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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2016, 11:52 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 53 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
- Jul 13, 2016, 11:52 AM CDT (16:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2016, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1279 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 13, 7:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 7:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:15 AM CDT, 6 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 515 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-141015- 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- 515 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE...ACCOMPANIED WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE...ACCOMPANIED WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-141015- 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- 515 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WIND AND WAVES WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 11:38 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1138 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
ALZ263-265-131730-
MOBILE CENTRAL AL-MOBILE COASTAL AL-
1138 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...
AT 1137 AM CDT...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THEODORE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDTOWN MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...NORTHEASTERN GRAND BAY AND
I10 AND I65.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3051 8831 3076 8813 3052 8792 3050 8792
3037 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 229DEG 7KT 3049 8818Special weather statement, Jul 13, 11:52 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1152 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 FLZ203>206-131745- SANTA ROSA COASTAL FL-SANTA ROSA INLAND FL-OKALOOSA INLAND FL- OKALOOSA COASTAL FL- 1152 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... AT 1150 AM CDT...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A BROKEN LINE EXTENDING FROM VALPARAISO TO NEAR WRIGHT...AND MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NOTED JUST TO THE EAST OF CRESTVIEW AND JUST INLAND FROM THE NAVARRE BEACH AREA. ALSO MOVING NORTH AT AROUND 5 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WRIGHT...CRESTVIEW...NICEVILLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...OCEAN CITY...LAKE LORRAINE...BAKER...NAVARRE AND SHALIMAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3040 8695 3084 8695 3084 8640 3044 8640 TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 196DEG 5KT 3054 8651 3048 8660
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jul 13, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Jul 13, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jul 13, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Jul 13, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 3:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Wilcox | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 24 min |
| Jul 13, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 45 min |
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.