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 21, 1:52 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 252 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL DRIFT EAST WITH TIME. A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BE FORMING OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...THIS WILL DRIFT WESTERLY AND MAY FACTOR IN THE FORECAST LATER. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES WILL RIDGE EAST WITH TIME AND BY SUNDAY SHOULD BE CENTERED OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. && .SHORT TERM...HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND A WEAKLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WILL ENSURE A GOOD COVERAGE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT TWO DAYS. A WEAK VORTICITY MAXIMUM TRAVELING EAST ALONG THE SHEAR AXIS IS HELPING TO FIRE UP THE AFTERNOON STORMS AND WILL DO THE SAME ON FRIDAY AFTER DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. YET TO SEE IF DISTURBANCE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS DIRECTLY AFFECTS OUR FORECAST IN THE SHORT TERM. WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE RATHER HIGH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AND WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION IN THE FORECAST. .LONG TERM...A CONTINUATION OF THE MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 100 AND 105 FOR THE MOST PART. A FEW APPROACHING 110 ALONG THE COAST DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. && .MARINE...LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN THE MARINE CONDITIONS. STILL A BIT OF A LONG PERIOD SWELL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BUT NOT CAUSING ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS...TIDES RUNNING ABOUT A HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WITH TIDE GOING OUT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER...HOT AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 74 93 76 93 / 30 60 20 50 PENSACOLA 76 92 78 92 / 20 60 20 50 DESTIN 78 91 79 90 / 20 60 20 50 EVERGREEN 73 93 73 94 / 30 60 20 50 WAYNESBORO 73 94 73 96 / 40 60 20 50 CAMDEN 73 94 73 95 / 30 60 20 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211700- 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- 530 AM CDT THU JUL 21 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 WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH A HOT...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SOME STORMS WILL LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND STRONG OUT GOING TIDES WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EACH DAY...WITH NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION BY THIS WEEKEND AND HELP PUSH DAYTIME HIGHS INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S. THE RESULTING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN SOME AREAS EXPERIENCING DAYTIME HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES BY THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home near Beulah. The strike started a fire that damaged the home.
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