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 Apr 25, 2:25 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 325 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2003 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOST OF FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING...THEN A BRIEF BREAK BEFORE MORE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR INTERSECTION OF WARM FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THIS MORNING AND IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT SHOULD BE CLOSE TO INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES BY SUNSET. WEAKENING AND VEERING OF LOW LEVEL FLOW SHOULD OCCUR AS FRONT NEARS BUT SURFACE HEATING INTO THE LOW AND MID 80S WILL ENHANCE CAPE. COULD SEE SOME STORMS WITH HAIL AND HIGH WINDS...WILL REINTRODUCE SEVERE WORDING IN THE ZONES AS PER SPC GUIDANCE. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF FORECAST AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING...SETTING THE STAGE FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A DECENT WEEKEND. EXTENDED...LOOKS TO BE A CONTINUATION OF DECENT WEATHER.....DRY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. DONT SEE ANY REASON TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO EXTENDED. MARINE...WINDS HAVE NOT CAME UP AS MUCH AS EXPECTED BUT SEAS CAME UP TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS...SO WILL CONTINUE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER THE GULF WATERS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES. FRONT WILL BE EAST OF COASTAL WATERS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. FIRE...NO CONCERNS TODAY....SURFACE HUMIDITY WILL BE ON THE DECREASE SATURDAY AS COLD FRONT GETS EAST OF AREA. .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 83 61 81 57 / 50 20 00 00 PENSACOLA 79 64 80 61 / 50 30 00 00 DESTIN 77 69 78 64 / 50 30 00 00 EVERGREEN 82 57 80 53 / 50 30 00 00 WAYNESBORO 80 55 81 54 / 50 20 00 00 CAMDEN 83 56 80 53 / 50 20 00 00 .MOB... AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY GMZ650-670. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY GMZ655-675. MS...NONE.
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-241700- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 515 AM CDT THU APR 24 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS MOVES EAST TODAY...WHILE A WARM FRONT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES. AS ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE INCREASES TODAY AND TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP SOUTHWARD FROM WESTERN MISSISSIPPI TO OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR...COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES TONIGHT WITH SOME OF THE STORMS POSSIBLY REACHING SEVERE INTENSITY. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO BECOMING FAVORABLE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS IN THUNDERSTORMS. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT PRESENTS AN INCREASED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ALTHOUGH THE MAIN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST TO SHIFT EAST OUT OF THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP DURING THE DAY AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT WILL BE THE DIRECT RESULT OF A MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS SETTING UP OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLOOKED MUCH OF THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER OFFICIALS FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED BY TONIGHT...OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. /10
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak tornado briefly touched down near Dorcas. Several trees were blown down.
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