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Special Marine Warning 215, NWS Mobile, AL

July 11, 2021

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special marine warning at Jul 11, 2021, 9:29 PM CDT. It was in force for 91 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2021, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 91 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 marine warning went out at Jul 11, 7:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
345 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

MSZ075-076-078-079-112130-
Stone MS-Perry MS-Greene MS-George MS-
345 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WESTERN
GEORGE...SOUTHERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND STONE COUNTIES
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

At 344 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 12 miles east of
Wiggins, moving east at 20 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wiggins, Perkinston and McHenry.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3091 8925 3091 8914 3100 8914 3105 8867
      3074 8855 3074 8888 3073 8889 3068 8889
      3069 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 266DEG 18KT 3089 8893

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
353 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

ALZ056-057-112145-
Conecuh AL-Butler AL-
353 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER AND CONECUH COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 352 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Castleberry, or 9 miles southwest of Evergreen, moving northeast
at 25 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Evergreen, Georgiana, McKenzie, Castleberry, Repton and I65 And US
84.

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 8688 3126 8722 3138 8732 3145 8723
      3146 8720 3152 8717 3155 8716 3174 8691
      3164 8670 3152 8669 3152 8670 3144 8670
      3143 8668 3139 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 229DEG 23KT 3135 8709

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
456 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

FLZ201>204-112245-
Escambia Inland FL-Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-
Santa Rosa Inland FL-
456 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...SANTA
ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

At 455 PM CDT, a cluster of strong thunderstorms was located 8 miles
south of Jay, or 13 miles southeast of Century, moving east at 25
mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gonzalez, Pace, Milton, Bagdad, Molino, Jay, Pea Ridge, Roeville,
Floridatown and Point Baker.

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 3060 8701 3060 8702 3059 8703 3057 8700
      3052 8704 3053 8713 3054 8712 3058 8715
      3058 8718 3057 8719 3054 8718 3053 8721
      3054 8742 3063 8739 3068 8741 3098 8718
      3100 8679 3051 8680
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 262DEG 20KT 3083 8711

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
509 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

ALZ266-FLZ202-204-112300-
Baldwin Coastal AL-Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Escambia Coastal FL-
509 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

At 508 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located near Myrtle Grove,
or 4 miles northwest of West Pensacola, moving east at 20 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Gulf Breeze,
Goulding, Bagdad, Lillian, Myrtle Grove, Oriole Beach, Navarre and
Perdido Beach.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3028 8758 3054 8741 3060 8702 3040 8683
      3034 8716 3041 8722 3037 8732 3032 8721
      3032 8727 3029 8755 3030 8748 3031 8744
      3031 8750 3032 8747 3032 8743 3040 8743
      3045 8736 3047 8742 3042 8741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 264DEG 19KT 3046 8733

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 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
Jul 11, 7:48 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		117 min
Jul 12, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	31 min
Jul 12, 12:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	26 min
Jul 12, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	53 min
Jul 12, 12:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	51 min
Jul 12, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	46 min
Jul 12, 1:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	44 min
Jul 12, 1:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	41 min
Jul 12, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	52 min
Jul 12, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Mobile, Washington	31 min
Jul 12, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	40 min
Jul 12, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	40 min
Jul 12, 1:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Clarke, Washington	3 hr
Jul 12, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe, Wilcox	50 min
Jul 12, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	48 min
Jul 12, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	43 min
Jul 12, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Monroe	52 min
Jul 12, 2:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Monroe	3 hr
Jul 12, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	51 min
Jul 12, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		93 min
Jul 12, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Escambia	45 min
Jul 12, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		64 min
Jul 12, 3:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	3 hr
Jul 12, 4:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Covington, Escambia	3 hr
Jul 12, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		36 min
Jul 12, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		72 min
Jul 12, 4:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Okaloosa	3 hr
Jul 12, 11:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry, Wayne	38 min
Jul 12, 12:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	41 min

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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.