1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 10, 1:14 PM CST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 214 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001 IN THE SHORT TERM...EXPECT CONVECTION TO BE ONGOING HEADING INTO THE FIRST PERIOD AS A REGION OF HIGH LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND A RAIN COOLED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. CONVECTION MAY BE SLOWER TO ERODE TONIGHT DUE TO SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING FROM MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW. WEEKEND WEATHER IS SETTING UP TO BE RATHER UNSETTLED AS A WEAKNESS AND A SERIES OF IMPULSES IN THE UPPER HEIGHT FIELD INTERACT WITH A DEEP...MOISTURE LADEN AIRMASS. TO ADD IN THE NET LIFT IS A SURFACE TROF OF LOW PRESSURE TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE DEEP SOUTH BY SUNDAY. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE...AS PRECIPITABLE WATERS AT OR ABOVE 2 INCHES CHANGES LITTLE. QPF SHOWS A GENERAL ONE TO THREE INCH POTENTIAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CLOUDS AND DURATION OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL POSE THE GREATEST CHALLENGE TO MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECASTS. AVIATION GUIDANCE LOOKS REASONABLE HERE...COMING IN WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER MAX TEMPERATURE SAT/SUN IN THE MID 80S THAN THAT OF NGM MOS WHICH SHOWS CLOSER TO 90. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE AVN MOS. MARINE AND FIRE...NO HIGHLIGHTS. EXTENDED RANGE...WEAK TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. WITH SOME DEEP LAYER DRYING TO THE WEST OF THE TROF...A SMALLER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INTRODUCED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. /10 PRELIM NUMBERS... MOB TT 074/085 074/085 074 105868 PNS TT 075/086 075/085 075 104767 DTS TT 076/086 075/085 076 104767 GZH TT 072/085 072/086 072 106858 2R0 TT 072/085 072/086 072 106858 61A TT 072/085 072/086 072 106858= .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A brief, but strong, thunderstorm wind gust produced minor roof damage to a church and downed several trees near the Dog River Bridge.
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