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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

November 7, 2018Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Nov 7, 2018, 7:00 PM CST for Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 7, 2018, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 7, 2018, 7:45 PM CST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Escambia 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 Nov 7, 6:03 PM CST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 6:03 PM CST, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 7, 11:15 AM CST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1115 AM CST Wed Nov 7 2018

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-081715-
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-
1115 AM CST Wed Nov 7 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Some strong storms are possible over the area through the early
evening hours, producing brief strong gusty winds and frequent
lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not
expected through Tuesday.

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-081715-
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-
1115 AM CST Wed Nov 7 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A strong cold front will bring an increasing offshore flow and
associated hazardous conditions for small craft late Friday into
Saturday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 7, 1:57 PM CST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
157 PM CST WED NOV 7 2018

MSZ075-078-072045-
Stone MS-Perry MS-
157 PM CST WED NOV 7 2018

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...SOUTHERN PERRY AND NORTHERN STONE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM
CST...

At 156 PM CST, the short line of developing strong thunderstorms
were located along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Rock
Hill to 3 miles southwest of Maxie to 10 miles west of Wiggins, and
moving southeast at 25 mph.

Winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Wiggins and Perkinston.

LAT...LON 3091 8934 3091 8914 3114 8914 3112 8884
      3091 8886 3091 8889 3076 8889 3077 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 297DEG 23KT 3104 8926 3094 8924 3086 8932
Special weather statement, Nov 7, 2:07 PM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
207 PM CST WED NOV 7 2018

MSZ078-072045-
Stone MS-
207 PM CST WED NOV 7 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...STONE
COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CST...

At 206 PM CST, the strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Poplarville, moving east at 25 mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Storms
may intensify and require a warning within the next half hour.

Locations impacted include...
Wiggins, Perkinston and McHenry.

LAT...LON 3087 8934 3087 8888 3068 8889 3068 8924
      3065 8924 3065 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 263DEG 20KT 3073 8944
Special weather statement, Nov 7, 2:08 PM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 7, 2:37 PM CST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 2:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington43 min
Nov 8, 4:15 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB42 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.