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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

June 16, 2019Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 16, 2019, 3:10 PM CDT for Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 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: Jun 16, 2019, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 717 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -1.4

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The text

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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 Jun 16, 1:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:46 AM CDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
446 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-171000-
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-
446 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms today into early evening could
be strong at times with the potential of producing strong winds,
frequent lightning and locally heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A gradual increase in thunderstorm coverage is expected. Some of
the storms through midweek could be strong with the potential of
producing strong winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy
downpours through midweek. A few storms Thursday could be severe
with the potential of producing damaging winds, frequent lightning
and locally heavy downpours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-171000-
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-
446 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A gradual increase in thunderstorm coverage expected. Some of the
storms could be strong at times with the potential of producing
strong winds, frequent lightning, locally higher waves and seas.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:44 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
244 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

ALZ053-054-162030-
Wilcox AL-Clarke AL-
244 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE AND WESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

At 244 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Consul, or 14 miles northwest of Camden. This storm was nearly
stationary.

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

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3225 8742 3224 8739 3220 8736 3220 8733
      3215 8728 3213 8725 3212 8726 3209 8722
      3200 8728 3182 8760 3186 8784 3199 8775
      3199 8767 3200 8766 3201 8762 3213 8762
      3213 8752 3226 8752 3227 8751 3227 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 238DEG 4KT 3215 8746

DJ/17

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:10 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
310 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

ALZ053-055-162100-
Clarke AL-Monroe AL-
310 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
MONROE AND EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

At 309 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Frisco City, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3179 8747 3159 8714 3156 8716 3152 8717
      3148 8720 3146 8720 3145 8723 3141 8728
      3140 8730 3136 8733 3135 8735 3132 8736
      3130 8739 3150 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 211DEG 7KT 3153 8748

DJ/17

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	46 min
Jun 16, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	49 min
Jun 16, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	44 min
Jun 16, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	46 min
Jun 16, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	23 min
Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	34 min
Jun 16, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	39 min
Jun 16, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	40 min
Jun 16, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	25 min
Jun 16, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	19 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2019 Every special weather statement in 2019

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.