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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

May 28, 2018Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2018, 7:43 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 28, 2018, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Mobile County, AL

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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 28, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 5:43 AM CDT, 14 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

ALZ266-291045-
Baldwin Coastal-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Surf Advisory.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Surf Advisory.
   Tropical Storm Warning.
   High Rip Current Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ265-291045-
Mobile Coastal-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.
   Tropical Storm Warning.
   High Rip Current Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ058>060-264-FLZ201-203-205-291045-
Crenshaw-Escambia-Covington-Baldwin Central-Escambia Inland-
Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama,
southwest Alabama and northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ263-GMZ633-291045-
Mobile Central-Perdido Bay-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Tropical Storm Warning.

ALZ053>057-262-291045-
Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Baldwin Inland-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama and
southwest Alabama.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

ALZ051-052-261-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-291045-
Choctaw-Washington-Mobile Inland-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama and
southeast Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The potential for brief strong wind gusts and locally heavy rain
possible with the passage of stronger storms through the period.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

FLZ202-204-206-291045-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Surf Warning.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   High Surf Warning.
   Tropical Storm Warning.
   High Rip Current Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

GMZ630>632-634>636-650-655-670-675-291045-
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-
543 AM CDT Mon May 28 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see
Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the
following hazards.

   Tropical Storm Warning.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 7:06 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 7:43 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 28, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington39 min
May 28, 8:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe6 hr
May 28, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh, Escambia48 min
May 29, 12:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw6 hr
May 29, 3:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler39 min
May 29, 5:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa3 hr

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