Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Mobile, AL

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WWUS54 KMOB 291946
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
246 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

ALC097-292015-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-140429T2015Z/
MOBILE AL-
246 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...

AT 245 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL
SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND...OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTRAL DAUPHIN ISLAND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EASTERN DAUPHIN ISLAND...                  
  CENTRAL DAUPHIN ISLAND...                  
  WESTERN DAUPHIN ISLAND...                   
  HERON BAY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

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LAT...LON 3022 8832 3024 8831 3023 8829 3027 8813
      3029 8813 3031 8820 3036 8820 3036 8825
      3032 8826 3033 8827 3035 8827 3051 8810
      3037 8810 3029 8813 3025 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 236DEG 46KT 3023 8818

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
148 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

.UPDATE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE MS AL COAST THIS AFTERNOON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20
MPH. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON
ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT TO THE EAST
AND NORTH WILL ALSO BE LIKELY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS RESULT A
NEW TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MS...AND MOBILE...BALDWIN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST AL.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.
32/EE

&&

.MARINE...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
MARINE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING DIMINISHING SLOWLY
BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE FOR TODAY FOR MOST AREAS HAS
ALREADY OCCURED. AS RESULT WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE SLOWLY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 32/EE

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      66  79  54  73  51 /  80  50  20  10  30
PENSACOLA   70  76  60  72  56 /  80  60  30  10  30
DESTIN      70  74  64  69  59 /  80  60  30  10  30
EVERGREEN   68  79  53  71  48 /  80  60  20  10  20
WAYNESBORO  60  77  49  70  47 /  60  20  10  10  10
CAMDEN      66  79  51  71  48 /  80  40  10  10  10
CRESTVIEW   72  81  58  74  49 /  80  60  30  10  30

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
     CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
     MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
     WILCOX...

FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
     INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
     ROSA...

MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
     PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL
     TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN
     MOBILE BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...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...UPDATED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1100 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301100-
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-
1100 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST RISK AREAS IS OVER INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF I-65.

CURRENT THINKING IS THAT INITIAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OCCURS
OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA IN THE
NOON TO 2 PM CDT TIME FRAME WEST OF I-65. STORMS BEGIN AS ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED AND THEN BEGIN HEADING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST WHILE
EXPANDING IN AREAL COVERAGE DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MAIN IMPACTS INCLUDE  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...TORNADOES (SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG) AND LARGE HAIL.

THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST OF I-65 THIS DURING THE MID
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SEVERE
STORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY.

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. RAIN TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS
MUCH OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA NEAR THE STATE LINE...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FURTHER EAST. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE
LOCALLY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL LIKELY
PERSIST EAST OF I-65 THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL
LIKELY BE REQUIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE
WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-301100-
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-
545 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND
BUILDING SEAS.

STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING THE
GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS
CAN BE EXPECTED. AT LEAST SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME
OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO
EAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1236 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

ALZ061-063-291815-
UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-
1236 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 115 PM CDT...

AT 1235 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
BAYOU LA BATRE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF CODEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 28.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP 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.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING WIRED
TELEPHONES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OUTSIDE PHONE LINES.

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.

&&

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
206 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

ALZ051-052-MSZ067-076-292000-
CHOCTAW AL-WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
206 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN
GREENE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 300 PM CDT...

AT 202 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF MCLAIN...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STATE LINE...         BUCKATUNNA...         SILAS...
  WAGARVILLE...         VINEGAR BEND...       TIBBIE...
  SAINT STEPHENS...     MILLRY...             FRUITDALE...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

PENNY SIZED HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING WIRED
TELEPHONES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OUTSIDE PHONE LINES.

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 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
238 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

ALZ061-063-292045-
UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-
238 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 345 PM CDT...

AT 234 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM CHICKASAW TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF TILLMANS CORNER
TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THEODORE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MIDTOWN MOBILE...     DOWNTOWN MOBILE...    CODEN...
  TILLMANS CORNER...    THEODORE...           SARALAND...
  PRICHARD...           REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE...
  I65 AND US 45...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 28. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14.

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.

SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING WIRED
TELEPHONES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OUTSIDE PHONE LINES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&