Severe Thunderstorm Warning 222, NWS Mobile, AL

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WWUS54 KMOB 172050
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
350 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

ALC097-MSC039-172115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-230617T2115Z/
Mobile AL-George MS-
350 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES...

At 350 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tanner
Williams, or 16 miles southeast of Lucedale, moving southeast at 40
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Tillmans Corner, Theodore,
Chickasaw, Spanish Fort, Grand Bay, Chunchula, Semmes, Tanner
Williams, I65 And I165, Mobile Regional Airport, Wilmer, I65 And AL
158 and I10 And I65.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

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LAT...LON 3045 8840 3074 8841 3074 8857 3077 8859
      3095 8822 3076 8802 3075 8798 3072 8801
      3071 8800 3072 8799 3071 8799 3074 8797
      3069 8796 3071 8795 3071 8794 3067 8796
      3070 8794 3069 8791 3066 8792 3040 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 323DEG 35KT 3074 8841 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
415 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

ALC097-MSC039-172125-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-230617T2115Z/
Mobile AL-George MS-
415 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE AND
SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southwestern Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southwestern Mobile County until 500 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3045 8840 3074 8841 3074 8857 3077 8859
      3095 8822 3076 8802 3075 8798 3072 8801
      3071 8800 3072 8799 3071 8799 3074 8797
      3069 8796 3071 8795 3071 8794 3067 8796
      3070 8794 3069 8791 3066 8792 3040 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 323DEG 35KT 3055 8824 

$$

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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...New UPDATE...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 308 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

W-SW flow low-level has advected elevated dewpoints in the mid
70s back across much of the forecast area. The atmosphere is
extremely unstable along and south of the boundary with MLCAPE
values on the order of 4000-6000 J/KG per the latest meso-
analysis, while deep layer shear continues to range between 40-50
kt. Scattered supercells across the inland portions of southeast
Mississippi and southwest Alabama, with hail up to baseball size
and damaging wind, have initiated along a low-level boundary
draped from the northwest to southeast across the area. These
storms will move southward toward the coast through late
afternoon/early evening, with numerous thunderstorm coverage
expected by that time. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in
effect for most of the area until 8pm this evening. There is also
just enough 0-1 km SRH (150-200 m2/s2 per forecast soundings)
available that a tornado cannot be ruled out in discrete
convection. /22

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 106 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023/

..New AVIATION, NEAR TERM...

AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 106 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

Showers and thunderstorms will impact the region again this
afternoon and evening. These storms will be capable of producing
damaging winds and hail. Torrential rainfall will occur as well
with periods of LIFR/IFR visibilities and MVFR ceilings likely.
Storms should taper off through the late evening with another
round of severe storms possible by early Sunday morning. Outside
of thunderstorms, winds remain generally out of the west southwest
at 10-15 knots before becoming light and variable overnight. /22

NEAR TERM...
(Now through Sunday)
Issued at 106 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

The intense convective line that impacted our forecast area Friday
evening has pushed well offshore into the Gulf early this morning.
Surface analysis places a remnant outflow boundary along the
coast early this morning, with surface dewpoints having fallen
into the mid to upper 60s across the majority of our region behind
this feature. Higher dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s are
located not far to our west across southern and southwest MS and
over much of LA early this morning. Northwest flow aloft remains
prevalent across our region between ridging aloft extending from
TX/OK into the Upper Midwest and an upper level trough that is
located across the New England states/Eastern Seaboard and
adjacent western Atlantic.

Another shortwave impulse in the NW flow is already aiding in the
initiation of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over
central and northern portions of MS early this morning, a few of
which are approaching our far northwestern counties. The latest
short term model trends indicate that low level W-SW flow should
aid in the advection of the higher dewpoint airmass back across
our forecast area over the next few hours, with dewpoints well
back into the sultry 70s by later this morning. The aforementioned
boundary should become oriented somewhere in the vicinity of
southeast MS and southwest AL later today, while additional
shortwave impulses in northwest flow translate overhead. The
atmosphere will become quite unstable again along and south of the
boundary with MLCAPE values on the order of 3000-4000 J/KG per
the latest model trends, while deep layer shear continues to range
between 40-50 kt. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will re-
develop through the day, some of which will once again have the
potential to become severe with a damaging wind and large hail
threat, though there will be just enough 0-1 km SRH (150-200 m2/s2
per forecast soundings) available that a tornado cannot be ruled
out in discrete convection. Convective coverage looks to maximize
during the afternoon, potentially followed by a lull into the
evening as weak shortwave ridging builds overhead in the wake of
the shortwave. This will be short- lived as yet another fairly
potent shortwave trough looks to cross the Lower MS Valley late
tonight, potentially bringing another MCS with it across the state
of MS overnight. Will need to watch our CWA for the potential
arrival of this MCS by early Sunday morning. Even so, a very
unstable airmass will remain in place over our forecast area
Sunday afternoon and evening, with additional transient impulses
bringing the potential for organized intense convection to spread
across our forecast area Sunday afternoon and evening given strong
instability and favorable deep layer shear. The potential exists
for bowing segments capable of producing damaging winds in excess
of 70 mph to spread across our area along with instances of large
hail. The SPC Day 2 outlook brings an Enhanced Risk of severe
weather into our southeast MS and southwest AL counties on Sunday,
where shear and instability overlap will be most favorable for
severe weather.

