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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Sep 1, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT for Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Escambia County, AL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 234 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
634
WWUS84 KMOB 020021
SPSMOB
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
721 PM CDT Wed Sep 1 2021
ALZ059-060-FLZ201-203-205-020115-
Covington AL-Escambia AL-Okaloosa Inland FL-Escambia Inland FL-
Santa Rosa Inland FL-
721 PM CDT Wed Sep 1 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Escambia, southern
Covington, northern Okaloosa, northern Santa Rosa and north central
Escambia Counties through 815 PM CDT...
At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Brewton to 9 miles northwest of Laurel
Hill to 5 miles north of Samson. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Crestview, Brewton, Florala, Century, Flomaton, Baker, East Brewton,
Jay, Laurel Hill, Lockhart, Pollard, Riverview and I65 And AL 113.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8639 3070 8639 3076 8716
3095 8729 3101 8738 3125 8741 3120 8677
3119 8676 3120 8674 3118 8673 3118 8672
3119 8671 3119 8664 3128 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 320DEG 26KT 3113 8709 3107 8656 3119 8608
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 7:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 9:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Sep 1, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.