1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 2:30 AM CST, 11 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 330 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 HAVING A HARD TIME THIS MORNING ON THE SHORT TERM PART OF THE FORECAST. GFS MODEL IS DEVELOPING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WHILE ETA HAS LITTLE REPRESENTATION OF IT. WE ARE LEANING TOWARDS THE ETA RIGHT NOW...CONCENTRATING BETTER POPS RIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES WHERE FRONT SHOULD STALL THIS AFTERNOON. BY TOMORROW...MOST OF THE DEEP LAYERED DRYING WILL BE OVER TO OUR EASTERN ZONES...WHILE THE WESTERN ZONES REMAIN IN A TRANSITION ZONE. THE GFS RUN SHOWS THE LOW MOVING EAST DRYING US OUT COMPLETLY FOR SUNDAY. WHILE THE ETA DOESNT DOESNT WRAP THE DEEP LAYERED DRIER AIR DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF A PASSING LOW....IT DOES SHOW SUBSIDENCE IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...WHICH SHOULD HELP TO CAP THINGS OFF A BIT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LONG TERM WISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. SMALL CHANCES OF RAIN WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY IN THE WAY OF SEA BREEZE. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE PRETTY WARM ALL AROUND OUR CWA. .MARINE...CURRENT MARINE FORECAST LOOKS TO BE PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK. .FIRE...INLAND ZONES COULD DROP DOWN TO 35 PERCENT RH ON SUNDAY. NOT LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WATCH RIGHT NOW. FIRST PERIOD POPS MAY BE ADJUSTED BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 86 73 90 71 / 60 30 20 10 PENSACOLA 86 74 90 73 / 60 30 20 10 DESTIN 85 74 88 73 / 60 30 20 10 EVERGREEN 89 66 91 64 / 20 20 05 05 WAYNESBORO 89 67 90 67 / 20 20 05 05 CAMDEN 89 65 91 65 / 20 10 05 05 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. 05/GARMON 21/MONTANEZ
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 615 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. THERE WILL BE THE USUAL RISK OF LIGHTNING WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS AND PERIODS OF BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. THE HEAVY RAINS ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING TODAY. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ALSO APPEAR SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF BRIEF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. OTHERWISE...NO SEVERE OR OTHERWISE HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) A DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH MUCH DIMINISHED CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:51 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of funnel clouds were observed near Fairhope. The funnel clouds dissipated without ever reaching the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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