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 Jun 25, 1:40 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 240 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004 .SHORT TERM...SAME OH...SAME OH WE CONTINUE TO SEE A PERSISTENT PATTERN IN THE HEIGHT FIELD ALOFT...WITH UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOWING UPPER RIDGE FROM OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST INTO THE EASTERN GULF. FURTHER TO THE WEST...A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SEND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS A WEAK FRONTAL ZONE... STALLED OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW A WEAK TROF OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INTO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. RADAR SHOWS YET ANOTHER COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PARISHES AND WILL BE A FACTOR IN THE FORECAST NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. GULF MOISTURE REMAINS QUITE PLENTIFUL WITH A LARGE AREA OF 850 MB DEWPOINTS EXCEEDING 14C POPULATING THE AREA FROM THE WESTERN GULF...ON UP INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITABLE WATERS AROUND 2 INCHES LINGERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THOSE WEEKEND ACTIVITIES...WHAT FALLS OUT OF THE FORECAST EQUATION IS A CONTINUED MENTION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH QUITE EFFECTIVE IN DEPOSITING HEAVY RAINS. AS FAR AS MAX/MINS ARE CONCERNED...NOTHING NOTEWORTHY TO MENTION. && .EXTENDED...WITH UPPER RIDGE SUPPRESSED TO THE SOUTH OVER THE GULF...FORECAST AREA LOOKS TO REMAIN ON THE ACTIVE SIDE OF THE RIDGE AXIS THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THUS...WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEK. GRIDDED MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE FIELDS REFLECT LITTLE CHANGE. /10 && .MARINE...12Z MODEL DATA CAME IN WITH HIGHER WINDS FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WHAT WE ARE OBSERVING...BUT THEY WERE FORECAST TO DROP OFF TONIGHT. CURRENT FORECAST IS ABOUT RIGHT FOR OBSERVED CONDITIONS. WILL LOWER WAVE HEIGHTS A BIT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LIGHTER WINDS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MARINE FORECAST...LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE. MID LEVEL TROUGH TO THE WEST CONTINUES OVER THE WEEKEND WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MORE NUMEROUS NEAR THE COAST. SURFACE HIGH DRIFTING AROUND THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST GULF WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY FLOW. /11 && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 73 87 73 88 / 70 70 40 50 PENSACOLA 74 87 74 88 / 70 70 40 50 DESTIN 76 87 77 88 / 70 70 40 50 EVERGREEN 71 87 71 88 / 70 80 60 50 WAYNESBORO 70 85 70 88 / 70 80 60 50 CAMDEN 71 86 70 87 / 70 80 60 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251900- 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-STONE MS-UPPER BALDWIN AL- UPPER MOBILE AL-WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-WILCOX AL- 600 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 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 AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY SURFACE WINDS TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW HOWEVER. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... 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 525 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004 ALZ061>064-MSZ078-079-252345- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-UPPER MOBILE-GEORGE-STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE AND LUCEDALE... 525 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL SOON ADVANCE INTO MOBILE COUNTY ALABAMA... AT 520 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...FROM NEAR BEATRICE TO 34 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND BAY...WHICH WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BENNDALE...BASIN...MOVELLA...AGRICOLA...LUCEDALE AND EVANSTON THROUGH 645 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:23 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A small tornado briefly touched down on Sand Island which is just southeast of Dauphin Island. No damage was reported. The tornado then moved east as a waterspout. The spout remained just offshore.
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