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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 11, 2016Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2016, 12:19 PM CDT for Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 11, 2016, 12:19 PM CDT (17:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2016, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Washington County, AL

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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 Jun 11, 10:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 10:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 11:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1109 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121600-
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-
1109 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SUMMERTIME STORMS ARE FORECAST TO BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN...INCREASING IN
AREAL COVERAGE THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY AS A DEEPLY MOIST
AIRMASS BECOMES UNSTABLE. STORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST. THE PROBABILITY IS HIGHER FOR STRONG AFTERNOON STORMS
TO PRODUCE BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

ALTHOUGH VERY LIMITED ON THE THREAT SPECTRUM...OPERATIONAL
METEOROLOGISTS CANNOT DISCOUNT THE OCCURRENCE OF A VERY ISOLATED
SEVERE STORM. THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH.

STORMS DECREASE IN COVERAGE HEADING INTO THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUMMERTIME STORMS WILL BRING THE MAIN HAZARDS DURING THE OUTLOOK.
THE STRONGEST STORMS CAN PRODUCE BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. OCCURRENCE OF
SEVERE STORMS LOOK TO BE VERY LOW ON THREAT SPECTRUM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-121600-
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-
1109 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR MARINE STORMS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN ANY OF
THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR MARINE STORMS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN ANY OF
THE STRONGER STORMS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:19 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1219 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

ALZ052-MSZ076-111745-
WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-
1219 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245
PM CDT...

AT 1219 PM CDT...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DEER PARK...
OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRUITDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 8842 3126 8848 3140 8837 3127 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 222DEG 12KT 3125 8841

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington29 min
Jun 11, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa33 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.