Alert archive / Alabama / Hard Freeze Warnings in 2018
Hard Freeze Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this hard freeze warning at Jan 18, 2018, 3:24 AM CST for 12 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 19, 2018, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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 18, 2018, 3:24 AM CST (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2018, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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 17, 3:32 PM CST, 11 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 3:32 PM CST, 11 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 11:31 AM CST, 15 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1131 AM CST Wed Jan 17 2018 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181800- 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- 1131 AM CST Wed Jan 17 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight With daytime temperatures struggling to make it above 32 degrees for most areas today, icy roads, especially on overpasses and bridges will linger and will make for hazardous driving conditions. This especially true in shady areas throughout the day. A Hard Freeze Warning remains in effect for all zones tonight through early Thursday morning. Low temperatures will reach the lower to mid teens inland and upper teens to around 20 degrees along area beaches. Patchy black ice on roadways, bridges and overpasses will remain possible tonight as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A Hard Freeze Watch remains in effect for inland zones Thursday night, where temperatures could dip to around or just below 20 degrees. Southerly flow returns by the weekend. With warm, moist Gulf air flowing atop cooler nearshore waters, dense fog formation along the coast looks likely into weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not expected through Tuesday. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-181800- 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- 1131 AM CST Wed Jan 17 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong offshore flow will continue to produce hazardous conditions for small craft through tonight. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the entire marine area until 6am CST Thursday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Southerly flow returns by the weekend, bringing warm, moist Gulf air atop cooler near shore waters. This will likely lead to dense fog formation into the weekend.
Nearby
Hard Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2018Hard Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 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.