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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 30, 2015Choctaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2015, 7:59 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 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 30, 2015, 7:59 AM CDT (12:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Choctaw County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2015-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1270 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2015-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1270 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 30, 7:06 AM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:06 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 5:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
545 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011200-
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-
545 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT CAN BE EXPECTED LATER TODAY CONTINUING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS
AND CREEKS ALONG WITH AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO IF THREATENING WEATHER IS APPROACHING YOUR AREA.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH
MUCH OF THE WEEK...TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE
WEEKEND. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
MAIN THREATS WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-011200-
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 JUN 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND. WIND
AND WAVES WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:59 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
759 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015

ALZ051-053-301400-
CHOCTAW AL-CLARKE AL-
759 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHOCTAW AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...

AT 757 AM CDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
NEAR CHICKASAW STATE PARK TO NEAR NEEDHAM...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER...              LISMAN...              PENNINGTON...
GILBERTOWN...          TOXEY...               NEEDHAM...

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.

THESE STORMS 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.

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 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8800
      3228 8802 3215 8802 3214 8804 3209 8804
      3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812 3201 8811
      3201 8809 3199 8807 3199 8775 3174 8796
      3187 8847 3204 8846 3231 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 1257Z 304DEG 24KT 3242 8781 3202 8837

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 5:52 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile40 hr
Jun 30, 10:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw3 hr
Jun 30, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke63 min
Jun 30, 12:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington28 min
Jun 30, 12:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile67 min
Jun 30, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw67 min
Jun 30, 1:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile53 min
Jun 30, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Jun 30, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington49 min
Jun 30, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington60 min
Jun 30, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington38 min
Jun 30, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB44 min
Jun 30, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Jun 30, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa37 min
Jun 30, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa43 min
Jun 30, 11:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.