Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Choctaw county.
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Thunderstorm winds blew down trees 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 24, 1:57 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 257 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 .SHORT TERM TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...A LOOK AT THE HEIGHT FIELD ALOFT TODAY SHOWS A VIGOROUS AND EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF DISTURBANCES OUT OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...WHILE RIDGING PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES. OVER THE CENTRAL GULF...AN UPPER LOW WAS TRACKING WESTWARD. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE EASTERLY FLOW NORTH OF THIS UPPER LOW...TAPPING ATLANTIC MOISTURE AND ADVECTING IT WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST. POCKETS OF COLD CLOUD TOPS => SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WERE BREAKING OUT THIS AFTERNOON. OUT OF RESPECT FOR CURRENT RADAR TRENDS WHILE ALSO CONSIDERING THE MEAN EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE...WILL HOLD ONTO ISOLATED TO LOW END SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGES THIS EVENING. COULD SEE A SIMILAR RADAR REPRESENTATION ON SATURDAY WITH THE AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN...MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES AND DEEP LAYER MOISTURE. LITTLE CHANGE IN NIGHTTIME LOWS WITH SATURDAYS DAYTIME MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY. THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. THIS AFTERNOONS WET MICROBURST RISK IS HIGH. /10 .LONG TERM SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MID GULF UPPER LOW/INVERTED TROF AXIS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE WEST NORTHWEST ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SOUTHERN U.S. UPPER RIDGE. THE GFS TAKES THE UPPER FEATURE ACROSS THE TEXAS COAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AS THIS FEATURE PASSES WEST OF THE AREA...DEEP LAYER HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE INFLUX OF ATLANTIC AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE. THUS...WILL MAINTAIN THE PROBABILITIES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WITH THE DEEPER LAYER MOISTURE...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES LOOK TO CONTINUE NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS. COULD BE SOME CHANGES AND RELIEF ON THE HORIZON BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS AGREEMENT AMONGST THE 24-AUG-07 12 UTC RUNS OF THE ECMWF AND THE GFS...SHOWING AN EAST COAST UPPER TROF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...CUTTING INTO THE UPPER RIDGE THAT HAS PLAGUED THE AREA WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. THE EVOLVING PATTERN...FAVORS A STRONG SURFACE FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THE ECMWF AND GFS STILL POINT TO A FAIRLY DECENT UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN STATES AND A PRETTY BIG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK TIME FRAME NEXT WEEK. THAT LENDS TO SOMEWHAT HIGHER FORECAST CONFIDENCE LATE IN THE MEDIUM RANGE. TEMPERATURES STILL CLOSE TO NORMALS FOR THE LAST WEEK IN AUGUST. /10 && .MARINE...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. AT THE SAME TIME...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP JUST NORTH OF THE GULF COAST AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES BY MONDAY. WITH THIS... A LIGHT...MAINLY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. LOOK FOR LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS. /12 && .FIRE WEATHER...NO HEADLINES. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN IS FORECAST OVER THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS SUGGESTS THAT WEAK BOUNDARIES WITHIN A MORE MOIST ENVIRONMENT COULD PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED TO POSSIBLY NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. LOWEST DAYTIME HUMIDITIES REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. /10 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 76 93 73 92 / 20 40 30 60 PENSACOLA 76 91 76 89 / 20 50 30 60 DESTIN 78 91 78 89 / 20 50 30 60 EVERGREEN 73 93 71 93 / 30 50 30 50 WAYNESBORO 71 94 71 93 / 30 40 30 50 CAMDEN 73 94 72 93 / 30 50 30 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 900 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 251200- 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- 900 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATER TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA COAST NEAR SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 125 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ALZ056>060-062-241930- UPPER BALDWIN-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN AND LUVERNE... 125 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER PARTS OF COVINGTON...CONECUH...BUTLER...CRENSHAW...BALDWIN AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES OF ALABAMA... AT 120 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THIS AREA...STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY WEST. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE BEING NOTED BY LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT OVER THE AREA. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...LIGHTNING CAN BE CLOSE ENOUGH AS TO POSE A HAZARD EVEN IF YOU ARE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...UP TO ONE OR 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
334 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007
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0322 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSW MALBIS 30.64N 87.86W
08/24/2007 E60.00 MPH BALDWIN AL STORM CHASER
ALSO SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWNED IN THE AREA.
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DL-15SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 341 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 MSZ078-242115- STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WIGGINS... 341 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER STONE COUNTY... AT 338 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WLOX TV STATION TOWER...AND MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... WLOX TV STATION TOWER...WHITES CROSSING...PERKINSTON...TEN MILE AND WIGGINS THROUGH 415 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 355 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ALZ061-063-242130- LOWER MOBILE-UPPER MOBILE- 355 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER MOBILE COUNTY... AT 350 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAWES...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... I10 AND MCDONALD ROAD...IRVINGTON...DEES...SAINT ELMO AND GRAND BAY THROUGH 430 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 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 416 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ALZ051>054-242230- WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-CHOCTAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...CAMDEN AND GROVE HILL... 416 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER WASHINGTON... CLARKE...WILCOX AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES... AT 415 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY...AND MOST OF WILCOX AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES...ALL MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...PINE HILL...RURAL...SUNNY SOUTH...PRAIRIE...CHILTON...THOMASVILLE AND ANNE MARIE THROUGH 530 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH...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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...SO STAY TUNED FOR ANY WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THESE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE 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 Birmingham radar (KBMX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Pennington.
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