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 Jul 26, 1:43 AM CST, 6 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 243 AM CDT FRI JUL 26 2002 CWA BEING DOMINATED BY UPPER LEVEL TROF AND DEFORMATION FIELD... KEEPING POPS UP THROUGH TODAY. SOUNDING FROM JAN AND SIL SHOW DEEP MOISTURE WITH PW NEAR 2 INCHES AND MEAN RH AROUND 70 THROUGH THE SOUNDINGS AS FAR UP AS THE HYGRISTOR WOULD RENDER DEWPOINTS. BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THIS FEATURE THE ABILITY OF A MINOR VORTLOBE OR EVEN A PASSING BUTTERFLY TO START NOCTURNAL CONVECTION IS NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED...AND RUMBLES IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ALONG THE SEABREEZE IS MORE OR LESS A GIVEN. HENCE THE OVERNIGHT POPS WILL TAKE CONSIDEABLE PONDERING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE IN MORE VIGOROUS CONVECTION...PERHAPS 4 INCHES. WOULD NOT CONSIDER ANYTHING MUCH HIGHER DUE TO ANTICIPATED LACK OF MESOSCALE ORGANIZATION OF TSTMS. THERFORE WILL REMAIN WITH CONTINUITY FOR POPS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY...THE MODELS SHOW THE WEDGE NOSING IN FROM THE EAST AND 500 MB RIDGE BETTER ESTABLISHED WITH SHEAR PUSHED NORTH OF US HERE. DECREASED POPS FCST PER PREVIOUS PRODUCTS WITH MINOR TWEAKS. DEEP RH NEEDED FOR EFFICIENT RAINMAKING SHUD JUST DROP OFF THE NEXT 24 TO 48 AND STAY DOWN. BELIEVE ETA POPS ARE WAY TOO HIGH. HIGHS TODAY ONLY SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMO MAINLY BECAUSE OF RESIDUAL ANVIL CLOUD COVER AND LOWERED THICKNESS VALUES. AS TROF LIFTS OUT AND HIGH NOSES IN...IT SHOULD LOOK MORE LIKE THE DIURNAL SUMMER CYCLE AGAIN. HIGHS WILL WARM SLIGHTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULTING HYDROSTATICS AND SUNLIGHT. TWO TIERED ZONE GROUPINGS SEEM TO BE A GOOD FCST STRUCTURE TO RETAIN. EXTENDED...NO CHANGES NOTED THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. WITH TEMPERATURES NOR WITH SEABREEZE DRIVEN CONVECTION. MARINE...LITTLE CHANGE...HIGH TO BUILD INTO GULF THROUGH PERIOD... WITH SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY MONDAY...THEN LIGHT WESTERLY BY TUESDAY WEAK SURFACE HIGH MOVES WEST ACROSS CENTRAL GULF. FIRE...NO PROBLEMS NOTED. MDT TO HIGH RH. LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW THRU SUNDAY WILL KEEP LOW TO MDT DISPERSION. APPRECIATE WFO BMX COORD. 77/16 PRELIM NUMBERS... MOB EB 089/074 090/074 091 77423 PNS EB 088/074 091/074 092 77323 DTS EE 086/077 089/077 090 77323 GZH EB 089/072 092/072 093 77523 2R0 EB 089/072 092/072 093 77523 61A EB 089/071 092/071 093 77523 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-261800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT FRI JUL 26 2002 A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TROF DOMINATES AREA TODAY KEEPING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS HOT TODAY AS THEY USUALLY ARE...AREA RESIDENTS ARE NONETHELESS REMINDED NEVER TO LEAVE ANYONE IN A PARKED CAR. TEMPERATURES INSIDE A CAR WITH WINDOWS UP CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WITH THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN...AND PETS. ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SPOTTERS FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-261800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT FRI JUL 26 2002 A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TROF DOMINATES AREA TODAY KEEPING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS HOT TODAY AS THEY USUALLY ARE...AREA RESIDENTS ARE NONETHELESS REMINDED NEVER TO LEAVE ANYONE IN A PARKED CAR. TEMPERATURES INSIDE A CAR WITH WINDOWS UP CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WITH THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN...AND PETS. ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SPOTTERS FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A male was working on a bridge in a high rise crane, when lightning hit the crane and injured him. He was life lighted to a local hospital. He was kept for a few days for observation and was later released.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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