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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

May 14, 2018Mobile County, Alabama

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2018-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 412 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2018-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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, May 14, 4:41 AM CDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before
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 8738
Special 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 8680
Special weather statement, May 14, 3:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 14, 4:37 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB44 min
May 13, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB25 min
May 13, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile46 min
May 14, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 min
May 14, 2:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin57 min
May 14, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia41 min
May 14, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
May 14, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB52 min
May 14, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin16 min
May 14, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Escambia56 min
May 14, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCrenshaw23 min
May 14, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
May 14, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington32 min
May 14, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile38 min
May 14, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington39 min
May 14, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa33 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.