1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Aug 20, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 200 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 .SHORT TERM...500 MB TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO NEW ENGLAND. THIS FEATURE IS EMBELLISHED WITH SERIES OF 500 MB VORTLOBES MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AND BRINGING SOME FORCING TO A RELATIVELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS...WITH LI OF -8.5 NOTED IN NEW ORLEANS SOUNDING. THIS SITUATION WOULD LAST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY. SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL DRAG A FRONT INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH SATURDAY AND WITH THIS MOISTURE IN PLACE WILL SEE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR SCREEN HAS ALREADY LIT UP WITH CONVECTION SO KEEP HIGH POPS IN THE CURRENT PACKAGE. EXPECT A REPEAT SUNDAY WITH A SIMILAR SERIES OF MID LEVEL VORTLOBES IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL STALL IT OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS WILL SUPPORT HIGH POPS AS PER CURRENT PACKAGE AND WILL MAINTAIN HIGH RAIN EXPECTATIONS FOR NOW OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND NIGHTS. && .EXTENDED...AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY THE FRONT WILL LAY OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR A WHILE AS THIS EXCHANGE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY WILL BE MUCH LESS DRAMATIC THAN BEFORE AND CERTAINLY LESS THAN TYPICAL WINTER TYPE BAROCLINIC WAVES. WE WOULD RETURN TO A MORE OR LESS SUMMERTIME REGIME A TAD EARLIER NEXT WEEK AS THE WAVE PATTERN RETURNS TO A MORE ZONAL CONFIGURATION. AGREE WITH PREV SHIFT THAT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ARE APPROPRIATE THROUGH FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 76 88 75 88 / 50 60 50 50 PENSACOLA 76 87 75 88 / 50 50 50 50 DESTIN 76 87 75 88 / 40 50 50 50 EVERGREEN 73 86 72 87 / 60 70 60 50 WAYNESBORO 73 87 72 88 / 70 70 60 50 CAMDEN 73 86 71 87 / 60 70 70 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 77
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 457 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-079-201630- BUTLER AL-CHOCTAW AL-CLARKE AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL- COASTAL OKALOOSA FL-COASTAL SANTA ROSA FL-CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL- CRENSHAW AL-ESCAMBIA AL-GEORGE MS-GREENE MS-INLAND ESCAMBIA FL- INLAND OKALOOSA FL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-LOWER BALDWIN AL- LOWER MOBILE AL-MONROE AL-PERRY MS-UPPER BALDWIN AL-UPPER MOBILE AL- WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-WILCOX AL- 457 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY...WELL AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT SAGS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. NO OTHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 141 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ALZ061-201915- UPPER MOBILE- 141 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY... AT 140 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GULFCREST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... TURNERVILLE...PINEOLA...SALCO AND BUCKS THROUGH 215 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 217 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 MSZ079-201945- GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUCEDALE... 217 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER GEORGE COUNTY... AT 207 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LUCEDALE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... EVANSTON AND SHIPMAN THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STRONG STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 233 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ALZ054-202000- WILCOX- 233 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER WILCOX COUNTY... AT 232 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF PRAIRIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... MILLERS FERRY...REHOBOTH AND BOYKIN THROUGH 300 PM CDT. WHILE NOT DETECTED TO BE AT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIMITS...THIS STORM IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 321 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ALZ051>053-MSZ067-202115- WASHINGTON-CLARKE-CHOCTAW-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER... 324 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON AND CLARKE COUNTIES OF ALABAMA... AT 323 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WAYNE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM IN THIS LINE WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF DENHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ADVANCING NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND MUCH OF CHOCTAW COUNTIES...MOVING INTO CLARKE COUNTY BY 415 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... GRETNA...AQUILLA...ISNEY...MILLRY...EVANSBORO...BOLINGER AND SILAS THROUGH 420 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in and around Butler.
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