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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 1:56 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 256 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2003 .SHORT TERM...UPPER ANALYSIS SHOWS A LONGWAVE TROF ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH SHORTWAVE ENERGY TRACKING ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH THRU ITS BASE. THIS AND STORM OUTFLOWS HAVE RESULTED IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON STORMS PUSHING SE ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS... WHILE THE SEA BREEZE HAS STORMS FURTHER SOUTH. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO CONVERGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ZONES...THEN SAG SOUTH TOWARD THE COAST THRU THE EVENING. WILL HOLD ONTO SCATTERED POPS THIS EVENING...THEN ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF LIKELY POPS FOR THURSDAY AS MODELS SHOW A STRONGER SHORTWAVE PUSHING FURTHER SOUTH THRU THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS FEATURE PUSHES EAST ON FRIDAY AND DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER IN FROM THE W-NW... EXPECT SCATTERED POPS WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER COVERAGE OVER THE EASTERN AND FL COASTAL ZONES ON FRIDAY. A WARM/DRIER WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW SHOULD PROVIDE SOME CAPPING OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT A SUSPICIOUS NW FLOW ALOFT AND A MOIST SWLY SURFACE FLOW WILL WARRANT LOW CHANCE POPS (30%) THRU THE WEEKEND. GUIDANCE TEMPS ARE VERY CLOSE AND SIMILAR TO PERSISTENCE...SO WONT STRAY FAR THERE. .EXTENDED...WILL SHOW SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED EVENING POPS THRU THE EXTENDED. HOWEVER...EXPECT A WARM WLY MID LEVEL FLOW TO PROVIDE CAPPING AND HOLD MONDAY POPS IN THE LOW CHANCE CATEGORY. THEN RAIN CHANCES SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY THRU THE WEEK AS THE LOW-MID S-SWLY FLOW DEEPENS AREA MOISTURE WHILE ANOTHER CENTRAL U.S. UPPER TROF BECOMES MORE ACTIVE AND TRIES TO PUSH ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO THE DEEP SOUTH TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. .MARINE...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE W TO SW FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH SEAS HOLDING AROUND 2 FEET. SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORM COVERAGE OVER THE BAYS AND NEAR SHORE WATERS ON THURSDAY. GRADIENT/WINDS MAY RELAX A BIT MORE OVER THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE EAST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .FIRE...NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 73 88 74 90 / 30 60 30 50 PENSACOLA 74 88 75 89 / 30 60 30 50 DESTIN 76 87 77 88 / 30 60 30 50 EVERGREEN 70 88 71 90 / 40 60 40 50 WAYNESBORO 70 88 71 90 / 40 60 40 40 CAMDEN 70 88 71 90 / 30 60 40 40 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. 39/12
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301700- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 545 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 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...NEAR THE COAST THIS MORNING... WILL DEVELOP AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE INLAND BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON DURING MAXIMUM HEATING. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW HOWEVER THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE...MOSTLY FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENINGS. NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGER AND STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR SEVERE WEATHER PURPOSES TODAY.
ALZ051>056-MSZ067-075-076-301900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1245 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER WASHINGTON...CONECUH... MONROE...CLARKE...WILCOX...CHOCTAW...PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND NORTH OF A RICHTON...CHATOM...GROVE HILL LINE. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH 200 PM. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. ALTHOUGH BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THIS STORM COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
ALZ051>053-MSZ067-302100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 204 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON...CLARKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES...AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF GROVE HILL...TO NEAR CHATOM...TO NEAR WAYNESBORO. THESE STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH 400 PM...AFFECTING AREAS IN AND AROUND...HAWTHORN...ST STEPHENS...SUNFLOWER...AND WAGARVILLE. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. ALTHOUGH BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THESE STORMS COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Barrineau Park.
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