Trees blown down by winds in Choctaw county.
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Trees blown down by winds in Choctaw county.
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 10, 2:10 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
310 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...WEAK COLD FRONT AHEAD OF
UPPER SHORTWAVE NOW WORKING THROUGH NORTHERN ALABAMA. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED WITH FEW APPROACHING
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. CLOSER TO THE COAST THE UPPER RIDGE
COMBINED WITH THE STABILIZING EFFECTS OF THIS MORNING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PUT A LID ON THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL
LIKELY CHANGE THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOWS FROM THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
NORTH COLLIDE WITH THE NORTHWARD MOVING SEA BREEZE ACROSS CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THUS HAVE KEPT ISOLATED POPS IN THROUGH THE
LATE EVENING. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
AFTER SUNSET. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR RECORD
LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND W/ HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 110 EACH
AFTERNOON. THE HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND
CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITORED AS WELL. /13
THIS AFTERNOONS WET MICROBURST RISK: MODERATE.
RECORD HIGHS... SAT SUN
MOBILE 99 (1954) 100 (1954)
PENSACOLA 96 (1974) 96 (1972)
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL
RETROGRADE WESTWARD BUT THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE EASTERN
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. DUE TO THIS EACH
GFS RUN CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS FORECASTED HIGH TEMPS AS WELL.
THUS THE ABOVE NORMAL HEAT LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST
OF NEXT WEEK. THE GLOBAL MODELS DO POINT TOWARD THE RIDGE SLIDING
FAR ENOUGH WEST AFTER THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF TO ALLOW FOR THE HEAT TO BACK OFF SOMEWHAT. /13
&&
.MARINE...A SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY
MIGRATE SOUTH AS A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS
MOVES SOUTHWEST. THE COASTAL WATERS WILL THEN REMAIN BETWEEN A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE INLAND AREAS...AND A REBUILDING RIDGE ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST GULF. A LIGHT WESTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...PERHAPS TURNING NORTHWEST OVER MOBILE BAY
AND NEAR COASTAL WATERS LATE EACH NIGHT...AND LASTING INTO THE
MORNING HOURS...FOLLOWED BY AN ONSHORE FLOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. /22
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 77 99 77 99 / 20 20 20 20
PENSACOLA 78 96 78 96 / 20 20 20 20
DESTIN 83 94 81 95 / 20 20 20 20
EVERGREEN 75 101 74 100 / 10 20 05 10
WAYNESBORO 75 101 73 100 / 10 10 05 05
CAMDEN 77 102 75 100 / 10 10 05 05
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...AND
WILCOX.
FL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
GM...NONE.
&&
13/JC
22/JPHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 623 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-111200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 623 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA TO DESTIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID 90S AT THE COAST TO AROUND 100 DEGREES OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES TODAY. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS...WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 108 TO 113 FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. THE ONLY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT COMES FROM ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS BETWEEN 1 TO AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MINIMAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... DAYTIME HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 90S COASTAL SECTIONS TO AS HIGH AS NEAR 100 DEGREES OVER THE INTERIOR ON SATURDAY...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO REMAIN ELEVATED. DAYTIME HEAT CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO GENERALLY BE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 424 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 ALZ051-102200- CHOCTAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER... 424 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER CHOCTAW COUNTY... AT 413 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 61 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEEDHAM THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHSOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM CDT...INCLUDING BULTER BETWEEN 435 PM AND 440 PM. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. The winds were estimated to be around 50 MPH.
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