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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 30, 2017Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2017, 3:30 PM CDT for Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 30, 2017, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Monroe 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 30, 1:30 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:30 PM CDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:31 AM CDT, 10 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
431 AM CDT Fri Jun 30 2017

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011200-
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-
431 AM CDT Fri Jun 30 2017

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 showers and thunderstorms are expected again
today. The stronger storms will produce frequent lightning and
locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A daily chance of mainly afternoon scattered showers and
thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through next week. The
stronger storms will produce frequent lightning and torrential
downpours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-011200-
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-
431 AM CDT Fri Jun 30 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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
115 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

ALZ060-301900-
Covington AL-
115 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

At 114 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Lockhart, or
7 miles northwest of Florala, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Opp, Florala and Lockhart.

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 3099 8627 3100 8654 3115 8653 3134 8620
      3100 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 245DEG 28KT 3110 8640

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:21 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
321 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

ALZ053-055-059-261-262-302045-
Clarke AL-Baldwin Inland AL-Monroe AL-Escambia AL-Mobile Inland AL-
321 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...NORTHEASTERN MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...
SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM
CDT...

At 320 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Mount Vernon,
or 12 miles north of Creola, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
McCullough, Mount Vernon and Movico.

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 3110 8810 3114 8803 3114 8802 3117 8799
      3116 8797 3116 8794 3120 8795 3141 8763
      3119 8746 3095 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 237DEG 27KT 3107 8797

05/RR

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 3:30 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
330 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

ALZ053-055-302100-
Clarke AL-Monroe AL-
330 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...

At 330 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast
of Whatley, or 14 miles southeast of Grove Hill, moving northeast at
25 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Whatley.

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 3183 8739 3164 8717 3137 8771 3170 8772
      3183 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 236DEG 20KT 3157 8760

05/RR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh, Covington	39 min
Jun 29, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	66 min
Jun 29, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		37 min
Jun 29, 11:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	28 min
Jun 30, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	57 min
Jun 30, 12:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	4 hr
Jun 30, 5:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Covington, Escambia	35 hr
Jun 30, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	45 min
Jun 30, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	24 min
Jun 30, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	65 min
Jun 30, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	36 min
Jun 30, 6:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Clarke, Washington	2 hr
Jun 30, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Santa Rosa	6 hr
Jun 30, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	58 min
Jun 30, 1:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	5 hr
Jun 30, 3:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Santa Rosa	2 hr
Jun 30, 6:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	12 hr
Jun 30, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	58 hr
Jun 30, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	42 min
Jun 30, 6:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry	2 hr

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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.