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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 14, 2018Clarke County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2018, 4:42 PM CDT for Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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: Jun 14, 2018, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2018, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Clarke 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 Jun 14, 3:58 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:58 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 4:15 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1254 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2018

FLZ205-206-141830-
Okaloosa Inland FL-Okaloosa Coastal FL-
1254 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

At 1254 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Wright,
moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso,
Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake Lorraine, Shalimar and Cinco Bayou.

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.

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 3039 8667 3057 8669 3059 8639 3046 8639
      3046 8638 3039 8638 3040 8639 3037 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 265DEG 25KT 3049 8660

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
301 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2018

ALZ261-263-142030-
Mobile Central AL-Mobile Inland AL-
301 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHEASTERN MOBILE COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

At 301 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Chunchula, or
6 miles northwest of Satsuma, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Saraland, Chickasaw, Satsuma, Creola,
Chunchula, Axis, I65 And I165 and I65 And AL 158.

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.

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 3085 8828 3101 8818 3090 8789 3091 8793
      3088 8790 3089 8798 3088 8798 3088 8795
      3085 8796 3088 8793 3085 8795 3088 8791
      3081 8794 3081 8799 3079 8796 3077 8799
      3076 8798 3078 8796 3068 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 298DEG 8KT 3090 8816

05/RR

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 8:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Wilcox	3 hr
Jun 14, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	29 min
Jun 14, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	55 min
Jun 14, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	64 min
Jun 14, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	36 min
Jun 13, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	31 min
Jun 13, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	46 min
Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	48 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

Sources

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