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 Jun 20, 2:10 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 310 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2004 .SYNOPSIS...CURRENT FORECAST SHAPING UP TO BE MAINLY A POP ONE...WITH TEMPS AN OFFSHOOT THEREOF. CURRENTLY...THERE IS A SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE TN/MS/AL STATE LINE..WITH A WEAK TROUGH CROSSING UPPER RIDGE STRETCHING FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO OFF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THIS MORNINGS UPPER AIR ANALYSIS ALSO SHOW A WEAK CLOSED SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND ANOTHER OVER CA JUST ACROSS THE BORDER FROM ME. WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY/TROUGH HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN GULF(WITH GFS HANDLING THE BEST)....BUT IS TRYING TO RETREAT NORTHWARD AS HEATING OCCURS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US/LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY. GULF BREEZE IS MOVING INLAND...WITH LINE OF TSRA BUILDING INLAND OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND A FEW STATING TO FORM ALONG THE MS/AL GULF COAST. DRYER AIR HAS WORKED ITS WAY SOUTHWARD...MAINLY INTO CENTRAL AL/GA...WITH THE PRECIP H20 VALUES FALLING BELOW 1.5 ON THIS MORNING SOUNDINGS AT KBMX AND KFFC. SOUP STILL ENTRENCHED OVER THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY...WITH 1>8+ VALUES STRETCHING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. && .SHORT TERM...ETA/GFS/NGM ADVERTISING SEVERAL SHORTWAVES PASSING AROUND CLOSED SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL CA...HELPING TO TRANSFORM RELATIVELY ZONAL FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CONUS INTO A WEAK TROUGH STRETCHING INTO NORTHERN MX THE NEXT TWO DAYS... REMAINING SUCH INTO THE EXTENDED. SERIES OF SHORTWAVES ALSO PASS THROUGH THE FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CONUS. MODELS ALSO ADVERTISING SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSHING TOWARDS THE FA FROM THE NW...BUT STALLING IT BEFORE IT REACHES THE FA. GFS MOS AGGRESSIVE IN MOVING THE FRONT SOUTHWEST ...TAKING IT TO ALONG THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. LOOKING AT THE MOS WINDS...THE BOUNDARY IS WEAK ENOUGH EVEN WITH THE GFS TO KEEP WINDS FROM RISING ABOVE 10 KTS...SYNOPTICALLY ...IN THE SHORT TERM. WITH THE LIGHT FLOW...ALBEIT SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY...AM EXPECTING A DAILY GULF BREEZE TO SET THINGS OFF. && .EXTENDED...EXTENDED STARTS OUT WITH MEAN TROUGH STRETCHING FROM NEAR HUDSON BAY INTO NORTHERN MX. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ADVERTISING SERIES OF SHORTWAVES SWING THROUGH THIS TROUGH TO NEAR/OVER THE FA THROUGH THE EXTENDED. MODELS DISAGREE WITH TIMING...THOUGH. AM GOING TO PUNT AND GO GENERALLY WITH YESTERDAYS FORECAST...AS IT SEEMS TO BE THE BEST COMPROMISE. && .MARINE...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH STALLED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL HELP MAINTAIN A LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THE TROUGH DRIFTS BACK NORTHWARD EARLY ON MONDAY...WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IN ITS WAKE. SEAS AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY INTO MID WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE EASTERN GULF. /39 && .FIRE...LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL TRANSFORM INTO SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND REMAIN SO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. MOISTURE LEVELS AND DISPERSIONS DO NOT LOOK TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE FORECAST. && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 74 90 75 89 74 / 40 60 30 50 30 PENSACOLA 75 89 77 88 75 / 30 70 30 50 20 DESTIN 78 88 78 88 77 / 30 70 30 40 20 EVERGREEN 71 90 73 88 71 / 50 70 30 70 30 WAYNESBORO 68 87 70 88 69 / 50 60 30 50 30 CAMDEN 70 86 71 88 69 / 50 60 30 70 30 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 16/39 MILLER/DARBE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 630 AM CDT SUN JUN 20 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-201630- 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- 630 AM CDT SUN JUN 20 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 SCATTERED SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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 315 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2004 FLZ002-202100- COASTAL ESCAMBIA- 315 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY... AT 307 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF JOHNSONS BEACH OR NEAR PARADISE BEACH...AND MOVING EAST...NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...MYRTLE GROVE...WEST PENSACOLA AND BELLVIEW THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY 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 328 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2004 FLZ004-202100- COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 328 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY... AT 328 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF ORIOLE BEACH...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...ORIOLE BEACH AND GULF BREEZE THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY 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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A home near Wright was struck by lightning. The strike caused a fire inside the home. The fire was quickly extinguished.
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