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 Jan 26, 4:19 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 415 AM CST MON 26 JAN 2004 .SHORT TERM...TURNING OUT TO BE A BUSY SECOND HALF OF THE SHIFT. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING A NARROW BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE EARLY MORNING ACROSS THE HEART OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS WERE DEPOSITING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING WITHIN A LOW LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE AXIS WHERE MOISTURE TRANSPORT HAS BEEN INCREASING. BEST INSTABILITY HOWEVER...REMAINS POSITIONED SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST WHERE CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY WAS 500 TO 1500 J/KG. THIS AREA EXTENDS OUT INTO THE MARINE ZONES. THREAT AREA FOR THUNDERSTORMS NEXT SEVERAL HOURS LOOKS TO OCCUR MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 INCLUDING ALL OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. SOME OF THE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING BRIEFLY SEVERE IN THESE AREAS...PER LATEST STORM PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOKS. AFTER TODAY...WEATHER CONDITIONS QUIET DOWN WITH RESPECT TO RAIN AND THEN COMES A COLD BREATH FROM OLD MAN WINTER. COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST WIND SENDING COLD TEMPERATURES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BRINGS A BRISK DAY TO THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE TIME TO BREAK OUT THE COVERS FOR BOTH PERSONAL AND OUTDOOR USE. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO PLUNGE WELL INTO THE 20S TUESDAY NIGHT. && .EXTENDED...CONTINUED COOL CONDITIONS LAST INTO MID WEEK. WILL SEE ANOTHER UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. && .MARINE...WINDS...WAVES AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. COOLING AIRMASS...PUSHING OFF THE COAST TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...CAUSES OFFSHORE FLOW TO BECOME STRONG AND SEAS TO BUILD. MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW LOOKS TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && .FIRE...AIRMASS BEGINS TO DRY OUT ON TUESDAY. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY. /10 && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 72 42 52 25 / 60 00 00 00 PENSACOLA 71 44 53 26 / 80 00 00 00 DESTIN 70 49 54 35 / 90 00 00 00 EVERGREEN 72 41 48 21 / 60 00 00 00 WAYNESBORO 69 36 46 22 / 20 00 00 00 CAMDEN 72 38 48 22 / 60 00 00 00 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL MARINE ZONES TONIGHT. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL MARINE ZONES TONIGHT. MS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-261800- BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH- COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE- GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 500 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) A STRONG UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE TRACKING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTERACTS WITH A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST COMMON ALONG AND EAST OF I-65. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BUILD BRIEFLY TO SEVERE LEVELS THIS MORNING WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS FORECAST TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT...PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGS AN END TO THE RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. NO HAZAZARDOUS WEATHER IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS FOR SEVERE STORM OPERATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE ALABAMA COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 AND ALL OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
527 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004
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0500 AM TSTM WND DMG APPLETON 31.22N 87.12W
01/26/2004 ESCAMBIA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
A COUPLE OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 49.
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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several power lines in Brewton.
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