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 Apr 21, 9:05 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1005 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006 .UPDATE...LATEST RADAR LOOPS CONTINUE TO SHOW MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. THIS CONVECTION WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA MOSTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WHILE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF MS...COASTAL AREAS OF AL AND MUCH OF NWFL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED AND MORE WIDESPREAD FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IS ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN TROF AXIS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...GIVING WAY TO BETTER LIFT AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES ALOFT ALONG WITH BETTER MOISTURE CONVERGENCE NEAR AN EXITING BOUNDARY ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF BALDWIN COUNTY AL STRETCHING EAST INTO NWFL. WITH THIS HAD TO ISSUE ANOTHER UPDATE WITH CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE INCREASING POPS MOSTLY FOR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WX IS EXPECTED TROUGH ISOLATED CASES OF MEDIUM TO LARGE HAIL AND WEAK TORNADOES CANTT BE RULED OUT. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. /32 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-221200- 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 FRI APR 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY. WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL CREATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS...MAINLY ACROSS THE AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A STONE COUNTY...MISSISSIPPI TO CRENSHAW COUNTY...ALABAMA LINE. THE INCREASING SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR RIP CURRENTS TO MODERATE. THE CHANCE WILL DECREASE SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN DOMINATES THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE UPPER SYSTEM WHICH WILL SPAWN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHTS WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA MOVES EAST...SEASONABLY WARM TEMPS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN FOR SEVERAL DAYS...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN BEING A CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
843 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM TSTM WND GST GREENVILLE 31.83N 86.62W
04/21/2006 U0 MPH BUTLER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN
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JPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1038 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0931 PM TORNADO 1 N PACE 30.61N 87.16W
04/21/2006 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
SMALL TORNADO...ONE TREE DOWN
1005 PM TORNADO MUNSON 30.86N 86.87W
04/21/2006 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
SMALL TORNADO...STRUCTURE DAMAGE - WALLS DOWN
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JPThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:16 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck an elementary school just north of Semmes. The lightning struck the roof and a fire started in the ceiling. It took several hours to put the fire out. Most of the damage was confined to the roof and ceiling area.
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