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 May 19, 2:00 PM CST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 300 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 .SYNOPSIS...ON THE WEATHER MAPS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC INTO THE SOUTHEAST US. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE COOL FRONT WAS DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE EAST CENTRAL STATES. && .SHORT TERM...WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING SEABREEZE CONVECTION BECOMING MORE ACTIVE INTO OKALOOSA COUNTY. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ADDITIONAL WESTWARD FORMATION OS SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR COASTAL COUNTIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MAY NEED TO ADJUST FORECAST COVERAGES OF EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS DEPENDING ON RADAR TRENDS/COVERAGE. THEN...EXPECT TO SEE A DECREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THE EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND INSTABILITY. MEANWHILE...AS WE LOOK OFF TO THE NORTH AND WEST...FORECAST AREA BECOMING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFLUENT UPPER LEVEL FLOW WITH MID LEVEL ENERGY HEADING THIS WAY. AS ENERGY DROPS SOUTHWARD...FORECAST MAPS TAKE THE SURFACE FRONT...POSITIONED OVER THE EAST CENTRAL STATES AND DROPS IT SOUTHWARD...MAKING A CLOSER APPROACH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS BRINGS A STRIPE OF HIGHER MEAN LAYER RH AND SUFFICIENT LIFT OVER THE AREA WHICH SUGGESTS AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...BOUNDARY SINKS SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING INTO THE SOUTHEAST US. EXPECTING LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. NEXT FEATURE...SURFACE TROF SLIPS THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST. EXPECT A DEEPER...DRIER AIRMASS OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WHICH LIMITS RAIN COVERAGES THEN. && .MARINE...WILL MAKE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO PRECIPITATION COVERAGES. OTHERWISE...LITTLE CHANGE FROM WHAT WE INHERITED. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ONSHORE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY WITH LOW SEA STATES EXPECTED...THEN WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND INCREASE WITH BUILDING SEAS LATE FRIDAY. A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND...THEN WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AGAIN ON MONDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER...LATEST GRIDDED FORECASTS SHOWING NO CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO RH AND DISPERSION THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 68 87 67 86 / 10 30 30 05 PENSACOLA 69 84 68 86 / 05 30 40 05 DESTIN 71 83 69 84 / 05 40 40 05 EVERGREEN 66 85 64 84 / 10 50 40 05 WAYNESBORO 66 87 64 84 / 10 30 30 05 CAMDEN 68 86 64 84 / 10 50 30 05 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 320 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-200500- 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- 320 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE....TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... A WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA ON FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS SOUTH OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTH ALABAMA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH TO THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES SOUTH TO THE COAST. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. ANOTHER...WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE COAST ON MONDAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NECESSARY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT AND COVERAGE OF ANY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THAT DEVELOP. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATING STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 336 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 FLZ005-192100- INLAND OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTVIEW... 336 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY... AT 335 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF DORCAS...AND MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE AREAS AROUND... CRESTVIEW...AUBURN...DORCAS AND CAMPTON THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home near Crestview. The strike started a fire and the home was destroyed.
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