1 lightning, 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 Jun 22, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 320 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2001 PRE-FRONTAL TROF IS EXITING THE CWA TO THE EAST AND TAKING THE MAIN CONVECTION WITH IT. THE ACTUAL FRONT IS MOVING INTO SE MS AND PROGD TO SLOWLY PUSH TO THE COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH THRU 70 DWPTS SO WILL BE FORCED TO MENTION ISOLATED EVENING POPS INLAND AND SLIGHT CHANCE THRU THE NIGHT ALONG THE COAST. THE AVN TAKES THE FRONT OFF THE COAST AND HOLDS IT THERE THRU AT LEAST MIDDAY SUN...BUT THE ETA IS SLOWER AND SHOWS THE FRONT STALLING OVER THE FL PNHDL SAT MRNG AND HOLDING IT THERE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE MM5 ALSO SHOWS WIDELY SCATTERED ACTIVITY DEVELOPING OVER THE ERN SECTIONS BY 18Z SAT WHILE THE EARLY ETA SHOWS NILL. WILL COMPROMISE AND KEEP ISOLATED POPS IN OVER THE FL PNHDL SAT WITH NILL POPS ELSEWHERE. MAY ALSO SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TSTM ALONG THE COAST SUN AND MON ESPECIALLY IN THE MRNG JUST OFFSHORE...THEN PUSHING INLAND WITH THE SEA BREEZE DURING THE AFTN. HOWEVER...DONT EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO PUSH INLAND VERY FAR SO ISOLATED OVER JUST THE COASTAL AREAS WILL SUFFICE. COOLER THAN NORMAL LOWS ON TAP THRU MON MRNG WHILE HIGHS HOVER AROUND THE UPPER 80S. EXTENDED...RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY TUE AS RETURN FLOW SETS BACK UP AHEAD OF THE 50H CUT OFF LOW OVER TN/KY THAT IS PROGD TO SAG BACK WSW THRU THE WEEK. THE COOLER TEMPS ALOFT AND ADDED INSTABILITIES WILL WARRANT CHANCE POPS TUE-FRI WITH NORMAL LOWS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGHS TO PERSIST. MARINE...COASTAL WATERS WILL LOOK FOR LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BCMG NORTHWEST TONIGHT. GRADIENT REMAINS RELAXED SO EXPECT LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW AT NIGHT AND ONSHORE NEAR SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON THRU NEXT FEW DAYS. FIRE DESK INDICATES NO HIGHLIGHTS. PRELIM NUMBERS... MOB UU 067/087 065/088 066 391-- PNS BB 069/087 068/088 069 39211 DTS BB 071/087 070/087 071 39211 GZH UU 065/087 062/088 063 39100 2R0 UU 061/087 060/088 062 39100 61A UU 062/087 061/089 062 39100 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning indirectly struck a woman while she was standing on the back porch of her home during a thunderstorm. The woman was not hospitalized as she was checked by emergency medical personnel at the scene and declared to be not significantly injured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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