1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 4, 2:26 AM CST, 11 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 326 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AS LOWER PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES BY THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO A WESTWARD MOVING UPPER LOW AND APPROACHING SURFACE FRONT. FRONT WILL STALL NORTH OF FORECAST AREA./11 && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)SERIES OF SHORTWAVES PASSING THROUGH THE ZONAL FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE CONUS WILL PUSH FRONT STRETCHING FROM SE NM TO NY TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT...BUT THE LACK OF SERIOUS UPPER DYNAMICS...COMBINED WITH UPPER SYSTEM OVER THE FL PENINSULA MEANDERING NORTHWEST...WILL WEAKEN AND STALL THE FRONT BEFORE IT HITS THE COAST. WITH THE DRY SLUG STILL ENTRENCHED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...INCLUDING OUR NECK OF THE WOODS...EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF TSRA TO FIRE OFF ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...WITH THE ONGOING ACTIVITY...SMALL AS IT IS...AND THE APPROACHING UPPER SYSTEM...AM EXPECTING MORE ACTIVITY THAN THE USUAL ISOLATED OFFSHORE SHRA/TSRA. /16 .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)BY SATURDAY THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BEEN DRIFTING WEST THE LAST FEW DAYS SHOULD HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND BE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. A CONTINUED AMPLE SUPPLY OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND A BROAD BUT WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ALL SHOULD ACT TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LOOKS TO HAVE THE BETTER CHANCE OF CATCHING THE MOST RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE H2 WINDS OF 40 TO NEAR 60 KNOTS AND A SEA BREEZE WILL HELP WITH INSTABILITY. BY SUNDAY THE UPPER LOW MOVES OFF TO THE WEST BUT A MOIST ATMOSPHERE REMAINS SO POPS REMAIN ON THE HIGH END OF SCATTERED. REMAINDER OF EXTENDED WILL BE A RETURN TO A MORE TYPICAL SUMMER ENVIRONMENT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. UPPER HIGH REMAINS CENTERED JUST OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND WEST ARKANSAS/EAST OKLAHOMA WITH DISTURBANCES MOVING SOUTH OF AREA ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF IN THE EASTERLY FLOW ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE UPPER HIGH. ONE SUCH DISTURBANCE WILL BE CHRIS OR WHATS LEFT OF HIM. A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY ON CHRISS FUTURE BUT AFFECT ON FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE CONFINED TO MARINE AREA. TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT HUMIDITY SHOULD KEEP HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 AT THE HIGH POINT. /11 && .MARINE...SEVERAL ITEMS LOOK TO MAKE AN INTERESTING FORECAST. FIRST ITEM IS UPPER LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AT THIS TIME. MODELS MEANDER THIS SPINNER NORTHWEST THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...WITH THE GFS STILL ADVERTISING SEVERAL CONVECTIVE BLOWUPS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS BRING UP THE WINDS IN RESPONSE...BUT MAGNITUDES LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW SC EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS. THEN NEXT ITEM IS T.S. CHRIS...CURRENTLY OVER THE BAHAMAS. CHRIS IS PROGGED TO PASS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MX...SOUTH OF THE FA MONDAY. GWW/WNAWAVE HAVE HIGHER SEAS HITTING AL/NW FL COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. /16 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 95 75 92 77 / 30 30 50 50 PENSACOLA 93 77 89 77 / 30 40 60 60 DESTIN 92 79 89 78 / 30 50 60 60 EVERGREEN 96 73 91 74 / 30 40 40 50 WAYNESBORO 98 70 92 75 / 20 20 40 50 CAMDEN 99 72 92 74 / 20 30 40 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051100- 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 FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM DURING THE LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH A FEW POSSIBLE BECOMING SEVERE. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH WIND GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 205 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ALZ059-FLZ003-041930- ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- 205 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHWEST ACROSS ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA AND NORTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY FLORIDA... AT 205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA...EXTENDING DOWN INTO NORTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY FLORIDA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BERRYDALE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...NORTH CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 300 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ALZ064-042030- LOWER BALDWIN- 300 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN COUNTY... AT 259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FOLEY TO 5 MILES NORTH OF FAIRHOPE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... CLAY CITY...MARLOW...FAIRHOPE...MAGNOLIA SPRINGS AND HOUSTONVILLE THROUGH 330 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS...BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 305 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 FLZ002>006-042100- COASTAL OKALOOSA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND OKALOOSA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESTVIEW AND PENSACOLA... 305 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES... AT 305 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM DORCAS TO FERRY PASS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...ENSLEY...BAGDAD...FERRY PASS...DEERLAND...PENSACOLA... BRENT...MYRTLE GROVE THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS...BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS...AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING SOUTH TO THE COAST THROUGH 430 PM. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:26 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home in the Crestview area. The strike started a fire and heavily damaged the home. No one was home at the time of the strike.
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