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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2017, 6:02 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2017, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Baldwin County, AL
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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 12, 3:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...Update National Weather Service Mobile AL 930 AM CDT Wed Jul 12 2017 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-131200- 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- 930 AM CDT Wed Jul 12 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Rest of Tonight Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue to decrease in coverage and strength into the overnight hours. A few of the stronger storms that develop will still be capable of producing brief strong wind gusts, frequent lightning strikes and locally heavy rainfall. A few storms will be possible along the coast late tonight into Thursday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday There will be a continued chance of showers and thunderstorms each day through the period. A few of the stronger storms will be capable of producing brief strong wind gusts, frequent lightning strikes and locally heavy rains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not expected through Sunday. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-131200- 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- 930 AM CDT Wed Jul 12 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Rest of Tonight Winds and seas will be locally higher near isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most of the showers and storms over the coastal waters will be occurring again late tonight. Frequent lightning will be likely in and in and near storms, as well as gusty winds. Isolated waterspouts will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Winds and seas will be locally higher near isolated to scattered storms through the period, with showers and storms most numerous over the coastal waters during the late night and early morning hours. Frequent lightning will be likely in and near the storms, as well as gusty winds.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 4:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
428 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
ALZ054-055-057-122215-
Wilcox AL-Monroe AL-Butler AL-
428 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WEST
CENTRAL BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTIES
UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
At 427 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Pine Apple, or 21 miles southeast of Camden, moving northeast at 5
mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Pine Apple.
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 3184 8683 3175 8691 3175 8693 3172 8699
3171 8703 3172 8705 3171 8706 3179 8716
3192 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 227DEG 5KT 3176 8703Special weather statement, Jul 12, 5:24 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
524 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
ALZ059-FLZ201-203-122300-
Escambia AL-Escambia Inland FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
524 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
At 524 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Riverview to near Pollard to near Jay. These storms
were nearly stationary.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Brewton, Century, Flomaton, Jay, Pollard and Riverview.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3110 8712 3108 8727 3100 8735 3083 8734
3089 8710 3096 8711 3107 8700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 079DEG 4KT 3106 8707 3099 8720 3089 8720Special weather statement, Jul 12, 6:02 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 36 min |
| Jul 12, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Jul 12, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 36 min |
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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.