1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Apr 30, 4:00 AM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005 .SYNOPSIS...SERIES OF WEAK IMPULSES MOVING IN VERY BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...WITH MAIN TROUGH AXIS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE ON THE INCREASE WITH H85 SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUES 8+ G/KG TO THE WEST OF OUR CWA. LINE OF CONVECTION CENTERED ON SURFACE MOISTURE AXIS FROM NORTHERN ALABAMA TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME. && .SHORT TERM...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL ADVANCE EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AS SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...WITH FRONT MOVING WELL SOUTH OF THE MARINE ZONES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM...AND THEREFORE LOWERED POPS TO NEAR ZERO AS DRY AIR INVADES FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES AROUND GFS MAV GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW SCATTERED POPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED AS SERIES OF WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVE THROUGH BROAD UPPER TROUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .MARINE...ONSHORE WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A FRONT WHICH WILL PASS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. OFFSHORE WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY...BECOMING MORE EASTERLY BY LATE MONDAY AS A HIGH MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL US TO THE EAST COAST. FLOW WILL RETURN TO ONSHORE BY MONDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT THAT WILL PASS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THAT FRONT WILL PASS LATE NEXT WEEK. /77 && .FIRE...DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...COMBINED WITH WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S. DURATION REQUIRED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AND WILL PASS ON TO THE DAY SHIFT IF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. SURFACE DEWPOINTS MODERATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 78 55 78 52 / 90 30 10 10 PENSACOLA 79 57 77 55 / 90 50 10 10 DESTIN 76 62 76 58 / 90 50 10 10 EVERGREEN 76 57 75 46 / 80 30 10 10 WAYNESBORO 71 50 75 47 / 80 20 10 10 CAMDEN 75 54 74 48 / 80 20 10 10 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY GMZ650-670. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY GMZ655-675. MS...NONE. && /22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 200 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-300000- 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- 200 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS AN UPPER SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. THE MODERATE SOUTH WINDS ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL CREATE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE INTO SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EAST TEXAS WILL ADVANCE NORTHEAST OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY. AHEAD OF THE LOW INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND VERTICAL SHEAR WILL HELP GIVE WAY TO STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND CENTRAL GULF STATES TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT. AT THIS THE...STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN HAS PLACED SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH A FRONT CROSSING THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Whatley. Some of the trees fell on a house and caused minor damage to the roof.
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