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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 18, 2022Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2022, 3:11 PM CDT for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 2022, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Wilcox County, AL

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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 Jul 18, 12:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 12:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
311 PM CDT Mon Jul 18 2022

ALZ054-182100-
Wilcox AL-
311 PM CDT Mon Jul 18 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Wilcox
County through 400 PM CDT...

At 310 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm over Magnolia, or 15 miles southeast of Linden,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Wilcox
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3224 8741 3224 8739 3222 8739 3222 8737
      3221 8737 3220 8736 3213 8734 3202 8738
      3196 8744 3201 8762 3213 8762 3213 8752
      3225 8752 3227 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 280DEG 16KT 3213 8763

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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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 18, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	64 min
Jul 18, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	42 min
Jul 18, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	67 min
Jul 18, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe	38 min
Jul 18, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	64 min
Jul 18, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	65 min
Jul 18, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	53 min
Jul 18, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	54 min
Jul 18, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	63 min

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Sources

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