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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 24, 2015Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2015, 3:32 AM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2015, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2015, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Mobile County, AL

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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 24, 12:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 12:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1202 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

.AVIATION...
06Z ISSUANCE...CURRENTLY MONITORING THE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE
SYSTEM...MCS...OVER TENNESSEE AND BEGINNING TO ADVANCE INTO
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI. BASED ON CURRENT MOVEMENT AND A SOMEWHAT DEFINED
850 MB THETA-E AXIS ORIENTED NORTH-SOUTH...EXPECT THE MCS TO CONTINUE
ADVANCING SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. THE CONVECTION MAY VEER OFF INTO
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DEPENDING
ON HOW THIS FEATURE INTERACTS WITH THE BROAD 850-MB THETA-E RIDGE
WHICH ADD TO UNCERTAINTY FOR ASSESSING IMPACTS. HAVE OPTED TO EXPECT
VCTS BY 10-13Z WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST NEAR 8-10 KNOTS AS AN
ANTICIPATED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH. A SEA BREEZE IS
ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP NEAR 18-19Z WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WILL HAVE VCTS CONTINUING UNTIL 01Z. /29

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 714 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015/

DISCUSSION...

UPDATED FOR THE LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.  /02/

AVIATION...

AREAL COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA CONTINUES TO WANE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT MOST OF THE CONVECTION TO REMAIN
OVER E PARTS OF THE REGION FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO (MAINLY S-
CENTRAL AL/CENTRAL FL PANHANDLE) BEFORE ANY REMAINING INSTABILITY IS
LOST. CONVECTIVE DEBRIS SHOULD KEEP MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE THINNING.
EVEN WITH THE CLOUD COVER...EXPECT FLIGHT CATEGORIES TO REMAIN VFR
THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING FORECAST PERIOD AT THE MAJOR AIRPORTS.
SIMILAR TO THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...SHRA/TSRA SHOULD AGAIN DEVELOP
AFTER 24/1800 UTC...AND PRODUCE REDUCED CIGS/VSBYS. HOWEVER...
PROBABILISTIC GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT FLIGHT CATEGORY REDUCTIONS
WILL BE LIMITED TO MVFR RANGES. /02/

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 542 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015/

DISCUSSION...
OBSERVATIONAL DATA INDICATES THAT HEAT INDICES AROUND THE REGION HAVE
DROPPED BELOW HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS SUCH...WE HAVE DECIDED TO
CANCEL THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
OTHERWISE...THE ONGOING FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK WITH ONLY
MINOR TWEAKS HERE AND THERE.

ISC GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT AND SHOULD BE POSTED TO THE INTERNET.
UPDATED TEXT PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.  /BUTTS/

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 405 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015/

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...WILL LET THE HEAT ADVISORY
EXPIRE AT 6 PM. NUMEROUS HOT SPOTS PERSIST WHERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
BEEN ABSENT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE AGAIN BY EARLY
EVENING. TOMORROW SHOULD BE A SIMILAR REPEAT OF TODAY...THOUGH THE
MODELS ARE TRENDING A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN TODAY SO DO NOT
ANTICIPATE A HEAT ADVISORY THOUGH IT WILL BE HOT WITH HEAT INDICES
RANGING FROM 102 TO 107. AFTERNOON CONVECTION WILL AGAIN GET ROLLING
AROUND 2 PM WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS...ISOLATED SEVERE NEAR THE
COAST ALONG AND NEAR THE SEA BREEZE FRONT. STORMS WILL AGAIN
DISSIPATE BY EARLY EVENING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS WEAKENING AND
SHIFTING WESTWARD...THIS SHOULD PROVIDE SOME GRADUAL RELIEF IN TERMS
OF DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES. HIGHS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID
90S. A CONVECTIVE AFTERNOON IS ANTICIPATED WITH STORMS AGAIN
DISSIPATING IN THE EVENING. /08 JW

THIS AFTERNOON'S WET MICROBURST RISK IS HIGH

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WITH A BROAD TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA BY
FRIDAY. FALLING HTS AND CAA ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR AN UPTICK OF
CONVECTION WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT IS PROJECTED TO PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXPECT MORE
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION THAT WILL LINGER INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER THEN
WE'VE EXPERIENCE LATELY...TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 80S. THE WEAK
BOUNDARY THEN STALLS OUT OVER THE AREA BECOMING A TRIGGER FOR LATE
MORNING...AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND...AND
THEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AT NIGHT. /08 JW

