A couple of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A couple of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama.
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 23, 2:32 PM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 332 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...UPPER AIR ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DEEPLY REFLECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES. LAST NIGHT...A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX SLIPPED SOUTHWEST OUT OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND HAS ALLOWED CLOUD DEBRIS FROM THIS AREA TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST. THE AIRMASS TO THE WEST REMAINS FAIRLY DRY AND HAVE NOTICED A QUICK DECAY IN STORMS. HOWEVER...DEEP LAYER MOISTURE LOOKS TO MODIFY AND FORECASTERS MUST CONSIDER ANY IMPACTS FROM MID LEVEL DISTURBANCES THAT TRACK WEST ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE SOUTHERN STATES RIDGE TO BRING ABOUT A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT COUPLE PERIODS. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM BRING A REGION OF PRECIPITABLE WATERS IN EXCESS OF 2.1 INCHES WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE GFS IS SUFFERING FROM SOME CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS AND DOES LEAD TO A CHALLENGE WHEN CONSIDERING COVERAGES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN THE TWO SOLUTIONS. WILL TAKE A MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH WITH PRECIPITATION PROBABILITIES GIVEN WHAT WE SEE IN SATELLITE. LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE SHORT TERM TEMPERATURES. STILL HOT AS LATEST GRIDDED HEAT INDEX FORECASTS ON FRIDAY ABOUT 103. SINCE MUCH OF THE AREA IS NOT FORECAST TO SEE MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT ON FRIDAY...SHORT TERM DESK WILL NOT RE-ISSUE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. /10 THIS AFTERNOONS WET MICROBURST RISK IS MODERATE .LONG TERM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...UPPER RIDGE AXIS...STRETCHED OUT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...ALLOWS DEEP LAYER MOISTURE TO FLOW WESTWARD OVER THE GULF COAST THIS WEEKEND. AN EASTERLY WAVE FROM CENTRAL/SOUTH FLORIDA INTO THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THIS WILL ALSO HELP INCREASE AND FOCUS CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES MODERATE BACK TOWARDS CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AROUND TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRETTY MUCH EACH DAY. LATE NEXT WEEK...THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SINKING SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN STATES. THIS IS BEYOND THE MEDIUM RANGE...BUT HOPEFULLY SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE. /10 && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN SUNDAY THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. A LIGHT MAINLY SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS. 12/04 && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HEADLINES. /10 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 76 94 74 94 / 20 20 20 40 PENSACOLA 76 92 76 93 / 20 20 20 40 DESTIN 81 93 79 91 / 20 20 20 50 EVERGREEN 73 95 71 93 / 20 20 20 30 WAYNESBORO 73 96 72 95 / 20 20 10 30 CAMDEN 73 97 72 95 / 20 20 10 30 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 232300- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- MOBILE BAY-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- 500 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS DEEPER MOISTURE AND BETTER MID LEVEL FORCING MOVES WESTWARD OVER THE FORECAST AREA. DUE TO SOME DRY AIR STILL PRESENT IN THE MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 KNOTS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 100 TO 107 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY...ESPECIALLY INLAND AWAY FROM THE COAST. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY...MOSTLY DUE TO HIGH TIDAL RANGES COMBINED WITH A SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS OF SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS OF SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 524 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ALZ052-061-232300- UPPER MOBILE-WASHINGTON- 524 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER WASHINGTON AND MOBILE COUNTIES... AT 524 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF DEER PARK...AND MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... DEER PARK AND VINEGAR BEND THROUGH 600 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 603 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ALZ051-052-MSZ067-232345- WASHINGTON-CHOCTAW-WAYNE- 603 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL EFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CHOCTAW...NORTHWEST WASHINGTON...AND NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES... AT 600 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOLINGER...AND MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... AQUILLA...EVANSBORO...ISNEY AND GRETNA THROUGH 645 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 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 Mobile radar (KMOB), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:53 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines in Isney and Melvin.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 53857, 53858.