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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

August 8, 2026Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2026, 5:03 PM CDT for Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 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: Aug 8, 2026, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2026, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Escambia County, AL

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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 Aug 8, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:03 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
503 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

FLZ201-203-082245-
Escambia Inland FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
503 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND
NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles south of Jay, or 11 miles southeast of Century, moving
northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Century, Flomaton, and Jay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3081 8739 3100 8730 3100 8716 3091 8700
      3075 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 112DEG 7KT 3086 8712

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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	32 min
Aug 8, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		42 min
Aug 8, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	48 min
Aug 8, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	48 min
Aug 8, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	49 min

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