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 Feb 16, 11:41 AM CST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1140 AM CST FRI 16 2001 UNFORTUNATELY POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/SEVERE STORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA STILL LOOKS TO BE IN PLACE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIGHT NOW MAIN THREAT (ROUGHLY SPEAKING) LOOKS TO MATERIALIZE OVER SE MS AFTER 3 PM...INTERIOR SW AL 3 PM-8 PM...COASTAL AL 5 PM-8 PM ...SCNTRL AL AND NW FL COAST 6 PM-10 PM. MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS OUTLOOKED BY STORM PREDICTION CENTER GENERALLY N OF A LINE FROM WAYNESBORO...TO THOMASVILLE...TO CAMDEN WITH SLIGHT RISK OVER REST OF OUR AREA. MORNING ANALYSIS HERE REVEALED STRONG DRYSLOT IN MIDLEVELS WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE UNDERNEATH. THERE IS A MIDLEVEL CAP IN PLACE BUT SURFACE HEATING LOOKS TO OVERTAKE THAT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HELICITY VALUES INLAND RUNNING ON LAPS BETWEEN 200-300 M2/S2. MU CAPES INLAND EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON TO RUN 1200-2000 J/KG. BEST THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS LOOKS TO BE IN MODERATE RISK AREA. OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA WE WILL HOPEFULLY SEE THE WINDS BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS GO MORE SWLY AHEAD OF THE MAIN BAND OF STORMS JUST NOW APPROACHING THE MS RIVER. FOR MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA...INDICATIONS ARE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH BOWS/LEWPS AND LARGE HAIL WITH THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER NORTHERN ZONES. EMA...SPOTTER AND MEDIA INTERESTS WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSER EYE ON DEVELOPING TRENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED. /05 .MOB... AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVSY BAY AND COASTAL WATERS GMZ630-650-670. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVSY COASTAL WATERS GMZ655-675. MS...NONE.
ALZ039-051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-160300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1155 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM ABOUT 5 PM TODAY THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE STORMS APPEARS TO BE THE GREATEST OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS NORTH OF A LINE ROUGHLY EXTENDING FROM NEW AUGUSTA MISSISSIPPI...TO WAYNESBORO...THOMASVILLE AND CAMDEN ALABAMA. THESE AREAS HAVE A GREATER THREAT OF SEEING STORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 55 MPH...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES FROM ROUGHLY 3 PM THROUGH 7 PM. WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS IS GREATER TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES OUTLINED ABOVE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN LINE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MOBILE AREA TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...AND ACROSS THE PENSACOLA AREA FROM AROUND 6 PM TO 9 PM. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
122 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT
THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
GREENE...PERRY...WAYNE.
IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MARENGO...MONROE...WASHINGTON...WILCOX.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BE READY TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMqEDIATELY SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED
FOR YOUR LOCATION.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds blew shingles off a roof.
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