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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2018, 4:24 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 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
- Jul 15, 2018, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2018, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Baldwin County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1875 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 15, 3:26 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 3:26 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 617 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-161130- 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-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 617 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama, southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Heat indices in the 100 to 105 degree range with isolated values around 110 are expected today. No other hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Heat indices in the 100 to 105 degree range with isolated values around 110 are expected through Friday. No other hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-161130- Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- Perdido Bay-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- 617 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms this morning and again tonight will bring locally higher winds, greatly reduced visibilities and locally higher waves. Waterspouts are possible during the hours before and after sunrise. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms during the overnight hours will bring locally higher winds, greatly reduced visibilities, and locally higher waves. Waterspouts are possible during the hours before and after sunrise.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 234 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2018 ALZ056-059-152015- Conecuh AL-Escambia AL- 234 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... At 233 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of I65 And AL 113, or 11 miles southeast of Frisco City, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Castleberry, I65 And AL 113 and I65 And US 84. 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 3111 8697 3120 8737 3136 8733 3148 8698 TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 266DEG 12KT 3129 8730
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
303 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2018
ALZ261-263-152045-
Mobile Central AL-Mobile Inland AL-
303 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WEST
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
At 302 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Mobile
Regional Airport, or 6 miles west of Midtown Mobile, moving northwest
at 5 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Semmes, Tanner Williams, Mobile Regional Airport 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.
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 3067 8841 3077 8842 3091 8828 3073 8810
3059 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 128DEG 5KT 3071 8823Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:29 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Jul 15, 5:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 49 min |
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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.