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Hard Freeze Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

January 2, 20184 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this hard freeze warning at Jan 2, 2018, 3:40 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 3, 2018, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 48 hr. 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 2, 2018, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2018, 8:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 5, 2018, 8:00 AM CST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hard freeze 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 hard freeze warning went out at Jan 2, 3:40 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:40 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 5:55 AM CST, 9 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
555 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031200-
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-
555 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Dangerous wind chill values are expected for all locations through
mid morning today. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect through mid
morning today.

Expect hard freeze conditions for most areas this morning
returning again late tonight through early Wednesday morning.
A Hard Freeze Warning remains in effect for all locations through
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Dangerous wind chill values are also expected each morning
through Friday.

Freeze to hard freeze conditions are expected for most locations
each morning through Friday. A Hard Freeze Warning remains in effect
for all locations through early Thursday morning. A Hard Freeze
Watch remains in effect for all locations through early Friday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-031200-
Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-
Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay-
Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-
Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola
FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from
20 to 60 NM-
555 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Small craft conditions will continue over all marine locations
through mid morning and well offshore through mid afternoon today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Small craft conditions will be possible late Wednesday through
midday Thursday.

Nearby

Hard Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2018Hard Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2018Every hard freeze warning in 2018

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.