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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 14, 2018, 12:40 PM CDT for Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 14, 2018, 12:40 PM CDT (17:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2018, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Perry County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1802 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 12.6
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Apr 14, 12:37 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 12:37 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-151100- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. n organized line of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to spread eastward across the area Saturday into Saturday night. Some storms will likely become severe, particularly from late Saturday morning through Saturday evening. Conditions will be favorable for an enhanced risk of damaging straight line winds in excess of 70 mph and a few tornadoes. The slow moving line of showers and thunderstorms will bring an increased potential of heavy rainfall and a risk of flooding over urban and low lying areas Saturday and Saturday night. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. High Surf Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. High Surf Advisory. High Rip Current Risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. ALZ263-264-151100- Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. An organized line of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to spread eastward across the area today and tonight. Some storms will likely become severe, particularly this afternoon through this evening. Conditions will be favorable for an enhanced risk of damaging straight line winds in excess of 70 mph and a few tornadoes. The slow moving line of showers and thunderstorms will bring an increased potential of heavy rainfall and a risk of flooding over urban and low lying areas today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. ALZ051>057-059-261-262-FLZ201-203-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-151100- Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Escambia- Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Wayne- Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama, southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. An organized line of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to spread eastward across the area today and tonight. Some storms will likely become severe, particularly this afternoon through this evening. Conditions will be favorable for an enhanced risk of damaging straight line winds in excess of 70 mph and a few tornadoes. The slow moving line of showers and thunderstorms will bring an increased potential of heavy rainfall and a risk of flooding over urban and low lying areas today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. ALZ058-060-FLZ205-151100- Crenshaw-Covington-Okaloosa Inland- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. An organized line of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to spread eastward across the area today and tonight. Some storms will likely become severe, particularly this afternoon through this evening. Conditions will be favorable for an enhanced risk of damaging straight line winds in excess of 70 mph and a few tornadoes. The slow moving line of showers and thunderstorms will bring an increased potential of heavy rainfall and a risk of flooding over urban and low lying areas today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. FLZ206-151100- Okaloosa Coastal- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. An organized line of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to spread eastward across the area today and tonight. Some storms will likely become severe, particularly this afternoon through this evening. Conditions will be favorable for an enhanced risk of damaging straight line winds in excess of 70 mph and a few tornadoes. The slow moving line of showers and thunderstorms will bring an increased potential of heavy rainfall and a risk of flooding over urban and low lying areas today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. High Surf Advisory. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. High Surf Advisory. Wind Advisory. High Rip Current Risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. GMZ630-633>636-151100- Northern Mobile Bay-Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System- Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. GMZ650-655-670-675-151100- 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- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. Small Craft Advisory. GMZ631-632-151100- Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 546 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 12:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:09 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:09 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 63 hr | |
| Apr 14, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 2:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 20 min |
| Apr 13, 8:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 14 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene, Perry, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 58 min |
| Apr 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George, Greene | 57 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.