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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 17, 2018, 11:34 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 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 17, 2018, 11:34 AM CDT (16:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2018, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Choctaw County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1150 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
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 17, 6:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 601 AM CDT Thu May 17 2018 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-GMZ633-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 181115- 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- 601 AM CDT Thu May 17 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 to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across the area again, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could become strong to marginally severe this afternoon, capable of producing strong to locally damaging wind gusts, hail, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes, and locally heavy rainfall. There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida panhandle beaches today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida Friday and Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is currently not anticipated. GMZ630>632-634>636-650-655-670-675-181115- 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- 601 AM CDT Thu May 17 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...Friday through Wednesday 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 17, 11:26 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1126 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2018
ALZ051-171715-
Choctaw AL-
1126 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...
At 1126 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Kinterbish,
or 7 miles southeast of Cuba, moving east at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Choctaw
County.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794
3230 8800 3228 8801 3228 8802 3227 8802
3226 8801 3222 8801 3222 8843 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 267DEG 26KT 3234 8832Special weather statement, May 17, 11:34 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1134 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2018
ALZ051-MSZ067-171715-
Choctaw AL-Wayne MS-
1134 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2018
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL
1215 PM CDT...
At 1134 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles southeast of Snell to 6 miles southeast of De
Soto, and moving east at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Butler, Lisman, Pennington, Gilbertown and Toxey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8801 3217 8801 3214 8804 3209 8805
3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812 3201 8812
3180 8830 3184 8875 3190 8847 3222 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 266DEG 18KT 3214 8844 3191 8864The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 min | |
| May 17, 9:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| May 17, 9:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 24 min | |
| May 17, 9:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 23 min | |
| May 17, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 37 min | |
| May 17, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 32 min | |
| May 17, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| May 17, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 47 min |
| May 17, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 48 min |
| May 17, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 39 min |
| May 17, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 43 min |
| May 17, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 41 min |
| May 17, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 39 min |
| May 17, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| May 17, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 62 min |
| May 17, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 23 min |
| May 17, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 46 min |
| May 17, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 35 min |
| May 17, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 45 min |
| May 17, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| May 17, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 47 min |
| May 17, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 53 min |
| May 17, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| May 17, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| May 17, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| May 17, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| May 17, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 28 min |
| May 17, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 60 min |
| May 17, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 66 min |
| May 17, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 40 min |
| May 17, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 46 min |
| May 17, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 29 min |
| May 17, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 43 min |
| May 17, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene | 41 min |
| May 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 50 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.