1 tornado, 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 Sep 25, 2:09 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
309 PM CDT WED SEP 25 2002
PER NHC FORECAST...ISIDORE WILL MOVE ASHORE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AROUND 3 AM TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD INTO
MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY. WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP CONTINUES TO
SHOW DRY AIR SLOWLY WORKING INTO ISIDORE...BUT ALSO WITH DEEP
CONVECTION HAVING DEVELOPED AROUND A PORTION OF THE CENTER OF
ISIDORE. ALTHOUGH AREA RADARS INDICATE A BREAK IN THE RAIN
CURRENTLY MOVING INTO COASTAL ALABAMA...GENERAL WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HEAVY AT
TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FLOOD WATCH
CONTINUES WITH HPC GRAPHICS INDICATING 2-4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OVERNIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH A GENERAL ADDITIONAL
1-2 INCHES ON THURSDAY. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND ADVISORY FOR WINDS OF
25-35 MPH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA TONIGHT...AND ALSO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR A SLIGHTLY
LARGER PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY UNTIL THE WINDS
SUBSIDE. BENIGN AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND
AFTER A WELCOME COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA.
THANKS NEW FOR COORDINATION.
PRELIMINARY CCF...
MOB TT 074/080 073/083 070 29++5
PNS TT 075/080 075/083 073 29++5
DTS TT 075/080 075/083 074 29+95
GZH TT 072/080 071/080 070 29+96
2RO TT 071/077 071/080 067 29++6
61A TT 071/078 071/080 069 29++6
.MOB...
AL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALZ061>064...GMZ630-650-670.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY ALZ051>064.
HIGH WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT ALZ052.
HIGH WIND WATCH THURSDAY ALZ051>056-059.
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ001>006...GMZ655-675.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY FLZ001>006.
MS...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MSZ067-075-076-078-079
HIGH WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT MSZ075-076-078-079.
HIGH WIND WATCH THURSDAY MSZ067-075-076-078-079.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak tornado moved across part of Gulf State Park. The tornado was spawned from a storm that moved in from the Gulf of Mexico. The weak tornado flipped a couple of trailers and also blew down trees and power lines in the Park. No injuries were reported.
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