Flooding concerns will also continue across our forecast area
through the weekend. Many locations remain saturated from heavy
rains over the past several days. Additional rounds of storms will
remain capable of producing torrential downpours with potential
for 2-4" of rain with locally higher totals to fall in a short
period of time. Given that some of the high resolution CAMs show
potential for excessive rainfall across portions of our CWA,
including southeast MS where heavy rains fell last evening (and
not to mention the recent record rainfall and extensive flooding
in the Pensacola area), we have opted to expand the Flood Watch to
include our entire forecast area through the weekend. High
dewpoints will result in increased heat indices outside of storms,
with maximum values up to around 105 degrees across southern
portions of the area today and in the vicinity of southeast MS and
far southwest AL on Sunday. A HIGH risk of rip currents will
continue along area beaches through early next week. /21

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      71  90  75  91  73  90  71  88 /  40  60  30  70  50  70  50  70
Pensacola   73  88  77  87  75  87  74  85 /  50  60  30  70  70  80  60  80
Destin      75  89  77  85  76  85  75  84 /  50  50  40  70  80  80  70  80
Evergreen   68  90  70  88  69  87  68  83 /  20  50  50  70  70  80  50  70
Waynesboro  69  89  71  90  69  90  69  85 /  20  60  60  70  40  60  30  60
Camden      66  87  69  87  68  87  67  83 /  10  40  60  70  60  70  40  60
Crestview   67  91  72  88  70  89  69  86 /  30  50  30  70  70  90  60  80

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Flood Watch through Monday morning for ALZ051>060-261>266.

     High Rip Current Risk through Tuesday evening for ALZ265-266.

FL...Flood Watch through Monday morning for FLZ201>206.

     High Rip Current Risk through Tuesday evening for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...Flood Watch through Monday morning for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

GM...None.
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
208 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 PM     Hail             1 WSW Waynesboro        31.67N 88.67W
06/17/2023  E1.75 inch       Wayne              MS   Public

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
213 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

ALZ056-057-060-172000-
Conecuh AL-Butler AL-Covington AL-
213 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Butler,
northeastern Conecuh and northwestern Covington Counties through 300
PM CDT...

At 213 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Georgiana, or 10 miles
north of Evergreen, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Georgiana and McKenzie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
south central Alabama.

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LAT...LON 3165 8650 3153 8650 3152 8649 3145 8649
      3148 8698 3166 8698 3175 8648 3166 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 270DEG 23KT 3158 8690

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
251 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

ALZ057-058-060-172030-
Butler AL-Covington AL-Crenshaw AL-
251 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Butler,
southern Crenshaw and northern Covington Counties through 330 PM
CDT...

At 251 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Gantt, or 11 miles north of
Andalusia, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Dozier and Gantt.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
south central Alabama.

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LAT...LON 3153 8616 3153 8620 3126 8620 3147 8668
      3160 8666 3154 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 290DEG 32KT 3148 8649

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
254 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

ALZ052-053-172045-
Clarke AL-Washington AL-
254 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Washington and central Clarke Counties through 345 PM CDT...

At 254 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Saint Stephens, or 12 miles
northeast of Chatom, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Jackson, Grove Hill, Saint Stephens and Leroy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southwestern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8773 3147 8823 3169 8827 3170 8809
      3171 8803 3173 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 271DEG 29KT 3163 8815

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
312 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

MSZ067-075-076-172115-
Perry MS-Greene MS-Wayne MS-
312 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Perry,
Wayne and northwestern Greene Counties through 415 PM CDT...

At 311 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles west of
Heidelberg to Laurel. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Waynesboro, Richton and Clara.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southeastern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8894 3182 8894 3185 8869 3176 8847
      3171 8847 3126 8886 3143 8906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 317DEG 19KT 3187 8907 3167 8914

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
320 PM CDT Sat Jun 17 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0246 PM     Hail             3 ESE Jonathan          31.21N 88.59W
06/17/2023  E2.00 inch       Greene             MS   Public

0258 PM     Hail             5 SSW Jonathan          31.15N 88.66W
06/17/2023  E1.75 inch       Greene             MS   CO-OP Observer

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