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Special Marine Warning 37, NWS Mobile, AL

January 21, 2017

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Jan 21, 2017, 8:27 AM CST. 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: Jan 21, 2017, 8:27 AM CST (14:27 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2017, 9:30 AM CST
In force: 63 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 Jan 21, 7:39 AM CST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 7:39 AM CST, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:28 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
528 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-221130-
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-
528 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING THIS MORNING ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WILL BE MOVING EAST INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...MAINLY
WEST OF I-65 THROUGH AROUND 9 AM...THEN EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA TO THE EAST OF I-65 AND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON. THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE STORMS
TODAY, WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WEST OF A GROVE
HILL...BAY MINETTE...GULF SHORES LINE THROUGH AROUND 9 AM. TORNADO
THREAT WILL REMAIN...BUT LESSEN SLIGHTLY FURTHER TO THE EAST.
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY
WITH ANY OF THE STRONG STORMS ACROSS THE REGION.

THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BRIEF LULL IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. AS THE UPPER LOW EJECTS NORTHEAST AWAY
FROM THE REGION LATE TODAY INTO THE EVENING, SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALOFT
JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE FINAL APPROACHING FRONT WILL POSSIBLY RE-
INITIATE STORMS EAST OF I-65 IN ALABAMA AND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE IS LOWER
CONFIDENCE IN THIS DEVELOPMENT BUT IF IT DOES DEVELOP CONDITIONS
WILL STILL SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES ALL A POSSIBILITY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ALABAMA AND WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE SEE MORE ON THE SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS AND TIMING...AND ALSO FLOODING
IMPACTS ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MOB.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL CONTINUE MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE
65 THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS 70 MPH OR HIGHER WILL PERSIST
EARLY. STORMS ENDING LATER IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FROM LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST...FOR SUSTAINED 25 MPH WINDS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH.

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...IMPROVING
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK AS WINDS SUBSIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS MAY BE
NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS EARLY SUNDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-221130-
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-
528 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING...AND THEN POSSIBLY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MARINE
AREA TONIGHT. SOME STORMS COULD LOCALLY CONTAIN LARGE DAMAGING HAIL
AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS 70 MPH OR HIGHER...PRODUCING LOCALLY HIGHER
SEAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER WATER ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE
MORE ON THE IMPACTS AND TIMING AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MOB.

ONSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY SUNDAY.  SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH GALE CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY WITH A GALE WATCH IN EFFECT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 21, 5:50 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
550 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0425 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE MULBERRY          31.49N 88.85W
01/21/2017                   WAYNE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HOLLIS CREEK RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

&&

10

Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:27 AM CST, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
627 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0514 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE TOXEY             31.89N 88.25W
01/21/2017                   CHOCTAW            AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON PARTS OF CHAPEL
            HILL ROAD AND PLEASANT HILL ROAD. ALSO SOME STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE REPORTED BUT EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE NOT KNOWN AT
            THIS TIME. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

&&

JFB

Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:54 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
654 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

0538 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MORVIN                  31.99N 87.99W
01/21/2017                   CLARKE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 69. ANOTHER TREE DOWN ON BASHI ROAD.

&&

JFB

Special weather statement, Jan 21, 7:07 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
707 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

ALZ053-055-056-211345-
Monroe AL-Clarke AL-Conecuh AL-
707 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
CONECUH...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL
745 AM CST...

At 707 AM CST, the strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Jackson, moving east at 60 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Monroeville, Jackson, Evergreen, Frisco City, Peterman, Excel, Repton
and I65 And US 84.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3164 8698 3137 8694 3130 8791 3133 8791
      3134 8792 3136 8789 3138 8789 3139 8791
      3138 8792 3140 8793 3140 8790 3141 8792
      3142 8791 3144 8793 3145 8791 3149 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 1307Z 262DEG 53KT 3141 8783

Special weather statement, Jan 21, 7:36 AM CST, 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
736 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

ALZ055>060-262-264-FLZ201-203-211430-
Butler AL-Baldwin Central AL-Monroe AL-Crenshaw AL-Covington AL-
Escambia AL-Conecuh AL-Baldwin Inland AL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
Escambia Inland FL-
736 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...CONECUH...CENTRAL BALDWIN...CENTRAL MONROE...SOUTHWESTERN
CRENSHAW...WESTERN COVINGTON...SOUTHERN BUTLER...ESCAMBIA...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES UNTIL 830 AM
CST...

At 736 AM CST, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Peterman to 6 miles southwest of Poarch Creek
Reservation to near Saraland,and moving east at 45 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Andalusia, Bay Minette, Atmore, Monroeville, Brewton, Evergreen,
Century, Flomaton, Frisco City, McCullough, Peterman, East Brewton,
Georgiana, Uriah, McKenzie, River Falls, Castleberry, Excel, Jay and
Red Level.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3099 8668 3100 8679 3090 8679 3073 8709
      3080 8801 3082 8800 3082 8797 3083 8798
      3082 8795 3085 8796 3084 8798 3085 8797
      3086 8797 3103 8769 3170 8734 3168 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 275DEG 39KT 3163 8731 3103 8763 3079 8801

Local storm report, Jan 21, 8:10 AM CST, 17 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
Jan 20, 8:47 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	25 hr
Jan 20, 8:48 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Covington, Escambia	3 days
Jan 20, 10:18 PM CST	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	56 hr
Jan 21, 1:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	34 min
Jan 21, 2:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	44 min
Jan 21, 2:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	44 min
Jan 21, 3:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	48 min
Jan 21, 3:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	38 min
Jan 21, 4:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	51 min
Jan 21, 4:52 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	38 min
Jan 21, 5:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	39 min
Jan 21, 5:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	34 min
Jan 21, 7:02 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	22 min
Jan 21, 7:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	38 min
Jan 21, 7:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	38 min
Jan 21, 7:28 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	4 hr
Jan 21, 7:32 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		58 min
Jan 21, 7:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	54 min
Jan 21, 8:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw	42 min
Jan 21, 9:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	91 min
Jan 21, 9:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	39 min
Jan 21, 9:28 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
Jan 21, 10:57 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		48 min
Jan 21, 3:50 PM CST	Gale Warning	MOB		41 hr
Jan 20, 8:49 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	25 hr
Jan 21, 9:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	50 min
Jan 21, 9:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	34 min
Jan 21, 10:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	32 min
Jan 21, 2:55 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	35 min
Jan 21, 3:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	23 min
Jan 21, 3:52 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Perry, Wayne	38 min
Jan 21, 4:03 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	42 min
Jan 21, 4:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	21 min
Jan 21, 1:14 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	5 days

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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.