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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

March 10, 20174 counties in Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Mar 10, 2017, 5:49 AM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 41 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: Mar 10, 2017, 5:49 AM CST (11:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2017, 6:30 AM CST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2156 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Mar 10, 5:21 AM CST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 5:21 AM CST, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 4:13 AM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
413 AM CST Fri Mar 10 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-111200-
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-
413 AM CST Fri Mar 10 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 fast moving line of thunderstorms will move across the area
this morning. Winds gusting to 50 mph are possible with this line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected.
However, no hazardous weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not
expected through Thursday.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-111200-
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-
413 AM CST Fri Mar 10 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Several fronts will cross the area...bringing moderate to strong
offshore winds and hazardous conditions for small craft Saturday
through Wednesday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 3:49 AM CST, 2 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
349 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017

ALZ051-053-054-101030-
Clarke AL-Wilcox AL-Choctaw AL-
349 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND NORTHWESTERN WILCOX
COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM CST...

At 348 AM CST, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dug Hill to near Sable, moving southeast at 45
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Butler, Lisman, Pennington, Gilbertown, Toxey and Dannelly Reservoir.

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
      3228 8802 3217 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804
      3206 8812 3200 8811 3202 8768 3205 8762
      3213 8762 3213 8752 3227 8751 3227 8744
      3217 8729 3178 8826 3193 8847 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 303DEG 40KT 3253 8794 3221 8874

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 4:23 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
423 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017

ALZ051-053-054-MSZ067-101115-
Clarke AL-Wilcox AL-Choctaw AL-Wayne MS-
423 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...CHOCTAW...NORTHERN CLARKE...WILCOX AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CST...

At 423 AM CST, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Central Mills to near Quitman,and moving southeast at
35 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Camden, Butler, Pine Hill, Lisman, Silas, Coffeeville,
Pennington, Gilbertown, Yellow Bluff, Toxey, Shawnee and Dannelly
Reservoir.

LAT...LON 3214 8725 3205 8718 3205 8686 3199 8686
      3170 8835 3170 8845 3185 8865 3190 8847
      3214 8844 3223 8801 3209 8804 3205 8812
      3201 8812 3200 8763 3213 8762 3213 8752
      3226 8752 3227 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 1023Z 306DEG 31KT 3230 8742 3203 8877

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 4:32 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
432 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017

ALZ057-058-101130-
Butler AL-Crenshaw AL-
432 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN BUTLER AND CENTRAL CRENSHAW COUNTIES UNTIL
530 AM CST...

At 432 AM CST, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tysonville to Montgomery to near Gardner
Island,and moving southeast at 50 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Luverne, Rutledge, Petrey, Highland Home and Lapine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3169 8656 3196 8681 3196 8641 3205 8640
      3205 8630 3197 8630 3196 8618 3189 8617
      3179 8620 3179 8615 3167 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 322DEG 43KT 3235 8599 3229 8633 3239 8692

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 5:06 AM CST, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 10, 5:30 AM CST, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 10, 5:49 AM CST, 0 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
Mar 10, 3:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	41 min
Mar 10, 4:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw, Wilcox	52 min
Mar 10, 4:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	58 min
Mar 10, 5:06 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke, Washington	39 min
Mar 10, 5:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	45 min
Mar 10, 5:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.