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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

October 31, 2019Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Oct 31, 2019, 9:01 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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: Oct 31, 2019, 9:01 AM CDT (14:01 UTC)
Expired: Oct 31, 2019, 9:45 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Baldwin County, AL

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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 Oct 31, 6:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 6:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 5:11 AM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
511 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011015-
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-
511 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible
mainly this morning ahead of a strong cold front that quickly
moves east across the region late this morning through early this
afternoon.

A High Rip Current Risk is in effect for coastal portions of
Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle through this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Moderate Rip Current Risk is in effect for coastal portions of
Alabama and the western Florida panhandle Tonight through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Please go to weather.gov/mob for additional information.

Activation of SkyWarn severe spotter networks is not expected
through Wednesday.

GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-011015-
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-
511 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible
mainly this morning ahead of a strong cold front that quickly
moves east across the region late this morning through early this
afternoon.

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Alabama and western
Florida waters out 60 nm including Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound
and western Florida bay waters today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Alabama and western
Florida waters out 60 nm including Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound
and western Florida bay waters through Friday morning.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 7:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 8:09 AM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 8:24 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 8:36 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 9:01 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 30, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
Oct 31, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	50 min
Oct 31, 5:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	41 min
Oct 31, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	61 min
Oct 31, 6:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	57 min
Oct 31, 7:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
Oct 31, 7:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	49 min
Oct 31, 8:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	51 min
Oct 31, 8:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	51 min
Oct 31, 8:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	39 min
Oct 31, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Escambia	24 min
Oct 30, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	60 min
Oct 30, 7:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	3 hr
Oct 31, 3:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	53 min
Oct 31, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	38 min
Oct 31, 4:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	47 min
Oct 31, 5:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	22 min
Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	55 min
Oct 31, 5:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	71 hr

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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.