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 Jun 3, 2:35 AM CST, 9 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 335 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2003 BUSY NIGHT... LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAK FRONT TO OUR WEST. LINE OF STORMS ARRIVED A LITTLE EARLIER THAN FORECAST. LATEST RUC40 SHOWS VORT MAX NE OF MOBILE AND SHOWS UP WELL IN CURVE OF PRECIP CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH CWA. THE SHORT WAVE SHOULD MOVE EAST OF CWA BY NOON. STILL A LOT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE TODAY (PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE STILL RUNNING AROUND 2 INCHES) AND WILL LEAVE IN AT LEAST A CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL RW/TRW TODAY WITH HIGHER POPS TO THE EAST. COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES ACROSS COVINGTON AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES BEFORE LINE OF STORMS MOVES EAST OF THEM LATER THIS MORNING. AS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR PAST FEW MODEL RUNS...STILL BIG DISAGREEMENT ON MOVEMENT OF SURFACE FRONT. WILL TAKE GFS SOLUTION WITH SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS...ESPECIALLY IN SURFACE WINDS. IF GFS IS RIGHT WILL BEGAN DRYING OUT TONIGHT WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF RW/TRW FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS MOSTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 500H PATTERN REMAINS GENERALLY ZONAL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHICH MEANS SURFACE FRONT WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUSHING THROUGH CWA. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN ABOUT NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WILL GO A LITTLE COOLER TODAY WITH CLOUDS AND RAIN. EXTENDED... YET ANOTHER FRONT WILL TRY ITS LUCK IN PUSHING THROUGH CWA OVER THE WEEKEND. AFTER TODAY THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY (WHEN ELSE). THIS IS ALREADY REFLECTED IN FORECAST AND WILL LEAVE AS IS. 01/ MARINE...A LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. EXPECT SURFACE FRONT TO REMAIN GENERALLY NORTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS. FIRE...NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. 29/ PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOB TB 085/071 087/070 087 015231 PNS TB 085/073 087/072 087 018231 DTS TB 083/076 085/075 085 018231 GZH TB 085/068 088/064 087 016231 2R0 TB 086/067 086/064 087 015231 61A TB 085/067 086/064 087 015231 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031700- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED TO ADD RIP CURRENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 545 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS...BUT SHOULD NOT RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW ALONG WITH A HIGH TIDE RANGE WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND TO DESTIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY) NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ALZ051>055-MSZ067-075-076-031915- THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 111 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2003 ...A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WASHINGTON...MONROE...CLARKE... WILCOX...AND CHOCTAW UNTIL 215 PM CDT... ...A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES WEST OF CATHERINE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF EUCUTTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR...TOXEY...WIMBLY... PARAGON...CATHERINE...GASTONBURG...WOODS BLUFF AND LAMISON THROUGH 215 PM CDT. AHEAD OF THIS LINE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. /10
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a house near Tanner Williams. The lightning caught the house on fire and it was destroyed before the fire department arrived. No one was injured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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