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 Jun 17, 2:14 AM CST, 10 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 314 AM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...FRIDAYS WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOOKS TO BE EAST OF FORECAST AREA WITH ONLY A SLIGHT DEW POINT GRADIENT TO HINT AT ITS WHEREABOUTS. UPPER TROUGH REMAINS WEST OF FORECAST AREA WITH SURFACE HIGH OFF THE UNITED STATES SOUTHEAST COAST. THE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES HAVE CONTINUED TO INCH UPWARD WITH THE FLOW MOSTLY OFF THE GULF...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA...CLOSE TO TWO INCHES OVER THE WEST. WOULD THINK THAT THE CONVECTION STARTS EARLIER TODAY GIVEN THE OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ABOUT THE AREA. FREEZING LEVELS REMAIN AROUND 16K SO NOT EXPECTING ANY LARGE HAIL THREAT BUT MAY BE SOME SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL TOTALS GIVEN THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT AND ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT. HIGHS TODAY SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH THE HIGHER RAIN CHANCES. FAR EASTERN SECTIONS...CLOSER TO THE DRIER AIR NEAR THE HIGH WILL BE WARMER WITH LOWER POPS. /11 .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...WITH UPPER LEVEL WEAKNESS/TROF CLOSER TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA AND PRECIPITABLE WATERS REMAINING HIGH 1.60 TO 1.90 INCHES... A SIMILAR PATTERN IS FORECAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SLIGHTLY HIGHER COVERAGES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ADVERTISED OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA THAN IN THE EASTERN HALF. GRIDDED DATA REFLECTS AN AVERAGE RAINFALL IN THESE AREAS OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. BUT ISOLATED STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF DEPOSITING MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MAY SEE A LITTLE MORE RIDGING ALOFT AND THUS LOWER COVERAGES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES. /10 && .MARINE...WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA TO REMAIN EAST TO SOUTHEAST...GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KNOTS THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE NEAR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND ON SUNDAY WHEN SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP IN RESPONSE TO 500 MB TROUGH MOVING CLOSER TO THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD MOSTLY 1 TO 2 FEET...LOCALLY HIGH WAVES NEAR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. /11 && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HEADLINES. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. /10 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 88 73 89 73 / 50 10 40 20 PENSACOLA 88 75 87 74 / 50 10 20 10 DESTIN 88 75 87 75 / 50 10 20 10 EVERGREEN 90 68 90 67 / 50 10 30 20 WAYNESBORO 88 71 90 69 / 60 20 50 20 CAMDEN 90 70 91 68 / 50 10 40 20 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1120 AM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-181100- 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- 1120 AM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND A FEW MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE PLACES THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN ON FRIDAY. ALONG THE BEACHES...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A STEADY ONSHORE WIND AROUND 15 KNOTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 143 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 MSZ079-171915- GEORGE- 143 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER GEORGE COUNTY... AT 142 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF BENNDALE...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BEXLEY...MERRILL AND AVENT THROUGH 215 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE BEING DETECTED BY RADAR OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN GEORGE COUNTY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning either hit a tree or somehow ignited dried out grass and started a fire. The fire heavily damaged two railroad bridges near Barrineau Park.
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