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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2020, 3:04 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2020, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2020, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
County Okaloosa County, FL
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 19, 12:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 12:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 9:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
913 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2020
ALZ058-060-190315-
Covington AL-Crenshaw AL-
913 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND EASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM
CDT...
At 911 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
of Opp, moving east at 15 mph. Other strong storms were noted to the
north of Opp, also moving east at around 15 mph.
Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Opp, Green Bay, Stedman and Dozier.
LAT...LON 3153 8616 3153 8620 3101 8619 3103 8645
3151 8647 3154 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 275DEG 11KT 3116 8632Special weather statement, Aug 18, 11:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 69 min |
| Aug 19, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Aug 19, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Aug 19, 3:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Aug 19, 3:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Aug 19, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:01 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Aug 19, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 1:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 64 min |
| Aug 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 24 min |
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