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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2015, 11:16 AM CDT for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 25, 2015, 11:16 AM CDT (16:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 837 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 25, 5:04 AM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 5:04 AM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 4:52 AM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 452 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2015 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-261100- 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- 452 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EASING SOUTHWARD...COMBINED WITH DAYTIME INSTABILITY...AND THE PRESENCE OF A BIT HIGHER DEEP LAYER MOISTURE ALONG THE SOUTHERN ZONES...THIS IS WHERE FORECASTERS PLACE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FORECAST. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED COVERAGES ARE ANTICIPATED. LOOK FOR THREATENING SKIES TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OF YOUR POSITION...AS STORMS ARE FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IN THE CASE STORMS APPROACH...AS STORMS TODAY WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES...PRODUCING BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. ALTHOUGH THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW...FORECASTERS CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. AWAY FROM STORMS...IT WILL BE ANOTHER HOT DAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT TO BETWEEN 103 AND 106 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY CHANCES OF STORMS TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND TREND HIGHER BY THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK. BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED IN STRONGER STORMS. HIGHEST HEAT INDICES RANGE FROM 102 TO 107 DURING THE OUTLOOK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-261100- 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- 452 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WELL OFFSHORE. MARINERS SHOULD ALSO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING SKIES TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF YOUR BOATING POSITION AS STORMS MOVE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OFF THE MAINLAND AT AROUND 20 KNOTS. WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR MARINE STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND VISIBILITY REDUCING HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO BE A HAZARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR MARINE STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND VISIBILITY REDUCING HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO BE A HAZARD IN AND NEAR STORMS DURING THE OUTLOOK.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 11:16 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1116 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2015 MSZ067-251700- WAYNE MS- 1116 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 1115 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARA...OR 9 MILES WEST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLARA... 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. 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 3164 8890 3171 8882 3163 8855 3144 8874 TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 314DEG 15KT 3165 8881
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 66 min |
| Jul 24, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Jul 24, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Jul 25, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Jul 25, 8:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jul 25, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Jul 25, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Jul 25, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jul 25, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jul 25, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jul 25, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Jul 25, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George, Greene | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 55 min |
Nearby
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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.