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 Mar 2, 2:45 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 245 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2001 AVIATION MODEL SEEMS TO BE THE MODEL OF CHOICE AS FAR AS TIMING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED NEAR WARM FRONT WHICH SHOULD REMAIN NEAR MY NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES THIS EVENING. SOUTHERN SECTIONS ARE GETTING ENOUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER TO WARM UP NICELY AND THIS AREA COULD BE PRIMED FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE STORMS EXCEPT FOR A DEEP MOIST ATMOSPHERE ...MOBILE POINT PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR DEMO SITE SHOWS A LITTLE OVER A INCH AND A HALF AT 1 PM...WHICH AGREES NICELY WITH FORECAST VALUES. BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE NEAR THERMAL GRADIENT AND ANY LOCAL FEATURES THAT WOULD AFFECT LOW LEVEL SHEAR. MORE SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS COLDER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS FORECAST AREA AND LOW LEVEL JET CRANKS UP TO NEAR 60 KT AT H8 IN ADVANCE OF FRONT. SURFACE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. MAY NEED TO EXPAND FLASH FLOOD WATCH EAST TONIGHT BUT AT THIS TIME DONT THINK WE WILL NEED ONE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF FORECAST AREA AS MOST OF THE HEAVIER RAIN HAS BEEN NORTH OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES. ZONES WILL REFLECT ONGOING TORNADO WATCHES. EXTENDED GUIDANCE SHOWS FREEZING OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF AREA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 FOR MONDAY MORNING. WILL WAIT AT LEAST UNTIL TOMORROW BEFORE ISSUING SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...IT WOULD LIKELY NOT GET THE EMPHASIS A LATE FREEZE SHOULD IF ISSUED DURING A SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE. MOB WE 066/073 051/060 033 119+4 PNS WE 067/073 053/061 036 119+4 DTS WE 068/072 056/061 038 118+5 GZH TE 061/073 050/057 032 118+6 2R0 TE 059/068 047/055 031 118+6 61A TE 061/073 050/057 032 118+6 .MOB... AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALZ039-051 TONIGHT. FL...NONE. MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH MSZ067 TONIGHT.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High thunderstorm winds blew down trees along Highway 510 just south of the community. High thunderstorm winds also produced some minor structural damage to a store and restaurant in the community.
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