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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 4, 2015Choctaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2015, 2:18 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 4, 2015, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2015, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Choctaw County, AL

The radar

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The text

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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 Jul 4, 2:06 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 2:06 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 5:54 AM CDT, 8 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
554 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051100-
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-
554 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 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 REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. ISOLATED STRONG TO
MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. DAMAGING
WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...THOUGH MARGINALLY
SEVERE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP. LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA
BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS
THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA
BEACHES SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS GENERALLY NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY...
BUT SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR POTENTIAL
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-051100-
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-
554 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 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 WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MARINE AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP EACH DAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:18 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
218 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015

ALZ051-MSZ067-042015-
CHOCTAW AL-WAYNE MS-
218 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHOCTAW AND NORTHERN
WAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

AT 217 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF PENNINGTON TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MILL CREEK...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

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.

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3228 8802
      3218 8801 3209 8805 3205 8812 3201 8811
      3198 8807 3195 8812 3193 8809 3193 8806
      3190 8813 3182 8818 3179 8817 3170 8829
      3165 8894 3182 8894 3190 8847 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 270DEG 25KT 3232 8810 3179 8887

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington59 min
Jul 4, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile47 min
Jul 4, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe60 min
Jul 4, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe51 min
Jul 4, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe55 min
Jul 4, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw62 min
Jul 4, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB52 min
Jul 4, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington60 min
Jul 4, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin54 min
Jul 4, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington, Crenshaw56 min
Jul 4, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw64 min
Jul 4, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Jul 4, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB82 min
Jul 4, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 4, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington40 min
Jul 4, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne58 min
Jul 4, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.