST. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR VALUES AROUND TEN...THEN A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW FLURRIES WELL INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84. DUE TO RELATIVELY WARM GROUND CONDITIONS...NO ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-052200- 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- 413 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THE ONE NAUTICAL MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. IN THE WAKE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT...GALE FORCE...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE LIKELY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SEAS TRENDING MUCH HIGHER.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 5:08 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | 53 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:08 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 47 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:19 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | 52 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:42 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 41 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:19 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and 2 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2014Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2014Every freeze warning in 2014
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.