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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2015, 4:49 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015, 4:49 AM CST (10:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
411 WWUS74 KMOB 181049 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 449 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BUILDING OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE HIGH BUILDS TOWARD THE REGION TODAY...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-076-181900- /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.150218T1049Z-150219T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 449 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HARD FREEZE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ075-078-079-181900- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.150218T1049Z-150219T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 449 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
576 WWUS74 KMOB 181859 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BUILDING OVER THE REGION TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION. ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-076-190030- /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO... LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ075-078-079-190000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
132 WWUS74 KMOB 182109 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 6 PM TODAY... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE AXIS OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES...LOWS ARE FORECAST TO PLUNGE TO HARD FREEZE CRITERIA. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ALZ051-053>060-FLZ001-003-005-190515- /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.A.0002.150220T0900Z-150220T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA- COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...JACKSON... THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD... MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY... ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW 309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 DEGREES OR LOWER FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR LATER UPDATES ON THE DEVELOPING COLD WEATHER SITUATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && $$ ALZ052-061-062-MSZ067-076-190515- /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.150219T0600Z-150219T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/ WASHINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-WAYNE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATOM...MILLRY...MOBILE...PRICHARD... SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...WAYNESBORO...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN ALSO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-MSZ075-078-079-190000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150219T0000Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA-PERRY-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE... DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE... MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 309 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:49 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:04 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:33 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 15 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:40 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:09 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 14 hr |
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.