1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 26, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
300 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)..SEVERE TSTM WATCH FOR ALL
THE FL PANHANDLE AND COVINGTON CO AL UNTIL 10 PM. LATEST SURFACE
ANALYSES SHOW WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTH THROUGH THE AREA AND
THE COLD FRONT LOCATED IN CENTRAL MS IS CLIPPING ALONG ON SCHEDULE.
EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVEING WITH FROPA COMPLETELY
THROUGH CWA BY MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE WILL LEAVE MENTION OF SEVERE WX IN
COVINGTON AL AND ALL FL ZONES. ELSEWHERE THE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL
ENERGY HAS BEEN PRETTY WELL DEPLETED TO RENDER SVR CONVECTION MUCH
LESS LIKLEY.
&&
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...NO CHANGES. HIGH WILL MOVE
ACROSS CWA WEDNESDAY WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FLOW BECOMING SOUTHERLY
THURSDAY AS HIGH MOVES EAST. MOISTURE INCREASES ENOUGH TO PUT RAIN
BACK IN FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND AREAWIDE
SATURDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. RAIN
CHANCES WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WILL RETAIN POPS IN THE
SCATTERED CATEGORY FROM PREV SHIFT.
&&
.MARINE...GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT IS RATHER STEEP SO WILL INVOKE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR TONIGHT. WAVE HEIGHTS WOULD RANGE 6 TO 8
FEET ESPECIALLY WELL OFFSHORE...WILL CALL FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING TAPERING OFF AS THE FRONT PASSES
BY MIDNIGHT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...DRY AIR ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING RH TO THE POINT OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA. RH WILL QUICKLY
REBOUND LATE WEDNESDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS AND BECOMES
DOMINATED BY LOCAL EFFECTS. REMAINDER OF WEEK WILL SEE INCREASING
HUMIDITY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 52 79 56 82 / 20 10 0 0
PENSACOLA 54 79 57 78 / 30 10 0 0
DESTIN 57 77 57 76 / 30 10 0 0
EVERGREEN 50 79 52 81 / 30 10 0 0
WAYNESBORO 49 78 54 82 / 10 10 10 10
CAMDEN 49 77 50 82 / 30 10 10 10
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT GMZ670.
FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT GMZ675.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FLZ001>006-008.
MS...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 527 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-261700- 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- 527 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING... INCLUDING THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS AREA OF WEATHER...A BRIEF BREAK IS ANTICIPATED. AS A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA...THE ATMOSPHERE IS FORECAST TO DESTABILIZE TODAY...WHILE A COLD FRONT CONTINUES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN STATES. AS THIS OCCURS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND TRACK EAST ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. IT APPEARS THAT THE MAIN THREAT IN ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS WELL. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES DURING THE DAY. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS FORECAST TONIGHT...BRINGING AN END TO THE WET WEATHER. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST ALONG AREA BEACHES...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND OUTGOING TIDES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST ALONG AREA BEACHES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AND COMBINES WITH AN OUTGOING TIDE. COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG FORMING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF FRONTS IMPACTS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN RETURNING TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
255 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM HAIL WIGGINS 30.86N 89.14W
04/26/2005 0.75 INCH STONE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZED HAIL WEST OF WIGGINS AND WEST OF PERKINSTON
&&
CULLENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
329 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM HAIL OAK GROVE 30.86N 88.18W
04/26/2005 0.75 INCH MOBILE AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0315 PM HAIL WILMER 30.82N 88.36W
04/26/2005 0.25 INCH MOBILE AL PUBLIC
0315 PM HAIL MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
04/26/2005 0.25 INCH MOBILE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
HALLS FERRY RD AREA FROM WPMI
&&
DKDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
332 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM HAIL SARALAND 30.82N 88.07W
04/26/2005 0.88 INCH MOBILE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
MOTH BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY TV VIEWER. REPORT RELAYED
TO NWS BY CHANNEL 10 WEATHER DEPARTMENT.
&&
GARMONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
342 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0338 PM HAIL WHITEHOUSE FORKS 30.81N 87.81W
04/26/2005 1.75 INCH BALDWIN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY TV VIEWER. REPORT RELAYED
BY CHANNEL 5 WEATHER DEPARTMENT.
&&
GARMONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
344 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL SEMMES 30.78N 88.26W
04/26/2005 0.88 INCH MOBILE AL PUBLIC
&&
DKDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 413 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005 ALZ060-FLZ001>006-270300- COVINGTON-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND- 413 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... COVINGTON COUNTY. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GARMON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Milton. The large hail damaged several vehicles.
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