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 30, 3:18 AM CST, 6 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 418 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 .SHORT TERM...WEATHER CHARTS THIS MORNING LOOKING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY MORNING. SFC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN STATES AND NORTHERN GULF...WITH A WEAK TROF EXTENDING SOUTH DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO NORTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA AND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING WEST ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST. A MESOSCALE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX...COMBINED WITH SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AS WELL AS DAYTIME HEATING RESULTED IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION OVER FCST AREA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT MUCH OF THE SAME TODAY. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND THIS VERIFIES CLOSELY WITH 00Z GFS. EXPECT THIS FEATURE TO DROP SOUTH AND EAST TODAY INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA. THIS...COMBINED WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY...AIDED BY AFTERNOON HEATING AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTIONS NEAR THE COAST...SHOULD RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY. LIKE YESTERDAY MORNING...AGAIN STAYED CLOSE TO MAVMOS TEMP GUIDANCE FOR SHORT TERM. /12 && .MARINE...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NORTH OF THIS WEAK UPPER LOW WILL AFFECT THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. WITH THIS A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE PRIMARILY SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS. /12 && .LONG TERM...A FEW CHANGES IN THE OFFING. CONTINUING TO STICK WITH GUIDANCE AS THE SEABREEZE REGIME CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE MESOSCALE PICTURE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. EXPECTING SCATTERED DAYTIME CONVECTION WHICH DIMINISHES AT NIGHT. WITH MIDWEEK WHEN MOS HAS BACKED WAY OFF EFFECTS OF A SURFACE EASTERLY WAVE ORIGINALLY COMPUTED TO BE MOVING THROUGH AROUND MIDWEEK. NOW IT IS TENDING TO TRANSIT THE SOUTHERN GULF. IT IS A PRETTY DRY FORECAST NOW. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE SEASONABLE. /77 && .FIRE...NO CONCERNS. /77 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 93 75 89 75 / 60 40 70 20 PENSACOLA 89 76 88 75 / 60 40 70 20 DESTIN 89 78 89 77 / 60 40 60 10 EVERGREEN 92 73 90 72 / 60 40 70 20 WAYNESBORO 93 74 91 72 / 60 40 60 30 CAMDEN 91 74 92 72 / 60 40 60 20 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 555 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-301700- 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- 555 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN STATES AND NORTHERN GULF...WITH A WEAK TROF EXTENDING SOUTH DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD INTO NORTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST. A MESOSCALE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX...COMBINED WITH SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AS WELL AS DAYTIME HEATING RESULTED IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION OVER THE AREA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT MUCH OF THE SAME TODAY. ANOTHER MESOSCALE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DROP SOUTH TODAY INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA. THIS...COMBINED WITH LEFTOVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY...AIDED BY AFTERNOON HEATING AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTIONS NEAR THE COAST... SHOULD RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION ONCE AGAIN TODAY. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE LESS WIDESPREAD IN COVERAGE. WHILE THE PROBABILITY FOR ORGANIZED OR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LOW...THERE IS A RISK OF BRIEF DOWNBURSTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING GUSTY WINDS... BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. STILL LOOKING AT A GOOD TO LIKELY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...BUT WILL SEE LOWER RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. APART FROM TYPICAL GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning stuck a home in west Mobile. The strike caused a fire in the attic of the home and the roof was heavily damaged by the fire.
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