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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

May 2, 2021Perry County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 2, 2021, 11:04 AM CDT for Perry County, Mississippi. 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: May 2, 2021, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2021, 11:45 AM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL

County Perry County, MS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 2, 6:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 11:04 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1104 AM CDT Sun May 2 2021

MSZ075-021645-
Perry MS-
1104 AM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
PERRY COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...

At 1103 AM CDT, the strong thunderstorm was located over Mclaurin, or
12 miles southeast of Hattiesburg, moving northeast at 25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Beaumont and New Augusta.

LAT...LON 3143 8915 3143 8898 3110 8884 3102 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1603Z 216DEG 23KT 3116 8920

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 4:05 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		30 hr
May 2, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
May 2, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		56 min
May 2, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	33 min
May 2, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	41 min
May 2, 4:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	39 min
May 2, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
May 2, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		26 min
May 2, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		49 min
May 2, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	55 min

Nearby

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Sources

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