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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2014, 2:14 AM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2014, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2014, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:14 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 407 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
403
WUUS54 KMOB 300714
SVRMOB
ALC013-025-099-131-300800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0075.140430T0714Z-140430T0800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
214 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROEVILLE...
SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT
* AT 209 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
FINCHBURG...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHANCE...PETERMAN...KEITH...PACKARDS BEND...FRANKLIN...LOWER PEACH
TREE...TUNNEL SPRINGS...RIVER RIDGE...TINELA...NATCHEZ...HYBART...
COY...SHEPPARD...BELLVIEW...BEATRICE...VREDENBURGH...CORDUROY
STATION...BUENA VISTA...COAL BLUFF...TURNBULL...CHESTNUT...
TURKESTAN...NADAWAH...ROCKWEST...FATAMA...WATSONVILLE...
MCWILLIAMS...ESTELLE...CALEDONIA...RUTHVEN...BOYKIN...DARLINGTON...
AWIN...PINE APPLE...ALLENTON...MCBRYDES...ACKERVILLE...MONTERY...
SNOW HILL AND FURMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
&&
LAT...LON 3210 8722 3210 8721 3209 8719 3205 8717
3205 8686 3205 8685 3197 8685 3196 8679
3143 8744 3170 8774 3211 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 223DEG 51KT 3167 8747
$$
MJH3 follow-up statements
236
WWUS54 KMOB 300724
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
224 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
ALC013-025-099-131-300800-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
BUTLER AL-MONROE AL-WILCOX AL-CLARKE AL-
224 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR CLARKE...WILCOX...MONROE AND BUTLER COUNTIES...
AT 222 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NATCHEZ...HYBART...COY...SHEPPARD...BELLVIEW...BEATRICE...
VREDENBURGH...CORDUROY STATION...BUENA VISTA...COAL BLUFF...
TURNBULL...CHESTNUT...TURKESTAN...NADAWAH...ROCKWEST...FATAMA...
WATSONVILLE...MCWILLIAMS...CAMDEN...ESTELLE...CALEDONIA...RUTHVEN...
OAK HILL...DARLINGTON...AWIN...PINE APPLE...ALLENTON...MCBRYDES...
ACKERVILLE...MONTERY...SNOW HILL AND FURMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
&&
LAT...LON 3210 8722 3210 8721 3209 8719 3205 8717
3205 8686 3205 8685 3197 8685 3196 8679
3143 8744 3170 8774 3211 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 223DEG 51KT 3177 8735
$$
MJH296
WWUS54 KMOB 300735
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
235 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
ALC025-300745-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
CLARKE AL-
235 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3210 8722 3210 8721 3209 8719 3205 8717
3205 8685 3198 8685 3197 8685 3196 8680
3169 8713 3164 8719 3187 8752 3201 8737
3211 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0735Z 223DEG 51KT 3188 8722
$$
ALC013-099-131-300800-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
BUTLER AL-MONROE AL-WILCOX AL-
235 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR WILCOX...MONROE AND BUTLER COUNTIES...
AT 231 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHESTNUT...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WATSONVILLE...MCWILLIAMS...ESTELLE...CALEDONIA...RUTHVEN...OAK
HILL...DARLINGTON...PINE APPLE...ALLENTON...MCBRYDES...ACKERVILLE...
MONTERY...SNOW HILL AND FURMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.
&&
LAT...LON 3210 8722 3210 8721 3209 8719 3205 8717
3205 8685 3198 8685 3197 8685 3196 8680
3169 8713 3164 8719 3187 8752 3201 8737
3211 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0735Z 223DEG 51KT 3188 8722
$$
MJH079
WWUS54 KMOB 300753
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
253 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
ALC013-099-131-300802-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
BUTLER AL-MONROE AL-WILCOX AL-
253 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WILCOX...MONROE AND BUTLER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 AM CDT...
LAT...LON 3210 8722 3210 8721 3209 8719 3205 8717
3205 8685 3198 8685 3197 8685 3196 8680
3169 8713 3164 8719 3187 8752 3201 8737
3211 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0752Z 223DEG 51KT 3206 8702
$$
MJHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 29, 5:24 PM CDT, 8 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 5:24 PM CDT, 8 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
524 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
.SHORT TERM...[TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY]...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS
OF LA...MS...AL AND NWFL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 60 MPH. MOST OF
THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG DURING THE LAST 4 HOURS BUT
REMAINING MOSTLY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT EXPECT MORE DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR FOR MOST AREAS AHEAD OF
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. LATEST MESOSCALE
ANALYSIS FROM SPC SHOW MIXED LAYERED CAPES BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 J/KG
ACROSS MOST OF THE CWFA WITH 0-3 KM HELICITY VALUES BETWEEN 200 AND
450 M2/S2 FORECASTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST. WHAT THIS MEANS
MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE
GUN FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH ABOUT 06Z TONIGHT THEN SHIFT EAST
AFFECTING MAINLY THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWFA THROUGH MOST OF THE WED
MORNING...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW MEANDERING
OVER THE NORTHERN MS RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES REGION. WITH THIS
ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WED MORNING
WITH THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE WED INTO WED NIGHT
SKIES SHOULD BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE CHANCE FOR
SOME FOG TO DEVELOP MOSTLY DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS AND A VERY
SATURATED GROUND. ALSO BELIEVE MOST AREAS WILL STILL HAVE CHANCE FOR
FLASH FLOODING THROUGH WED MORNING DUE TO THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN
THAT HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 36 HOURS. AS A RESULT WILL CONTINUE WITH
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS FOR TEMPS WILL LEAN
TOWARDS THE CURRENT MAV GUIDANCE THROUGH WED MAKING MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
ONLY FOR CONSISTENCY WITH SURROUNDING WFOS. 32/EE
.LONG TERM....WEAK SFC RIDGE BUILDS SLOWLY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE DEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH CONTINUED
TROUGHING IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS STRETCHING FROM THE GREAT LAKES
REGION TO SOUTHERN TX THROUGH EARLY SAT. WITH THIS SOME AREAS ALONG THE
COAST MOSTLY EAST OF PENSACOLA FL COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS NEAR THE
COAST STRETCHING OFFSHORE THU THROUGH FRI. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
SHOWS THE MID LEVEL TROF AXIS MOVING EAST OF THE CWFA BY LATE SAT
AFTERNOON WITH BETTER DRYING IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 32/EE
&&
.AVIATION...[29.18Z AND 30.00Z ISSUANCE]...LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH 30.18Z FOLLOWED BY IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 01.00Z.
