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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2018, 4:37 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 53 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
- May 14, 2018, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2018, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 412 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 14, 3:58 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 3:58 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 441 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-GMZ633-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-150945- 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-Perdido Bay-Wayne-Perry-Greene- Stone-George- 441 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama, southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, southeast Mississippi and the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected along the seabreeze this afternoon. Some of storms could become strong with gusty winds. There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida. GMZ630>632-634>636-650-655-670-675-150945- Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 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- 441 AM CDT Mon May 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A surface low will move into the north central Gulf on Tuesday and Wednesday. The exact location of the low is uncertain, but there is a potential for increased winds and seas developing over at least part of the marine area during this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 2:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
233 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
ALZ264-266-FLZ201>205-142030-
Baldwin Coastal AL-Baldwin Central AL-Escambia Inland FL-
Okaloosa Inland FL-Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-
Santa Rosa Inland FL-
233 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHERN BALDWIN...WEST CENTRAL OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...
At 229 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were mostly located over
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida moving southwest at 25
mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Daphne,
Warrington, Fairhope, Gonzalez, Gulf Shores, Foley, Pace, Milton,
Gulf Breeze, Orange Beach, Goulding, Robertsdale, Point Clear, Bagdad
and Loxley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Some storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3022 8777 3058 8807 3060 8806 3100 8693
3100 8690 3055 8672 3022 8721
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 054DEG 21KT 3048 8738Special weather statement, May 14, 2:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
234 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
ALZ059-FLZ203-142015-
Escambia AL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
234 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...EASTERN
ESCAMBIA AND NORTH CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
At 234 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 16 miles east of
East Brewton, or 16 miles east of Brewton, moving southwest at 25
mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Brewton, East Brewton, Pollard and Riverview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3084 8704 3100 8716 3106 8722 3126 8681
3126 8678 3122 8676 3121 8677 3120 8677
3119 8676 3120 8674 3118 8673 3118 8672
3116 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 054DEG 20KT 3116 8680Special weather statement, May 14, 3:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 44 min | |
| May 13, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| May 13, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| May 14, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| May 14, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 57 min |
| May 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 41 min |
| May 14, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| May 14, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 52 min | |
| May 14, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 16 min |
| May 14, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 56 min |
| May 14, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 23 min |
| May 14, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| May 14, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 32 min |
| May 14, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 38 min |
| May 14, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 39 min |
| May 14, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 33 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.