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 Apr 8, 7:00 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
700 PM CST MON APR 8 2002
UPDATED ZONES TO MAKE SOME CORRECTIONS...REGROUP AND AMEND FOR NEW
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH...AND ADJUST POPS FIRST PERIOD. HAVE NEW
SVR THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM FOR COASTAL ZONES AND SOUTHERN
HALF OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ZONES. SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SPORADIC DAMAGE. PCPN FALLING OVER
ENTIRE WESTERN HALF OF FCST AREA...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY PUST EASTWARD ACROSS REMAINDER OF FCST AREA THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE...UPPED POPS TO NEAR 100 PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THIS
EVENING.
CONTINUED HIGH WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES FOR NOW...BUT WINDS
LAYING DOWN BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS...SO WILL LIKELY ADJUST
LATER. WILL MAINTAIN HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ650-670 TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT ALZ051>064.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY GMZ630-650 AND ALZ063-064.
FL...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FLZ001>006.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ655-675 TONIGHT.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY GMZ655 AND FLZ002-004-006.
MS...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT MSZ067-075-076-078-079.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
420 PM CDT MON APR 8 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0345 PM MCHENRY MS WIND DAMAGE
04/08/02 STONE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. WIGGINS TO MCHENRY.
0350 PM NEW AUGUSTA MS WIND DAMAGE
04/08/02 PERRY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
WEST OF NEW AUGUSTA.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down and a travel trailer was turned over from high winds as a line of thunderstorms moved through the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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