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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

April 8, 2019Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 8, 2019, 2:02 AM CDT for Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2019, 2:02 AM CDT (07:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2019, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Monroe 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, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 8:47 AM CDT, 17 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 10:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 10:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 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.

&&

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, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 12:02 AM CDT, 2 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1202 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

ALZ053-054-080545-
Wilcox AL-Clarke AL-
1202 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM
CDT...

At 1202 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Whatley, or
5 miles east of Grove Hill, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Dime size hail and winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Grove Hill, Whatley, Pine Hill and Fulton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3188 8732 3183 8738 3183 8750 3181 8750
      3181 8752 3170 8752 3170 8757 3166 8757
      3157 8766 3165 8780 3199 8773 3199 8767
      3200 8766 3201 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 212DEG 29KT 3170 8769

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:38 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 2:02 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
202 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

ALZ055-056-080745-
Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-
202 AM CDT Mon Apr 8 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MONROE
AND CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM CDT...

At 201 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Frisco City,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

Winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Monroeville, Frisco City, Peterman, Excel, Beatrice and Repton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3151 8686 3127 8737 3143 8758 3146 8756
      3148 8757 3150 8760 3155 8757 3156 8757
      3183 8741 3183 8733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 218DEG 24KT 3140 8739

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	26 min
Apr 7, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Apr 7, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	31 min
Apr 8, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	43 min
Apr 8, 12:57 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		63 min
Apr 8, 1:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	52 min
Apr 8, 1:46 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Apr 8, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	64 min
Apr 8, 3:16 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Apr 8, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
Apr 8, 4:32 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		58 min
Apr 8, 4:40 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		95 min
Apr 8, 6:37 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		83 min
Apr 8, 8:28 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
Apr 8, 8:29 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		76 min
Apr 8, 9:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	21 days
Apr 8, 9:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	21 days
Apr 8, 10:33 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		23 hr
Apr 8, 4:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	38 min
Apr 8, 5:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	31 min
Apr 8, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	49 min
Apr 7, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry, Stone	53 min
Apr 7, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.