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Special Marine Warning 75, NWS Mobile, AL

March 18, 2016

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Mar 18, 2016, 12:42 AM CDT. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2016, 12:42 AM CDT (05:42 UTC)
Expired
Mar 18, 2016, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
63 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 Mar 18, 12:03 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 12:03 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 4:19 PM CDT, 8 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
419 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-182130-
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-
419 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. OTHER HAZARDS IN STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS...WILL BE BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND VISIBILITY REDUCING HEAVY RAIN.

FORECASTS INDICATE THAT THE DEVELOPING WEST TO EAST BAND OF
STORMS TO THE NORTH OF THE COAST...SWEEPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COAST
AND OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS...A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE UNTIL FRIDAY AS
STORM COVERAGE INCREASES YET AGAIN.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING....SEE THE LATEST
RIVER FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING....SEE THE LATEST
RIVER FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON AN ISOLATED BASIS THROUGH SATURDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-182130-
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-
419 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. OTHER HAZARDS IN AND NEAR STRONG TO
SEVERE MARINE STORMS WILL BE...LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS...WAVES...SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VISIBILITY REDUCING
HEAVY RAIN.

FORECASTS INDICATE THAT THE DEVELOPING WEST TO EAST BAND OF
STORMS TO THE NORTH OF THE COAST...SWEEPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COAST
AND OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS...A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE UNTIL FRIDAY AS
STORM COVERAGE INCREASES YET AGAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HAZARDS IN AND NEAR MARINE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS...WAVES...SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VISIBILITY REDUCING
HEAVY RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BRINGS A WIND SHIFT ON SATURDAY...BRINGING
A QUICK END TO THE RAIN CHANCES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW SETS UP RESULTING IN BUILDING
SEAS AND CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS ON PROTECTED WATERWAYS SATURDAY
NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 17, 9:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
937 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0826 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
03/17/2016  M62 MPH          MOBILE             AL   ASOS

            MOBILE ASOS RECORDED 62MPH WIND GUST WITH THUNDERSTORM
            PASSAGE.

&&

RROGERS
Local storm report, Mar 17, 9:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
949 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0826 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOBILE AIRPORT          30.68N 88.24W
03/17/2016  E62.00 MPH       MOBILE             AL   ASOS

            MOBILE ASOS RECORDED 62MPH WIND GUST WITH THUNDERSTORM
            PASSAGE.

&&

RROGERS
Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1012 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0932 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW MILTON NEAR WHITI 30.69N 87.05W
03/17/2016                   SANTA ROSA         FL   911 CALL CENTER

            COUNTY 911 REPORTS LARGE TREE THROUGH THE ROOF OF A BRICK
            RESIDENCE IN MILTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

RROGERS
Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1016 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0900 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 WSW POINT CLEAR       30.44N 88.01W
03/17/2016  M48 MPH          GMZ631             AL   C-MAN STATION

            MIDDLE BAY LIGHTHOUSE MEASURED A 48MPH WIND GUST WITH
            THUNDERSTORM PASSAGE.

&&

RROGERS
Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1023 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0705 PM     HAIL             LUCEDALE                30.92N 88.59W
03/17/2016  E1.00 INCH       GEORGE             MS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN LUCEDALE AT
            THE WALMART.

&&

RROGERS
Special weather statement, Mar 17, 10:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1045 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

FLZ205-206-180400-
OKALOOSA INLAND FL-OKALOOSA COASTAL FL-
1045 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL
1100 PM CDT...

AT 1043 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DESTIN TO NEAR MARY
ESTHER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT WALTON BEACH...DESTIN...MARY ESTHER...OCEAN CITY...EGLIN AFB...LAKE
LORRAINE...WRIGHT...SHALIMAR...CINCO BAYOU.

LAT...LON 3039 8676 3041 8666 3041 8675 3049 8673
      3050 8645 3049 8646 3051 8639 3045 8640
      3048 8648 3043 8656 3045 8660 3046 8660
      3043 8661 3040 8660 3039 8652 3042 8649
      3038 8640 3039 8658
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 285DEG 29KT 3049 8640 3040 8657 3040 8670

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile37 min
Mar 17, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile23 min
Mar 17, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia65 min
Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
Mar 17, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile58 min
Mar 17, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin29 min
Mar 17, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Mar 17, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin38 min
Mar 17, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile45 min
Mar 17, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Mar 17, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Mar 17, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin37 min
Mar 17, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Mar 17, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 17, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Mar 17, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Mar 17, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Mar 18, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Mar 18, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Mar 18, 5:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington50 min
Mar 18, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
Mar 18, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB31 min
Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 18, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Mar 18, 4:05 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB66 hr
Mar 17, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa53 min
Mar 17, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa47 min
Mar 17, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa55 min
Mar 17, 10:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa4 days
Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa30 min
Mar 17, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa15 min
Mar 17, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBStone25 min
Mar 17, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge45 min
Mar 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone37 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.