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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

April 26, 2023Covington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 26, 2023, 3:00 PM CDT for Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 75 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: Apr 26, 2023, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2023, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 75 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 40

County Covington County, AL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 912 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Apr 26, 2:53 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:53 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:06 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
206 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023

ALZ059-261930-
Escambia AL-
206 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Escambia County through 230 PM CDT...

At 206 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Riverview, or 11 miles southeast
of Brewton, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Escambia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8705 3108 8703 3113 8671 3106 8670
      3100 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 241DEG 12KT 3104 8690

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLH

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:36 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
236 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023

ALZ059-060-FLZ205-262015-
Covington AL-Escambia AL-Okaloosa Inland FL-
236 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Escambia,
southern Covington and northeastern Okaloosa Counties through 315 PM
CDT...

At 235 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of
Florala to 16 miles northwest of Laurel Hill to 7 miles east of East
Brewton. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime to 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...
Florala, East Brewton, Laurel Hill and Lockhart.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8639 3089 8639 3103 8678 3108 8708
      3126 8687 3126 8677 3120 8677 3119 8676
      3120 8674 3118 8673 3119 8670 3126 8670
      3123 8619 3100 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 260DEG 22KT 3099 8621 3111 8669 3111 8694

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLH

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:00 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023

ALZ056-060-262115-
Conecuh AL-Covington AL-
300 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Conecuh
and central Covington Counties through 415 PM CDT...

At 300 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Red Level, or 16 miles west
of Andalusia, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Andalusia, Opp and River Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3117 8670 3119 8670 3118 8673 3120 8674
      3118 8677 3126 8677 3126 8687 3136 8675
      3135 8620 3123 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 239DEG 10KT 3123 8674

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	24 min
Apr 26, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	39 min
Apr 26, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	64 min
Apr 26, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler	57 min
Apr 26, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	29 min
Apr 26, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	25 min
Apr 26, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	34 min
Apr 26, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	69 min

Nearby

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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.