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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

December 23, 2015Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Dec 23, 2015, 2:34 AM CST for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 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
Dec 23, 2015, 2:34 AM CST (08:34 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2015, 3:15 AM CST
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Mobile 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 Dec 22, 11:46 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 11:46 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 7:13 PM CST, 7 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
713 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2015

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-240115-
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-
713 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALL THREATS. MORE DETAILS ON THE TIMING
AND THREAT AREAS WILL BE PROVIDED AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER IN TIME.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED. ISOLATED INSTANCES OF FLASH OR AREAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA STRETCHING
NORTH OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE LIKELY.

A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
GULF BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED ON WEDNESDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-240115-
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-
713 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

DENSE FOG ACROSS MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND EAST OF
PASCAGOULA COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 OF A NAUTICAL MILE OR
LESS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT CAN BE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. ALSO...AREAS OF DENSE FOG
CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 2:34 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 10:01 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB24 hr
Dec 23, 2:27 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB33 min
Dec 23, 3:47 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB43 min
Dec 23, 4:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile29 min
Dec 23, 4:56 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB49 min
Dec 23, 5:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin67 min
Dec 23, 5:49 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile36 hr
Dec 23, 6:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile49 min
Dec 23, 6:32 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Dec 23, 6:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile42 min
Dec 23, 6:36 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB54 min
Dec 23, 6:38 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile37 min
Dec 23, 6:50 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile3 hr
Dec 23, 7:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin43 min
Dec 23, 7:12 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin48 min
Dec 23, 7:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia65 min
Dec 23, 8:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw53 min
Dec 23, 8:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia67 min
Dec 23, 8:55 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia13 days
Dec 23, 8:56 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia4 days
Dec 23, 8:58 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin61 hr
Dec 23, 9:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw28 min
Dec 23, 9:51 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw54 min
Dec 23, 11:25 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB4 days
Dec 23, 11:30 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin24 hr
Dec 23, 11:32 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia33 hr
Dec 23, 11:33 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Dec 23, 12:29 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw46 min
Dec 23, 1:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox34 min
Dec 23, 1:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Washington43 min
Dec 23, 1:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox46 min
Dec 23, 2:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw49 min
Dec 23, 3:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw38 min
Dec 23, 5:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw42 min
Dec 23, 7:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene, Perry57 min
Dec 23, 9:02 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne43 min
Dec 23, 1:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry, Wayne50 min
Dec 23, 3:29 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWayne3 hr
Dec 23, 4:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne57 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.