EXPECT LOW CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDDAY WED THEN TAPERING OFF SLOWLY FROM WEST
TO EAST WED AFTERNOON. DUE TO A VERY SATURATED GROUND SURFACE AREAS
OF FOG WILL BE LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT POSSIBLY BECOMING DENSE AT
TIMES NEAR SUNRISE WED MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH AT
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT SHIFTING SOUTHWEST THEN WEST THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. 32/EE
&&
.MARINE...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE SLOWLY OVER THE MARINE AREA DURING THE DAY
ON WED. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING
STRONG TO SEVERE THROUGH LATE WED MORNING. A MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY FRI FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW MOSTLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEAS AT 5
TO 7 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 4 TO 5
FEET LATE WED THROUGH FRI MORNING. SEAS AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. 32/EE
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES IN THE FORECAST
AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST OUT
OF THE PLAINS WILL KEEP A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
MOVES SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY
LEVELS LIKELY IN STORMS ALONG WITH THE RISK OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.
DAYTIME DISPERSION IS FORECAST TO BE GOOD THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...DUE TO A VERY SATURATED GROUND AREAS
OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MOST ARRAS. LOCALLY
DENSE FOG WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PATCHY AREAS OF FOG WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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, Apr 29, 10:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1045 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-010345- 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- 1045 PM 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...TONIGHT SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. RAIN TOTALS OF 5 TO 11 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR AREA ALONG INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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>635-650-655-670-675-010345- 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- 1045 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...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 OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 8:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
845 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0844 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.17W
04/29/2014 MOBILE AL STORM CHASER
INTERSECTION OF UNIVERSITY AND OLD SHELL IS UNDERWATER.
&&Local storm report, Apr 29, 9:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
905 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM HAIL PENSACOLA 30.42N 87.22W
04/29/2014 E0.75 INCH ESCAMBIA FL PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Apr 29, 10:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1011 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM FLASH FLOOD SPANISH FORT 30.67N 87.92W
04/29/2014 BALDWIN AL PUBLIC
HIGH WATER OVER HWY 31 NEAR SPANISH FORT BLVD WITH WATER
CASCADING OVER CAR HOODS.
&&Local storm report, Apr 29, 10:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1015 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM FLASH FLOOD CANTONMENT 30.61N 87.34W
04/29/2014 ESCAMBIA FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
*** 1 FATAL *** CONFIRMED FATALITY DROWNING VICTIM IN
SUBMERGED VEHICLE ON HWY 29 NEAR CHEMSTRAND. TIME
ESTIMATED.
&&Local storm report, Apr 30, 1:36 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
136 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 N PACE 30.61N 87.16W
04/30/2014 SANTA ROSA FL COUNTY OFFICIAL
INTERSECTION OF CHUMUCKLA AND NORRIS ROAD HAS BEEN
COMPROMISED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
10Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:06 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
ALZ053>055-300730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 206 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY... WILCOX COUNTY...CLARKE COUNTY... AT 201 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GROVE HILL...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF CLAIBORNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... FINCHBURG...SCYRENE...FOUNTAIN...NETTLEBORO...CHANCE...KEITH... PACKARDS BEND...FRANKLIN...LOWER PEACH TREE...RIVER RIDGE...TINELA... NATCHEZ...HYBART...COY...SHEPPARD...BELLVIEW...BEATRICE... VREDENBURGH...CORDUROY STATION...BUENA VISTA...COAL BLUFF... CHESTNUT...WATSONVILLE...TURKESTAN...ROCKWEST...NADAWAH... MCWILLIAMS...FATAMA...ESTELLE...CANTON BEND...CAMDEN AND CALEDONIA THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SUB SEVERE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MJH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 7:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 115 min |
| Apr 29, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 57 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Apr 29, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 10:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Apr 29, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 49 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 69 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Apr 30, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Apr 30, 1:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Apr 30, 2:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Apr 30, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Apr 30, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 71 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.