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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 29, 2018, 4:11 PM CDT for Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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
- Aug 29, 2018, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 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 Aug 29, 3:49 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:49 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 600 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301100- 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- 600 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop across the region today. A few storms will be capable of producing frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes, brief strong and gusty winds, and very heavy rainfall which could result in ponding of water on area roadways and possibly very localized flooding of low lying areas. There is a moderate risk of rip currents along area beaches today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A moderate risk of rip currents will continue along area beaches Thursday through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-301100- 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- 600 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing frequent lightning strikes, brief strong and gusty winds, and periods of locally heavy rainfall over the marine area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing frequent lightning strikes, brief strong and gusty winds, and periods of locally heavy rainfall over the marine area through early next week.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
241 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2018
ALZ058-292030-
Crenshaw AL-
241 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
CRENSHAW COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT...
At 241 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Rutledge, or
4 miles west of Luverne, moving northwest at 15 mph.
Winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Luverne and Rutledge.
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 3178 8617 3160 8630 3162 8646 3166 8646
3166 8645 3183 8645 3184 8644 3185 8645
3196 8644 3180 8620 3179 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 125DEG 12KT 3174 8633Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
311 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2018
ALZ053-055-292100-
Clarke AL-Monroe AL-
311 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...
At 311 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Uriah, or 10 miles southwest of Frisco City, moving west at 35
mph.
Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Frisco City and Uriah.
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 3160 8768 3141 8731 3126 8746 3127 8769
3128 8769 3130 8771 3130 8776 3129 8777
3130 8779 3129 8779 3128 8778 3128 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 095DEG 28KT 3136 8756Special weather statement, Aug 29, 4:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 49 min |
| Aug 29, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 49 min |
| Aug 29, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 20 min | |
| Aug 29, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 52 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.