1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 2:35 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 335 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 .SHORT TERM...A WEAK SURFACE TROF CURRENTLY DRAPED GENERALLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. FAIRLY ACTIVE CONVECTION CURRENTLY ONGOING OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS AS WELL. A STRONG MID LEVEL SYSTEM WILL FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION TO THE NEW ENGLAND AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW SENDING A TRAILING WEAK FRONT SOUTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA. ALTHOUGH GUIDANCE IS VERY LOW FOR WEDNESDAY...HAVE OPTED TO STAY WITH GENERALLY LOW END CHANCE POPS FOR THE AREA AS THIS IS JULY AND A SOUTHWEST SURFACE WIND IS INDICATED DURING THE AFTERNOON SUGGESTING SEA BREEZE CONVECTION. WILL STAY WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THURSDAY WITH THE FRONT SETTLING INTO THE REGION. HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES CONTINUE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH HEAT INDICES ATTAINING 110...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON A HEAT ADVISORY AS OVERNIGHT MINIMUMS WILL FALL BELOW 80. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED NEAR THE COAST ON FRIDAY...SUPPORTING CONTINUED CHANCE POPS. ANOTHER FAIRLY STRONG MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL FLOW DOWN TOWARDS THE AREA ON FRIDAY...AND WITH THE WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE AREA...WILL STAY WITH CHANCE POPS. && .EXTENDED...THE VESTIGES OF THE FRONT...OR A LEAST A SUBTLE SURFACE TROF...WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE SERIES OF MID LEVEL SHORTWAVES CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER ONE MOVING DOWN INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...USHERING YET ANOTHER UNSEASONABLE FRONT INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PREVIOUS SHIFT PUT IT WELL WHEN THEY SAID THAT A FRONT IN JULY OVER SOUTH ALABAMA IS ABOUT AS RARE AS SNOW IN JANUARY...AND THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. WE WILL NEED TO STAY WITH CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THIS FEATURES AFFECTING THE AREA. && .MARINE...A GENERALLY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST NEAR SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL DEPEND ON FRONTAL POSITION. SEAS TO REMAIN DOCILE...EXCEPT NEAR THE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 74 96 75 95 / 40 40 20 40 PENSACOLA 76 95 78 95 / 40 40 20 40 DESTIN 79 93 81 93 / 40 40 20 40 EVERGREEN 73 96 74 96 / 30 30 20 40 WAYNESBORO 73 99 75 98 / 20 20 20 40 CAMDEN 73 98 76 97 / 20 20 20 40 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 29/10
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-131730- 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- 530 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 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 WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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 401 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 FLZ002-132200- COASTAL ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENSACOLA... 401 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ESCAMBIA COUNTY... AT 357 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BRENT...BELLVIEW...PENSACOLA...EAST PENSACOLA HEIGHTS AND BROWNSVILLE THROUGH 500 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS 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. THIS STORM 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 645 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ALZ055-059-062-064-FLZ001-140030- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-ESCAMBIA-MONROE-INLAND ESCAMBIA- 645 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN MONROE...EXTREME WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA...AND EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY... AT 645 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY AROUND URIAH AND MINEOLA...ALONG THE ESCAMBIA...BALDWIN COUNTY LINE NEAR REDTOWN...TO JUST WEST OF GATESWOOD IN EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 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 STORMS HAVE PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 653 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ALZ064-140045- LOWER BALDWIN- 653 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY... AT 645 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROSINTON...JUST SOUTHWEST OF GATESWOOD...MOVING SOUTH AT 13 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ARE SMALL HAIL TO THE SIZE OF MARBLES...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 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 715 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ALZ061-140100- UPPER MOBILE- 715 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY... AT 709 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CELESTE...JUST WEST OF AXIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND...CELESTE...CREOLA...I65 AND US 43...SATSUMA AND OAK GROVE THROUGH 800 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 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), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees in the Spring Hill area. One of the trees damaged a car that was parked in the area.
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