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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 20, 2019Jackson County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2019, 4:30 AM CDT for Jackson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2019, 4:30 AM CDT (09:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2019, 5:15 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Jackson County, MS

The radar

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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 Jul 19, 11:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 11:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:44 AM CDT, 23 hours 46 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mobile AL
444 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-200945-
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-
444 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-200945-
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-
444 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for hazardous weather is low.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:30 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
430 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019

ALZ265-201015-
Mobile Coastal AL-
430 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... UNTIL
515 AM CDT...

At 429 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Dauphin Island. This storm was nearly stationary.

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

Locations impacted include...
Dauphin Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Waterspouts can move onshore and impact beaches before dissipating.
Furniture that isn't well anchored may become airborne and pose a
dangerous threat to beachgoers.  Seek shelter if you see a waterspout
moving towards shore.

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LAT...LON 3025 8817 3026 8813 3030 8814 3029 8813
      3029 8812 3026 8809 3026 8810 3025 8808
      3024 8823 3023 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 150DEG 2KT 3022 8830

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 4:27 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		63 min
Jul 20, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke, Washington	60 min
Jul 20, 6:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	2 hr
Jul 20, 7:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	51 min
Jul 19, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	26 min
Jul 20, 5:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	63 min
Jul 20, 5:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Jackson	55 min
Jul 20, 10:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	3 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.