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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

May 16, 2018George County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2018, 11:03 AM CDT for George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 16, 2018, 11:03 AM CDT (16:03 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2018, 11:30 AM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County George County, MS

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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 16, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 5:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
549 AM CDT Wed May 16 2018

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-GMZ633-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-
171100-
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-
549 AM CDT Wed May 16 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida...southeast
Mississippi and the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest
Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the region
this afternoon into early this evening. A few of the stronger
storms that develop will be capable of producing locally strong
wind gusts, frequent lightning strikes and locally heavy
downpours.

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Alabama and
northwest Florida panhandle beaches today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Alabama and
northwest Florida panhandle beaches Thursday and Friday.

GMZ630>632-634>636-650-655-670-675-171100-
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-
549 AM CDT Wed May 16 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be capable of
producing locally strong wind gusts and higher seas over the
marine area today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Winds and seas will be locally higher near isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, the probability for
widespread hazardous weather is low.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 11:03 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1103 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2018

ALZ261-MSZ079-161630-
Mobile Inland AL-George MS-
1103 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHWESTERN MOBILE AND NORTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM
CDT...

At 1102 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Wilmer, or 9 miles east of Lucedale. This storm was nearly
stationary.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Mobile
and northeastern George Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3086 8849 3099 8850 3100 8847 3100 8842
      3101 8840 3104 8829 3084 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 267DEG 4KT 3094 8843

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 11:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	28 min
May 16, 11:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	47 min
May 16, 12:19 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		41 min
May 16, 12:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	60 min
May 16, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		52 min
May 16, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	39 min
May 16, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		53 min
May 16, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	42 min
May 16, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile, Washington	33 min
May 16, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	54 min
May 16, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	49 min
May 16, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	43 min
May 16, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	49 min
May 16, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	30 min
May 16, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	42 min
May 16, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.