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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

April 7, 2019Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2019, 11:59 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2019, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2019, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Mobile County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 7, 11:59 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 11:59 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 8:47 AM CDT, 15 hours 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 10:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 10:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 10:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1056 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

MSZ067-075-076-078-079-080445-
Stone MS-Perry MS-Greene MS-Wayne MS-George MS-
1056 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...GEORGE...PERRY...WAYNE...GREENE AND EASTERN STONE COUNTIES
UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

At 1055 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northeast of Mill Creek to 4 miles southwest
of Beaumont to 7 miles east of McHenry to near Latimer to 5 miles
south of Biloxi, and moving northeast at 40 mph.

Winds gusts up to around 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Lucedale, Richton, Leakesville, Clara, Beaumont, New
Augusta, McLain, State Line and Buckatunna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3143 8894 3182 8894 3185 8865 3189 8847
      3074 8841 3073 8888 3068 8889 3068 8907
      3083 8903 3143 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 205DEG 33KT 3177 8882 3113 8897 3071 8901 3054
8885 3033 8895
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 11:59 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
Apr 7, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington26 min
Apr 7, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Apr 8, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke43 min
Apr 8, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Apr 8, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin52 min
Apr 8, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Apr 8, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe43 min
Apr 8, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh, Escambia64 min
Apr 8, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Apr 8, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Apr 8, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Apr 8, 4:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Apr 8, 6:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Apr 8, 8:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Apr 8, 8:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB76 min
Apr 8, 9:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington21 days
Apr 8, 9:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington21 days
Apr 8, 10:33 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB23 hr
Apr 8, 4:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa38 min
Apr 8, 5:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa31 min
Apr 8, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa49 min
Apr 7, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry, Stone53 min
Apr 7, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Wayne49 min

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