AVIATION...23.18Z TERMINAL FORECAST DISCUSSION...
VFR CONDITIONS GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH CUMULUS
DECK BASES AROUND 4000 FT AGL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSRA WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY BETWEEN 23.19Z-24.00Z. SOME STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS...
AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. /21

MARINE...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF
THE WORK WEEK KEEPING WINDS LIGHT AND SEAS LOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO POSSIBLY CAUTIONARY LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND AS A SURFACE FRONT
MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      75  93  77  91  76 /  20  40  20  20  20
PENSACOLA   77  93  79  90  78 /  10  40  20  20  20
DESTIN      82  88  81  88  81 /  10  40  20  20  20
EVERGREEN   74  98  76  93  75 /  20  40  20  30  20
WAYNESBORO  73  98  75  94  74 /  20  40  20  20  20
CAMDEN      73  98  76  95  75 /  20  40  20  20  20
CRESTVIEW   75  99  77  92  76 /  20  40  20  30  20

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 12:06 PM CDT, 15 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1206 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-241715-
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-
1206 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE MID 90S TO
AROUND 100 AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES
BETWEEN 105 AND 110 ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION EACH DAY WITH
HEAT INDICES REACHING 105 TO 110 AGAIN WEDNESDAY...AND SLIGHTLY LOWER
BETWEEN 100 TO 105 LATE IN THE WEEK.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. A FEW STORMS COULD
BE STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-241715-
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-
1206 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35
KNOTS OR GREATER...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES AND SEAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. A FEW STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS OR
GREATER...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES AND
SEAS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
137 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

ALZ055-056-240730-
MONROE AL-CONECUH AL-
137 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH AND MONROE
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...

AT 137 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REPTON...OR
NEAR MONROEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONROEVILLE...         EXCEL...               REPTON...
I65 AND AL 41...       I65 AND CR 6...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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.

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
GREATLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AND CREATE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...WHICH MAY CAUSE VEHICLES TO HYDROPLANE. TRAVELERS ARE
URGED TO USE CAUTION.

LAT...LON 3155 8732 3154 8711 3127 8707 3128 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0637Z 001DEG 6KT 3148 8722
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:44 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
244 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

ALZ053-055-056-059-262-240845-
MONROE AL-BALDWIN INLAND AL-ESCAMBIA AL-CONECUH AL-CLARKE AL-
244 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL
345 AM CDT...

AT 243 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MEGARGEL...OR
7 MILES SOUTH OF FRISCO CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BREWTON...             EAST BREWTON...        RIVERVIEW...
POLLARD...             MCCULLOUGH...          I65 AND AL 41...
I65 AND AL 113...      MEGARGEL...            URIAH...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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.

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
GREATLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY AND CREATE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...WHICH MAY CAUSE VEHICLES TO HYDROPLANE. TRAVELERS ARE
URGED TO USE CAUTION.

LAT...LON 3100 8706 3100 8719 3128 8782 3153 8763
      3121 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 016DEG 10KT 3133 8736
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:32 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Jun 23, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington51 min
Jun 23, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Jun 24, 1:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh53 min
Jun 24, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Monroe, Wilcox40 min
Jun 24, 2:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia61 min
Jun 24, 3:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Jun 24, 6:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington3 hr
Jun 24, 6:20 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Jun 24, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia44 min
Jun 24, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin44 min
Jun 24, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin64 min
Jun 24, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin23 min
Jun 24, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile60 min
Jun 24, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile55 min
Jun 24, 5:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB51 min
Jun 24, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne24 min
Jun 24, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne47 min
Jun 24, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne67 min
Jun 24, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry66 min
Jun 24, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene39 min
Jun 24, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry44 min
Jun 24, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone43 min
Jun 24, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry, Stone52 min
Jun 24, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBStone41 min
Jun 24, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge53 min
Jun 24, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge55 min
Jun 24, 4:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGeorge112 min

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