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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 23, 2020, 5:48 PM CDT for Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 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
- May 23, 2020, 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Escambia County, AL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 414 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
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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 May 23, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mobile AL 450 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020 ALZ051>060-261>264-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-241000- 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- 450 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama, southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms are expected to develop later this morning though the afternoon. A few may contain gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rains. Small hail is also possible with the stronger thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are expected to develop each afternoon. A few may contain gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rains. Small hail is also possible with the stronger thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-241000- Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Coastal- 450 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Thunderstorms are expected to develop later this morning though the afternoon. A few may contain gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rains. Small hail is also possible with the stronger thunderstorms. There is a MODERATE risk of rip currents along the beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida panhandle through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are expected to develop each afternoon. A few may contain gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rains. Small hail is also possible with the stronger thunderstorms. There is a High Risk of rip currents expected along the beaches of Alabama and northwest Florida panhandle Monday through mid week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-241000- 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- 450 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. A moderate southeasterly flow this morning will create hazardous conditions for small craft. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 23, 2:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 233 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020 ALZ051>053-232015- Clarke AL-Choctaw AL-Washington AL- 233 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... At 232 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast of Millry, or 14 miles north of Chatom, moving northeast at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Millry, Silas, Coffeeville, Gilbertown and Toxey. 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 3155 8819 3161 8841 3194 8838 3184 8802 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 205DEG 12KT 3168 8827 CGAL
Special weather statement, May 23, 2:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 258 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020 ALZ052-232045- Washington AL- 258 PM CDT Sat May 23 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... At 257 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Chatom, moving northeast at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Chatom and Tibbie. 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 3129 8824 3137 8838 3164 8827 3151 8800 TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 206DEG 11KT 3143 8823 CGAL
Special weather statement, May 23, 3:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 50 min |
| May 23, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 44 min |
| May 23, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 42 min |
| May 23, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 47 min |
| May 23, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 26 min |
| May 23, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 52 min |
| May 23, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 35 min |
| May 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 45 min |
| May 23, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 52 min |
| May 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 51 min |
| May 23, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 37 min |
| May 23, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene, Stone | 43 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.