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Special Marine Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL

February 15, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Feb 15, 2016, 6:04 PM CST. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 15, 2016, 6:04 PM CST (00:04 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2016, 6:30 PM CST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 marine warning went out at Feb 15, 4:31 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:31 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 5:14 AM CST, 12 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
514 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-161115-
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-
514 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE HAZARDS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-161115-
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-
514 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH WINDS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:25 PM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
125 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1255 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     THOMASVILLE             31.91N 87.74W
02/15/2016                   CLARKE             AL   PUBLIC

            EM RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD AT THOMASVILLE.

&&

GENEJ

Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:27 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
127 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0105 PM     HAIL             LATON HILL              31.49N 88.37W
02/15/2016  E1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         AL   PUBLIC

            MEDIA RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN LATON
            HILL.

&&

GENEJ

Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:53 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
153 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     HAIL             EVERGREEN               31.43N 86.96W
02/15/2016  E0.75 INCH       CONECUH            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL AT THE 911
            CENTER IN EVERGREEN.

&&

GENEJ

Local storm report, Feb 15, 3:04 PM CST, 3 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
304 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 PM     HAIL             5 W I65 AND AL 10       31.82N 86.75W
02/15/2016  E0.75 INCH       BUTLER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            SHACKLEVILLE RD AND HWY 10.

&&

CL

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 5:20 PM CST, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 15, 5:53 PM CST, 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 6:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	28 min
Feb 15, 6:39 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		36 min
Feb 15, 6:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	26 min

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