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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Nov 18, 2015, 6:32 AM CST for Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama; George County, Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 58 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
- Nov 18, 2015, 6:32 AM CST (12:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 7:30 AM CST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Nov 18, 5:24 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 5:24 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 327 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181300- 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- 327 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AN ORGANIZED LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TO OUR WEST AND WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD TOWARD OUR REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE LINE OF STORMS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM...REACH NEAR THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON...AND WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LINE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ANY OF THESE TYPE OF DISCRETE STORMS WILL CARRY A GREATER CHANCE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALSO A THREAT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND ALONG THE COAST. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST FURTHER EAST. HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH SURF COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING IN THE FORT PICKENS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-181300- 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- 327 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW...ROUGH WAVES...AND HIGH SEAS OFFSHORE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LINE OF STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEKEND AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. S
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 1:16 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Nov 18, 1:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Nov 18, 3:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 65 min |
| Nov 18, 3:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 38 min |
| Nov 18, 3:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 13 min |
| Nov 18, 3:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 64 min |
| Nov 18, 4:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 54 min |
| Nov 18, 4:42 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Nov 18, 5:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 61 min |
| Nov 18, 6:52 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 11 hr |
| Nov 18, 7:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Nov 18, 7:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 13 min |
| Nov 18, 7:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 65 min |
| Nov 18, 7:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 40 min |
| Nov 18, 8:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Nov 18, 8:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 55 min |
| Nov 18, 8:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Nov 18, 8:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 53 min |
| Nov 18, 9:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 58 min |
| Nov 18, 9:42 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Nov 18, 9:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 24 hr |
| Nov 18, 9:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 24 hr |
| Nov 18, 10:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 54 min |
| Nov 18, 10:28 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Nov 18, 10:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Nov 18, 10:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Nov 18, 10:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Nov 18, 11:25 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Nov 18, 11:52 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Nov 18, 12:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 52 min |
| Nov 18, 12:32 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Nov 18, 2:23 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 52 min | |
| Nov 18, 1:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 63 min |
| Nov 18, 1:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 39 min |
| Nov 18, 2:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 53 min |
| Nov 18, 4:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 54 min |
| Nov 18, 6:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 67 min |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 60 min |
| Nov 18, 8:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 63 min |
| Nov 18, 9:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 51 min |
| Nov 18, 10:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 30 min |
| Nov 18, 11:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 30 min |
| Nov 18, 11:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 47 min |
| Nov 18, 12:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 61 min |
| Nov 18, 4:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 56 min |
| Nov 18, 5:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 59 min |
| Nov 18, 6:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 23 min |
| Nov 18, 11:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 5 days |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2015Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015
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.