Severe Thunderstorm Warning 235, NWS Mobile, AL

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WWUS54 KMOB 022048
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
348 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

MSC153-022115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0235.000000T0000Z-200802T2115Z/
Wayne MS-
348 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY...

At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast of
Mill Creek, or 13 miles east of Laurel, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Clara.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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LAT...LON 3172 8894 3177 8868 3155 8867 3155 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 260DEG 16KT 3163 8892 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1258 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020

.NEAR TERM /Now Through Monday/...Starting off with an amplified
upper level trough axis from the Great Lakes southward to off the
upper Texas coast. A narrow plume of better environmental moisture
(PWATs ~1.9 inches) is aligned from the Appalachians to southeast
LA. Considering this along with the passage of mid level impulses
in the higher level southwest flow, just ahead of the mean trough
position and afternoon instability, forecasters anticipate the
development of isolated to perhaps scattered showers and
thunderstorms. The slightly better coverage of which looks to
remain generally north and west of I-65, closer to where the
greatest deep layer moisture and instability resides. This is
supported by the latest high resolution convection allowing
models. An assessment of convective downburst winds in these areas
suggest a high potential of brief strong wind gusts in any of the
better defined storms this afternoon. Any storms that carry over
into the evening are expected to show a diurnal decrease in
coverage.

The upper trough migrates slowly eastward with its axis more
aligned over the MS River Valley Monday. Drier air is forecast to
spread in from west to east. Most areas are likely to remain dry
on Monday, but cannot rule out an isolated, mainly afternoon
storm over the eastern zones to the coast as enough moisture may
linger to support development.

Little change in lows tonight, ranging in the low to mid 70s
inland to upper 70s along the coast. Highs on Monday range in the
lower to mid 90s interior to near 90 along the beaches. /10

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.AVIATION...
18Z issuance...There is some potential for isolated afternoon
convection to form, but expected coverage supports only a mention
of vcty by mid to late afternoon over KMOB/KBFM. Otherwise, VFR
conditions expected. Over the interior and primarily northwest of
I-65, convection could become scattered in coverage thru 03.00Z with
cigs lowering to MVFR and vsby becoming briefly reduced with the
passage of any stronger storms. Brief strong convective downburst
winds will be the main threat to approaches and departures. /10

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.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
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