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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2020, 12:49 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 86 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 29, 2020, 12:49 PM CDT (17:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 86 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 29, 6:38 AM CDT, 6 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:38 AM CDT, 6 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301100- Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Escambia Inland-Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland- Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama, southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A slight risk of severe weather is outlooked today. Damaging straight line winds appears to be the primary threat. Forecasters also cannot rule out a tornado or two being possible and an instance of severe hail up to a quarter size. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-301100- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Coastal- 522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. A slight risk of severe weather is outlooked today. Damaging straight line winds appears to be the primary threat. Forecasters also cannot rule out a tornado or two being possible and an instance of severe hail up to a quarter size. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A moderate risk of rip currents Thursday. No hazardous weather expected Friday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ630>632-650-655-670-675-301100- Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- 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- 522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/mob (see Fast Access Product Section) for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Winds, waves and seas will be locally higher in and near marine storms today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. GMZ633>636-301100- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- 522 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Small craft should exercise caution today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 12:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 11:23 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Apr 28, 11:55 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Apr 29, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 29, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Apr 29, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 85 min |
| Apr 29, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Apr 29, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 96 min |
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.