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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 5, 2019Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2019, 5:57 PM CDT for Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 48 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
Jul 5, 2019, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

County Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 227 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1810 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1810 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1087 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

096 
WWUS84 KMOB 052257
SPSMOB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
557 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
 
FLZ202-052345-
Escambia Coastal FL-
557 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

At 557 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Warrington,
moving south at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
West Pensacola, Warrington and Myrtle Grove. 

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3040 8740 3043 8734 3046 8739 3049 8738
      3042 8724 3038 8727 3037 8732 3037 8726
      3034 8729 3032 8727 3034 8731 3032 8732
      3033 8732 3031 8737 3032 8738 3032 8739
      3031 8738 3030 8743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 014DEG 10KT 3039 8731 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 3:35 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 3 more27 hr
Jul 5, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jul 5, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Jul 5, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Jul 5, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Jul 5, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa52 min
Jul 5, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa44 min
Jul 5, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia25 min
Jul 5, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia40 min
Jul 5, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa43 min

Nearby

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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.