1 waterspout, 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 Jul 26, 9:50 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1050 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001 MID-UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD TODAY. PW UP TO 2.5 INCHES ON 850 FLOW ALG WITH INLAND SURFACE TROF JUST INLAND CONTINUES WIDESPREAD CONVECTION WIT A RUMBLE OR TWO. GENERALLY OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. MINIMAL CHANGE TO THE NUMBERS EXCEPT POPS IN EASTERN ZONES. TRIMMED UP HERE AND THERE BUT OTHERWISE NO MAJOR CHANGES. /77 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
A waterspout was observed over the Gulf of Mexico south of Fort Morgan. The waterspout remained offshore and dissipated over the water.
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