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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

March 28, 2023Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2023, 8:13 AM CDT for Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 2023, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2023, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 30

County Escambia 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 Mar 28, 6:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 6:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
245 AM CDT Tue Mar 28 2023

ALZ263-280830-
Mobile Central AL-
245 AM CDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Mobile
County through 330 AM CDT...

At 245 AM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Tanner Williams, or 14 miles north of Grand
Bay, moving 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...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Chickasaw, Semmes, Tanner
Williams, I65 And I165, I10 And I65 and Mobile Regional Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3077 8841 3079 8808 3076 8804 3075 8804
      3074 8805 3073 8804 3067 8804 3061 8809
      3061 8811 3062 8811 3061 8812 3060 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 266DEG 23KT 3068 8840

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

Black

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 5:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 7:35 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 8:04 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 8:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	41 min
Mar 28, 12:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	40 min
Mar 28, 12:53 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more	8 hr
Mar 28, 1:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Escambia	52 min
Mar 28, 2:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	38 min
Mar 28, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	45 min
Mar 28, 3:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	53 min
Mar 28, 3:11 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		64 min
Mar 28, 3:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Mar 28, 3:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	40 min
Mar 28, 4:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	48 min
Mar 28, 7:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	40 min
Mar 28, 8:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	39 min
Mar 28, 8:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	34 min
Mar 28, 9:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	44 min
Mar 28, 9:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	43 min
Mar 28, 9:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	38 min
Mar 28, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	50 min
Mar 28, 10:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	40 min
Mar 28, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	43 min
Mar 28, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Stone	44 min
Mar 28, 12:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Stone	3 hr
Mar 28, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	39 min
Mar 28, 8:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	42 min
Mar 28, 8:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	47 min
Mar 28, 9:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	30 min
Mar 28, 12:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Jackson	43 min
Mar 28, 12:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Jackson	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.