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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 9, 2015Crenshaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2015, 5:25 PM CDT for Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 65 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: Jun 9, 2015, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2015, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Crenshaw County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1700 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 843 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jun 9, 4:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 4:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
400 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT]...RESIDUAL CLOUDS IN
THE WAKE OF THE MORNING CONVECTIVE SYSTEM HAS RESULTED IN NO
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST
LAPS ANALYSIS DOES SHOW MLCAPES STILL AROUND 2000-2500 J/KG ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AL...SO CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW STORMS DEVELOPING IN THIS
REGION THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
WILL SAG SOUTH TO COASTAL AREAS AND THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS TONIGHT.
CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED STORMS ANYWHERE IN THE AREA...BUT THE BEST
CHANCES WILL LIKELY SHIFT TO COASTAL LOCATIONS AND THE COASTAL
WATERS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS GUIDANCE INDICATES THE BEST
850-500 MB MOISTURE AXIS WILL SHIFT INTO THIS AREA IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE. THE BEST INSTABILITY WILL ALSO
BE LOCATED IN THIS AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MARINE DIURNAL MAX.
INCREASED STORM CHANCES TO 50% ACROSS THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT

CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION ON WEDNESDAY REMAINS UNCERTAIN WITH BOTH GLOBAL
GUIDANCE AND HI-RES GUIDANCE OFFERING MANY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. THE
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES VERY LITTLE DURING THE DAY...REMAINING
CENTERED ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN GULF INTO THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE.
THE CONSENSUS OF THE GUIDANCE SHOWS THE BEST DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AXIS
SHIFTING JUST EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY...SUGGESTING
THIS WILL BE THE AREA OF BEST FOCUS FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN
THIS...COULD NOT SUPPORT LIKELY RAIN CHANCES AT THIS POINT FOR OUR
FORECAST AREA. DO THINK WE WILL STILL GET SCATTERED CONVECTION...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 AND KEPT RAIN CHANCES AT 50%. THE
MAIN STORM THREATS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. AS WE SAW EARLIER
TODAY...ONLY BRIEF TRAINING OF CONVECTION RESULTS IN A QUICK 2-3
INCHES. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT GOING
FORWARD. 34/JFB

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HIGH LEVEL TROF AXIS...DRAPED FROM THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY TO OFF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST IN THE EVENING...IS
FORECAST TO BEGIN CUTTING OFF OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA/SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE REMAINS
PLENTIFUL WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR 1.7 INCHES BEING CLOSE
TO CLIMATOLOGY. NOT GOING TO TAKE MUCH IN THE WAY OF MID LEVEL
IMPULSES...ROTATING AROUND THE CLOSING OFF LOW...TO TRIGGER SCATTERED
SHOWERS/STORMS. SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC...WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST MAINTAINS
A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MUGGY NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS...NEAR 70 OVER
THE INTERIOR TO THE MID 70S AT THE COAST. /10

.LONG TERM [THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY]...THE UPPER LOW OVER LOUISIANA
ON THURSDAY BEGINS TO SLOWLY FILL/WEAKEN BY FRIDAY. MID LEVEL HEIGHT
RISES/BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT SETS UP OVER THE SOUTHERN US OVER THE
WEEKEND. TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN
HIGH (1.7 TO 1.9 INCHES) AND WITH THE FILLING UPPER LOW/TROF AXIS TO
THE WEST...THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS ON THE FAVORED EAST SIDE FOR
SCATTERED/POSSIBLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF DEPOSITING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

THE STRENGTHENING RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE WEEKEND WOULD ACT TO SUPPRESS
RAIN CHANCES A BIT...BUT NOT ENTIRELY DUE TO AFTERNOON SEABREEZE
FORCED CONVECTION. OVERNIGHT LOWS REMAIN MUGGY...RANGING FROM THE
LOWER 70S INLAND TO MID/UPPER 70S CLOSER TO THE COAST. DAYTIME HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S THURSDAY...WARM INTO THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. /10

&&

.MARINE...A GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES BETTER
ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC. SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 5-
6 FT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
EXPANDS FURTHER WEST INTO THE GULF. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL BE SLOW TO
SUBSIDE DUE TO A WELL ESTABLISHED LONG PERIOD SWELL.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AGAIN OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
34/JFB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      70  85  70  85  72 /  40  50  30  60  50
PENSACOLA   72  86  73  85  75 /  50  50  50  60  40
DESTIN      74  84  76  84  77 /  50  50  50  60  30
EVERGREEN   69  87  69  86  69 /  30  50  40  40  30
WAYNESBORO  69  88  69  86  70 /  30  50  30  50  30
CAMDEN      69  86  69  86  69 /  30  50  40  30  30
CRESTVIEW   69  85  69  86  71 /  40  50  30  50  30

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 5:18 AM CDT, 12 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
518 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-101030-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-
BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-
OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
518 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. PERIODS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AND MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED INSTANCES OF
FLASH FLOODING.

AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-101030-
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-
518 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.
A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY...AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 1:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
135 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2015

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

1055 AM     LIGHTNING        FOLEY                   30.41N 87.68W
06/09/2015                   BALDWIN            AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LIGHTNING STRUCK THE ROOF OF A DETACHED RESIDENTIAL
            GARAGE. SEVERAL SHINGLES WERE REMOVED LEAVING AROUND A
            FOOT DIAMETER HOLE IN THE ROOF.

&&

JFB

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
525 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015

ALZ058-092330-
CRENSHAW AL-
525 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CRENSHAW COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...

AT 525 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RUTLEDGE...OR
NEAR LUVERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUVERNE...             RUTLEDGE...            GLENWOOD...
SOCIAL TOWN...         IVY CREEK...           PATSBURG...
CHEROKEE VILLAGE...    VERNLEDGE...           MOODYS CROSSROADS...
VIDETTE...             JOQUIN...              LIVE OAK...

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.

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.

LAT...LON 3166 8616 3165 8616 3162 8639 3176 8641
      3184 8619 3181 8620 3179 8620 3179 8615
      3166 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 242DEG 10KT 3169 8635

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile, Washington	58 min
Jun 9, 7:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Clarke, Washington	2 hr
Jun 9, 7:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile, Washington	27 min
Jun 9, 9:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	45 min
Jun 9, 9:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	55 min
Jun 9, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Jun 9, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	56 min
Jun 9, 10:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	39 min
Jun 9, 10:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Jun 9, 10:30 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
Jun 9, 10:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin	114 min
Jun 9, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	50 min
Jun 9, 6:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	3 hr
Jun 9, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	23 min
Jun 9, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	63 min
Jun 9, 8:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	46 min

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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.