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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

October 12, 2022Choctaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Oct 12, 2022, 3:23 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2022, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
Expired
Oct 12, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Choctaw County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2022-10-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 127 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2022-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-193 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

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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 Oct 12, 2:44 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 2:44 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 12, 9:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
943 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

ALZ051-121530-
Choctaw AL-
943 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Choctaw County
through 1030 AM CDT...

At 943 AM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of
Cuba to near Middleton. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Butler, Lisman and Pennington.

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 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
      3228 8802 3218 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804
      3205 8812 3201 8811 3198 8806 3195 8808
      3197 8809 3195 8812 3193 8809 3193 8805
      3192 8806 3191 8811 3199 8846 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 277DEG 22KT 3241 8831 3214 8865

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CGAL
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 10:36 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1036 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

ALZ051-121615-
Choctaw AL-
1036 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Choctaw
County through 1115 AM CDT...

At 1036 AM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Lisman, or 9 miles north of
Butler, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lisman and Pennington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3231 8793 3228 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794
      3230 8800 3228 8801 3228 8802 3226 8801
      3218 8801 3215 8802 3214 8804 3212 8804
      3211 8845 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 274DEG 17KT 3223 8823

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CGAL
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 3:23 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
323 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

ALZ051-122100-
Choctaw AL-
323 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Choctaw
County through 400 PM CDT...

At 322 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Butler, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Butler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3214 8802 3214 8804 3211 8805 3209 8804
      3206 8807 3207 8808 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3202 8812 3201 8811 3199 8824 3208 8827
      3216 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 265DEG 16KT 3205 8818

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CGAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw47 min
Oct 12, 10:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw39 min
Oct 12, 10:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw31 min
Oct 12, 10:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw115 min
Oct 12, 11:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw3 hr
Oct 12, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw39 min
Oct 12, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke47 min
Oct 12, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox29 min
Oct 12, 5:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke111 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.