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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

August 21, 2020Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 21, 2020, 7:44 PM CDT for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 21, 2020, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2020, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Wilcox County, AL

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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 21, 7:09 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 7:09 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
611 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2020

ALZ054-055-220000-
Wilcox AL-Monroe AL-
611 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
CDT...

At 611 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Peterman, or
6 miles north of Monroeville, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Peterman, Beatrice and Pine Apple.

LAT...LON 3151 8724 3159 8743 3202 8722 3189 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 208DEG 23KT 3162 8730

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
620 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2020

ALZ053-054-220000-
Wilcox AL-Clarke AL-
620 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
CDT...

At 619 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Fulton, or 6
miles north of Grove Hill, moving north at 20 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Pine Hill and Fulton.

LAT...LON 3202 8746 3169 8768 3176 8787 3199 8780
      3199 8767 3200 8766 3200 8763 3201 8762
      3207 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 201DEG 16KT 3180 8775

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 6:45 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
645 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2020

MSZ075-076-220030-
Perry MS-Greene MS-
645 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...EAST
CENTRAL PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

At 645 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
McLain, or 12 miles southeast of Richton, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Beaumont and McLain.

LAT...LON 3143 8882 3144 8871 3134 8853 3108 8877
      3117 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 210DEG 13KT 3119 8882

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 6:55 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 21, 7:21 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 7:44 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 7:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Washington	3 hr
Aug 21, 7:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	39 min
Aug 22, 3:48 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	10 days
Aug 22, 8:57 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		63 min
Aug 22, 3:51 PM CDT	Storm Surge Watch	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	18 hr
Aug 22, 3:51 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Watch	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	37 hr

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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.