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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

January 22, 2018Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jan 22, 2018, 12:29 PM CST for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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: Jan 22, 2018, 12:29 PM CST (18:29 UTC)
Expired: Jan 22, 2018, 1:15 PM CST
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Wilcox County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 1509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jan 22, 5:59 AM CST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 5:59 AM CST, 6 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 6:12 AM CST, 6 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
612 AM CST Mon Jan 22 2018

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-231215-
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-
612 AM CST Mon Jan 22 2018

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 occasionally numerous showers and isolated
thunderstorms, are expected today from late morning through the
afternoon and into the early evening hours. A few of the storms
may become strong to marginally severe, with locally damaging wind
gusts being the most likely threats. A brief isolated tornado is
possible, though this threat is very low. Showers and storms will
be ending from west to east across the area this afternoon and
evening.

A moderate to occasionally strong onshore winds ahead of a cold
front will maintain a moderate risk of rip currents today into
this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-231215-
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-
612 AM CST Mon Jan 22 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous conditions to small craft will be possible, especially
over Gulf waters as a cold front moves east across the area. Winds
and seas higher near scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms today. Small craft should caution through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Hazardous conditions for small craft will continue through much
of the week, becoming a more hazardous by weeks end when offshore winds
are expected to increase slightly along with building seas. Small
Craft Advisories may be required later this week.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 22, 10:17 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1017 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

MSZ067-221700-
Wayne MS-
1017 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY UNTIL 1100 AM CST...

At 1016 AM CST, the strong thunderstorm was located over Laurel,
moving east at 65 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro.

LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8876 3185 8865 3189 8847
      3170 8847 3159 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 250DEG 57KT 3170 8910

Special weather statement, Jan 22, 10:43 AM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1043 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

ALZ051-221730-
Choctaw AL-
1043 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHOCTAW
COUNTY UNTIL 1130 AM CST...

At 1041 AM CST, cluster of strong thunderstorms was located roughly
from Quitman to Eucutta, moving east at 55 mph.

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

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

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
      3228 8802 3218 8801 3209 8804 3205 8812
      3201 8811 3198 8806 3195 8808 3195 8812
      3192 8809 3193 8805 3190 8813 3180 8817
      3174 8847 3191 8847 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 251DEG 46KT 3207 8852

Special weather statement, Jan 22, 11:25 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1125 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

ALZ053-221800-
Clarke AL-
1125 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL NOON CST...

At 1124 AM CST, the strong thunderstorm was located near Putnam, or
11 miles southeast of Butler, moving east at 55 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville.

LAT...LON 3189 8767 3188 8814 3191 8813 3191 8810
      3192 8807 3193 8805 3194 8807 3192 8809
      3194 8810 3195 8812 3197 8809 3195 8808
      3196 8807 3198 8807 3198 8806 3199 8807
      3199 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 255DEG 46KT 3198 8807

Special weather statement, Jan 22, 12:29 PM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1229 PM CST MON JAN 22 2018

ALZ054-221915-
Wilcox AL-
1229 PM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM CST...

At 1229 PM CST, the strong thunderstorm was located near Vineland, or
12 miles northeast of Thomasville, moving east at 40 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pine Hill and Dannelly Reservoir.

LAT...LON 3225 8742 3224 8739 3220 8736 3220 8733
      3214 8728 3214 8725 3212 8726 3210 8723
      3208 8719 3207 8719 3206 8718 3205 8718
      3195 8767 3200 8767 3201 8762 3213 8762
      3213 8752 3226 8752 3227 8751 3227 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 247DEG 34KT 3205 8761

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 22, 9:40 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MOB		13 hr
Jan 22, 10:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	47 min
Jan 22, 11:25 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	35 min
Jan 22, 11:33 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		87 min
Jan 22, 12:35 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		55 min
Jan 22, 12:51 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		54 min
Jan 22, 1:36 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		54 min
Jan 22, 3:21 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		39 min
Jan 22, 3:54 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		17 hr
Jan 22, 10:17 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	43 min

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Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2018 Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.