1 lightning, 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 Jul 15, 3:35 AM CST, 8 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL...CORRECTED FCSTER ID... 435 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2004 .SHORT TERM...LATEST SFC ANALYSES SHOWS WEAK RIDGING STILL OCCURRING TO THE WEST WITH A WEAK SFC BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL GA STRETCHING INTO NE AL AND UP INTO TN AND AR. NEAR THE COAST DEWPTS REMAIN IN THE MID 70S WITH A GENERAL SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW. ALOFT UPPER TROF CONTINUES TO DIG SLIGHTLY OVER THE MID ATLC REGION PUSHING DOWN ACROSS THE SE U.S. AS THIS PATTERN CONTINUES TO HOLD GENERALLY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK EXPECT MORE SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY TO EJECT SEWARD AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF PROVIDING NECESSARY FORCING FOR MOSTLY SCATTERED ACTIVITY THROUGH FRI. LATEST IR/WV LOOPS SHOW NEXT IMPULSE PUSHING DOWN ACROSS AL/MS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE EARLIER TONIGHT ACROSS THE TN RVR VALLEY. WITH THIS MAIN CONCERN FOR LATER TODAY WILL BE THE TIMING OF THIS ENERGY ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWFA. BOTH JAN AND KBMX SOUNDINGS FROM EARLIER TONIGHT DO SHOW SOME SIGNIFICANT DRY AIR ALOFT SUGGESTING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG STORMS...ACCOMPANIED MAINLY WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER DOWNSTREAM. CURRENTLY SPC HAS A SLIGHT RISK FOR MUCH OF THE CWFA OPTING ME TO MENTION A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN THE CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE FOR TODAY. BELIEVE A SERIES OF S/WS EJECTING SOUTHWARD AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH SAT KEEPING A GOOD CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EARLY TRWS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. CURRENT MODEL DATA PREFERABLY A MIX OF THE ETA AND GFS SUGGEST A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE OF A DAY ON SAT...WITH THIS HAVE RAISED POPS TO LIKELY FOR ALL AREAS IN THE CWFA. BY SUN BELIEVE RAIN CHANCES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS RIDGING TO THE WEST BUILDS SLOWLY TO THE EAST. && .EXTENDED...RIDGING LOOKS TO BUILD TO THE EAST BY MON GIVING WAY TO SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS FOR NEXT WEEK. .MARINE...A LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW THROUGH FRI INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS BUILDING BY SAT GRADUALLY DECREASING BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .FIRE...NO HEADLINES HERE. RHS/DISPERSIONS NOT APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS. && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 94 76 91 76 89 / 40 30 50 40 50 PENSACOLA 93 77 92 78 88 / 40 30 40 40 60 DESTIN 90 78 89 78 87 / 40 30 40 40 60 EVERGREEN 94 73 91 73 87 / 50 30 50 40 60 WAYNESBORO 96 72 93 73 89 / 30 20 40 50 60 CAMDEN 95 73 92 72 88 / 40 30 40 40 60 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 32/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...AMENDED TO ADD MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 627 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-151730- 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- 627 AM CDT THU JUL 15 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 UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET. CURRENTLY...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TO NEAR 15 KNOTS ALONG THE AREA BEACHES...COMBINED WITH SPRING TIDES...WILL ALLOW FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THIS PARTICULAR WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY...ALLOWING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...SOME EMERGENCY MANAGERS MAY NEED TO MONITOR THE THREATS LOCALLY IN THEIR COUNTIES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home near Crestview. It appeared the lightning struck the roof and started a fire. The fire was quickly extinguished after the fire department arrived.
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