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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2018, 11:32 AM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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 16, 2018, 11:32 AM CDT (16:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 16, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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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, 29 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 8843Special weather statement, May 16, 11:32 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 1132 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2018 ALZ261-263-161700- Mobile Central AL-Mobile Inland AL- 1132 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... NORTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY UNTIL NOON CDT... At 1132 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Chunchula, or 11 miles south of Citronelle. This storm was nearly stationary. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Chunchula, Semmes and Wilmer. 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 3098 8834 3098 8819 3077 8814 3077 8839 TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 357DEG 4KT 3093 8828
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.