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Heat Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL

July 9, 202012 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this heat advisory at Jul 9, 2020, 9:16 PM CDT for 12 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jul 10, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2020, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 10, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 10, 2020, 1:55 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 9, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 4:50 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
450 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2020

ALZ051-053-092230-
Clarke AL-Choctaw AL-
450 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM
CDT...

At 449 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
of Putnam, or 13 miles southeast of Butler, moving southeast at 30
mph.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Choctaw and northwestern Clarke Counties.

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.

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 3199 8807 3199 8802 3187 8776 3169 8798
      3193 8820 3200 8811 3199 8810 3200 8809
      3201 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 310DEG 25KT 3194 8809

CGAL

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
601 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2020

ALZ051>053-092330-
Clarke AL-Choctaw AL-Washington AL-
601 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND WEST CENTRAL CLARKE
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 600 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Millry, or 14 miles north of Chatom, moving southeast at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Saint Stephens.

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 3167 8833 3177 8821 3161 8792 3142 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 316DEG 25KT 3167 8822

CGAL

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 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
Jul 9, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	56 min
Jul 10, 3:16 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	27 hr
Jul 10, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Wayne	21 days
Jul 10, 9:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	2 hr

Nearby

Heat Advisories in Alabama, 2020 Heat Advisories in Mississippi, 2020 Heat Advisories in Florida, 2020 Every heat advisory in 2020

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.