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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 8, 2020, 1:40 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 8, 2020, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2020, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 225 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Apr 8, 6:21 AM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 6:21 AM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-090945- 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- 445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 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 severe storms will be possible across our area today, particularly along and north of a line extending from Andalusia, AL to Leakesville, MS. The primary threats are localized damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday We are closely monitoring severe thunderstorm potential with a weather system moving through the area this weekend. We will continue to update with more details as the week progresses and forecast confidence increases. Rip current risk is expected to increase this weekend due to strengthening onshore winds and swell. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn severe spotter networks is not expected through Tuesday. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-090945- 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- 445 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A moderate offshore flow may create conditions hazardous for small craft over unprotected Gulf waters Thursday and Friday Moderate to strong onshore flow returns over the weekend and may continue to make conditions hazardous for small craft.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:40 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
140 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
ALZ059-060-FLZ203-205-081930-
Escambia AL-Covington AL-Okaloosa Inland FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
140 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON...NORTHERN OKALOOSA
AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...
At 139 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Baker, or 19 miles southeast of Brewton, moving east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Laurel Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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LAT...LON 3099 8639 3078 8639 3083 8701 3101 8701
3105 8638 3099 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 270DEG 38KT 3092 8683The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 61 min |
| Apr 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 23 min |
| Apr 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 52 min |
| Apr 8, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 49 min |
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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.