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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

August 19, 2020Okaloosa County, Florida

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.

The area

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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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What forecasters said that day

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 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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In the hours before

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 8632
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 11:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:04 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington62 min
Aug 18, 11:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington69 min
Aug 19, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Aug 19, 2:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Aug 19, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Aug 19, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Aug 19, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB82 min
Aug 19, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB50 min
Aug 19, 6:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Aug 19, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Aug 19, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe41 min
Aug 19, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Monroe24 min
Aug 19, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox51 min
Aug 19, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia46 min
Aug 19, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa51 min
Aug 19, 1:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBSanta Rosa3 hr
Aug 19, 2:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa4 hr
Aug 19, 4:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 19, 5:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia64 min
Aug 19, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge38 min
Aug 19, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone24 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.