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 8, 2:28 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 328 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 .SHORT TERM...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH MORNING UPPER AIR ANALYSIS CLEARLY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL (H20-H50) LOW SPINNING OVER SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA IN THE WEAKNESS BETWEEN A RIDGE TO OUR EAST AND WEST. THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE FEED ON EAST SIDE OF THE LOW...ALONG WITH A SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY AND PLENTIFUL INSTABILITY (CAPES AOA 3500 J/KG...LIS -7 AND PWS OF OVER 1.8 INCHES) HAS LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN STRONG TO SEVERE. EXPECT THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SLOWLY FADE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE UPPER LOW WILL WEAKEN AN GET A SHOVE TO THE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY THE SOUTHWEST AS THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH RIDGES BACK INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WERE LESS NUMEROUS THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS AND THIS DOWNWARD TREND IN POPS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS DEEP LAYER SUBSIDENCE AND CORRESPONDING ATMOSPHERIC DRYING TAKES HOLD. && .EXTENDED...UPPER LOW CONTINUES SOUTHWEST AND GETS ABSORBED INTO AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE OVER OLD MEXICO. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A 593 PLUS DECAMETER RIDGE WILL TAKE HOLD OVER THE AREA AND BE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE CWA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE...PWS WILL DECREASE TO MORE CLIMATOLOGICAL LEVELS AROUND 1.5 INCHES. THUS POPS WILL BE SEA BREEZE DRIVEN AND MUCH LESS NUMEROUS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER NOT AS MUCH AS EXPECTED DUE TO THE EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS. DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 70 DEGREE RANGE WHICH WILL MAKE FOR SULTRY CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD AND ALLOWS A NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TO DIG A TROUGH OVER THE EAST COAST. THE CWA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE TROUGH...BUT WITH THE RIDGE NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD...PWS WILL INCREASE AND SO WILL RAIN CHANCES. && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 74 90 74 92 / 40 40 20 30 PENSACOLA 75 90 76 93 / 40 40 20 30 DESTIN 75 88 76 93 / 40 40 20 30 EVERGREEN 70 91 70 94 / 40 50 20 20 WAYNESBORO 72 90 71 94 / 40 50 20 20 CAMDEN 70 91 70 94 / 40 50 20 20 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 13/CULLEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-081730- 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 CDT THU JUL 8 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 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home near Crestview and started a fire. The fire was extinguished quickly with only minor damage to the home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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