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Special Marine Warning 152, NWS Mobile, AL

May 12, 2017

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at May 12, 2017, 5:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 90 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
May 12, 2017, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

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 May 12, 4:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 4:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 3:27 AM CDT, 14 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
327 AM CDT Fri May 12 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-130830-
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-
327 AM CDT Fri May 12 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong storms are possible mainly this afternoon ahead of a
cold front approaching from the west. An isolated severe storm
cannot be ruled out. Brief, locally heavy rainfall may accompany
the stronger storms.

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along area beaches
through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along area beaches
on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of SkyWarn severe spotter networks is not expected
through Thursday.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-130830-
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-
327 AM CDT Fri May 12 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal
waters of Alabama and northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Moderate to occasionally strong winds may create hazardous
conditions for small craft mainly this afternoon through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 12:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1246 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

ALZ053-055-056-059-060-261-262-FLZ201-203>205-121845-
Clarke AL-Baldwin Inland AL-Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-Covington AL-
Escambia AL-Mobile Inland AL-Escambia Inland FL-Okaloosa Inland FL-
Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
1246 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...MONROE...NORTHEASTERN MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN CONECUH...SOUTHWESTERN
COVINGTON...NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA AND NORTHWESTERN
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

At 1245 PM CDT, an area of strong thunderstorms was located along a
line extending from 12 miles east of Calvert to 9 miles south of
Jay,and moving northeast at 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Bay Minette, Atmore, Pace, Milton, Monroeville, Brewton, Evergreen,
Century, Flomaton, Bagdad, Frisco City, Stockton, McCullough,
Peterman, East Brewton, Uriah, Molino, Castleberry, Excel and Jay.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
south central and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3054 8707 3102 8798 3182 8760 3112 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 243DEG 42KT 3122 8781 3082 8719
Local storm report, May 12, 1:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
146 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

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

0105 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SE KUSHLA               30.82N 88.16W
05/12/2017                   MOBILE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 45 IN KUSHLA NEAR KUSHLA RD. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

DJOHNSON
Special weather statement, May 12, 1:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
159 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

ALZ264-266-FLZ201-202-122000-
Baldwin Coastal AL-Baldwin Central AL-Escambia Inland FL-
Escambia Coastal FL-
159 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...SOUTHERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL
300 PM CDT...

At 159 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Loxley to near Central Dauphin Island,and moving east
at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington, Fairhope, Gonzalez,
Gulf Shores, Foley, Orange Beach, Robertsdale, Point Clear, Lillian,
Myrtle Grove, Magnolia Springs, Bon Secour, Summerdale, Silverhill,
Perdido Beach and Elberta.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3022 8802 3027 8796 3028 8778 3041 8793
      3057 8792 3064 8726 3061 8725 3030 8725
      3022 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 274DEG 26KT 3059 8775 3029 8813
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
206 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

ALZ056-058>060-122000-
Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Escambia AL-Crenshaw AL-
206 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...SOUTH
CENTRAL CRENSHAW...NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND
COVINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 206 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 14 miles southwest
of River Falls, or 15 miles southwest of Andalusia, moving northeast
at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Andalusia, Opp, Brantley, River Falls, Red Level, Dozier, Heath and
Gantt.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
south central Alabama.

LAT...LON 3104 8679 3131 8687 3160 8625 3133 8619
      3120 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 242DEG 31KT 3121 8672
Local storm report, May 12, 2:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
220 PM CDT FRI MAY 12 2017

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

1254 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N SEMMES              30.81N 88.26W
05/12/2017                   MOBILE             AL   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN WITH DAMAGE TO ROOF OF HOME.

&&

JOHNP
Local storm report, May 12, 5:36 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington61 min
May 12, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile56 min
May 12, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
May 12, 12:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh, Escambia, Monroe59 min
May 12, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin40 min
May 12, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia27 min
May 12, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile44 min
May 12, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile47 min
May 12, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia47 min
May 12, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
May 12, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington54 min
May 12, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia60 min
May 12, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
May 12, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
May 12, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
May 12, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington41 min
May 12, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
May 12, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington60 min
May 12, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
May 12, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
May 12, 1:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia61 min
May 12, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa40 min
May 12, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge48 min
May 12, 10:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone60 min
May 12, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne42 min
May 12, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene54 min
May 12, 11:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone64 min
May 12, 11:54 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBStone10 min

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Sources

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