1 tornado, 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 Sep 26, 2:40 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 340 PM CDT MON SEP 26 2005 .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...AFFECTS OF RITA FINALLY DIMINISHING OVER FCST AREA. HAD ONE LAST ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE FCST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES OR MORE FALLING THIS MORNING IN SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED...AND NOW THE CONCERN HAS TURNED TO LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE RIVER FCST CENTER IN ATLANTA WITH REGARD TO ANY UPDATES THAT MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR ANY OF OUR AREA RIVERS. THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE NOR MOVED OFFSHORE TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION...AND WILL ALLOW THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO EXPIRE AT 400 PM. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLIER TODAY HAVE ALREADY EXPIRED. LOOKS LIKE A DRIER DAY ON TAP FOR TUESDAY...BUT A SLIGHT MOISTURE RETURN FROM THE GULF IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... WHEN SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER SRN HALF OF FCST AREA. STILL APPEARS THAT COOLER TEMPS WILL WORK INTO THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S BY WEDENSDAY. /12 .LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...NO CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS EXTENDED. STILL LOOKING FOR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POPS EXPECTED. COOLER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH EXTENDED AS WELL...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 80S AND LOWS IN THE 60S. /12 && .MARINE...CONDITIONS OVER THE MARINE FORECAST AREA HAVE FINALLY SETTLED DOWN. WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHERLY AS THE WEAK LOW ON THE TAIL END OF THE SURFACE REFLECTION OF UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST. WINDS REMAINING NORTHERLY TO EASTERLY AS ANOTHER...SLIGHTLY STRONGER TROUGH ARRIVES LATER IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL COME UP LATE IN THE EXTENDED AS THE TROUGH AND FRONT INTERACTS WITH LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. /11 && .FIRE WEATHER...RAINS HVE ENDED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD END OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINS OF UP TO 6 INCHES IN PLACES HAVE LEFT WATER STANDING IN MANY AREAS OF THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA. DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY... BUT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. /11 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 72 95 68 87 / 10 0 0 0 PENSACOLA 74 92 71 85 / 20 0 0 10 DESTIN 75 89 70 82 / 30 10 10 20 EVERGREEN 67 90 65 86 / 10 0 0 10 WAYNESBORO 68 94 64 88 / 10 0 0 0 CAMDEN 67 90 66 83 / 10 0 0 0 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 12/SHEPHERD 11/FAULKNER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT MON SEP 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- 600 AM CDT MON SEP 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... ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG BEACH AREAS TODAY... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES ALABAMA THIS MORNING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...A PART OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. A WEAKLY ORGANIZED LINE WILL CROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. MOST STORMS WILL NOT BE SEVERE...BUT A FEW MAY ALLOW STRONGER WINDS OFF THE SURFACE TO MIX DOWN...CAUSING LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADOS TROPICAL DEPRESSION RITA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN US THIS MORNING. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. TH ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO RESULT IN TIDE LEVELS OF GENERALLY AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG COASTAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING...EASING THROUGH THE DAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS LINE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:06 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The same storm that had produced numerous funnel cloud reports continued to move to the south. As it moved south, the funnel cloud reports continued. Law enforcement reported that a weak tornado briefly touched down near Avalon Beach. With the earlier touch downs, no damage was reported.
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