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 May 2, 2:12 PM CST, 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...COR TO MARINE SECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 312 PM CDT WED MAY 02 2001 WV LOOP SHOWS CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE ENHANCED SEA BREEZE FRONT. THIS UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...WITH THE WV LOOP SHOWING SOME MOVEMENT ALREADY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW...AND ASSOCIATED COLDER TEMPS ALOFT...WILL INCLUDE SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THE EVENING HOURS. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON THURSDAY WHILE THE LARGE CLOSED LOW REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHWEST...WITH THE DEEP RIDGING STRENGTHENING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH FRIDAY. WILL GO AHEAD AND STAY WITH ISOLATED POPS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT...ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED. EXTENDED PERIOD...DEEP RIDGING GENERALLY REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE AREA AS THE GULF LOW CONTINUES EASTWARD AND THE LARGE SOUTHWEST SYSTEM APPEARS TO SHEAR OUT INTO THE NORTHCENTRAL PLAINS. FOR SATURDAY...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT LOOKS TO ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA ON SATURDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY. ALOFT...THE AXIS OF THE DEEP RIDGE WILL BE JUST ABOUT RIGHT OVER THE FORECAST AREA...AND STILL STRONGLY AFFECTING THE AREA ON SUNDAY. CONSIDERING THIS AND FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES...WILL HOLD OFF ON ADDING POPS TO SUNDAY FOR NOW. MRF BRINGS A CLOSED LOW INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY MONDAY...WITH AN APPROACHING WEAK TROF/FRONT EVENTUALLY STALLING NEAR THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. NCEP PROGS ARE WEAKER HOWEVER...SO WILL STAY WITH A DRY FORECAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT GO AHEAD AND ADD POPS FOR WEDNESDAY. FIRE...NO CONCERNS...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. WILL HAVE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE SEA BREEZE ON THURSDAY. MARINE...LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON NEAR SHORE. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS MOB BB 060/082 060/084 060 2911-1 PNS BB 061/080 061/082 062 2911-1 DTS BB 064/078 064/078 064 29-1-1 GZH BB 054/082 054/085 055 291-01 2R0 BB 053/082 053/084 055 29--01 61A BB 053/082 053/084 055 29--01 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew a tin roof off a barn. Dime size hail was also reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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