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 Mar 12, 3:07 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 307 AM CST MON MAR 12 2001 SEVERE WEATHER WATCH BOX 54 IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 12Z THIS AM AND WILL CONTINUE HEADLINE. CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS MAKING FOR A BUSY TIME MID WAY THROUGH THE SHIFT. THESE STORMS WERE DEVELOPING WITHIN A REGION OF HIGH MOISTURE...WELL DEFINED DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT AND FAVORABLE DEEP LAYER LIFT FROM THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 100 KNOT HIGH LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL JET STRUCTURE SOUTH OF LOUISIANA. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE DISTURBED TODAY INTO A PORTION OF SECOND PERIOD GIVEN POSITIONING OF HIGH LEVEL JET...PASSAGE OF EMBEDDED MID LEVEL DISTURBANCES...STRONG LOW LEVEL SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY JET OF 40 TO 60 KNOTS AND HIGH MOISTURE. MAIN CONCERN IS HEAVY RAINFALL. HPCS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK IS POSITIONED OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR TODAY. THUS...WILL KEEP HEAVY RAIN WORDING IN FIRST PERIOD. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS CLOSELY DUE TO RECENT EPISODES OF RIVER FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE REMAINS RATHER HIGH FOR NOW. WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON FLASH FLOOD MONITOR DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY NIGHT...MOVING INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF LATER IN THE DAY TUESDAY. WILL SHOW A REDUCTION IN POPS AS BEST SURFACE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND DEEP ATMOSPHERIC RH LOWERS BY THEN. TEMPERATURES REMAIN MILD AND MUGGY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON TAP IN THE 4TH PERIOD. NEW AVIATION RUN SHOWS CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INTO WEDNESDAY AS STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. MARINE...ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE IN CAUTIONARY CRITERIA WHILE OPEN GULF ZONES WILL HAVE ADVISORIES TODAY. OFFSHORE NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE MARINE AREA OF TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. /10 PRELIM NUMBERS... MOB TB 074/060 073/049 070 10+71 PNS TB 073/062 073/051 070 10+72 DTS TB 070/064 072/054 069 10+74 GZH TB 074/059 071/044 072 10+81 2R0 TB 073/053 072/045 071 10+60 61A TB 072/054 069/041 071 10+60 .MOB... AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ650-670. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ655-675. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a live oak tree and shattered it. The tree fell on a home and caused damage to the roof. Parts of the tree were blown about 100 yards away from the strike. No one was injured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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