Lightning struck a home and the house caught fire.
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Lightning struck a home and the house caught fire.
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 Jul 1, 9:30 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...UPDATE... UPDATED ZONE PACKAGE FOR EVEINGIN WORDING...BUT POPS REMAIN THE SAME. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO MARINE PACKAGE. --------------PREVIOUS--------------- .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND MONDAY)...WE CONTINUE TO WATCH AN UPPER LEVEL SHEAR AXIS/TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN LOUISIANA SOUTHWEST TO NEAR TAMPA. THAT IS SHIFTING VERY SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST WITH MUCH OF OUR FORECAST AREA IN THE SUBSIDENT/NVA REGION TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN UPPER CIRCULATION (CURRENTLY ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APPALACHICOLA FLORIDA). THE AREA MOST FAVORED SYNOPTICALLY FOR SCATTERED-NUMEROUS CONVECTION NEXT FEW HOURS IS OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA...AND TO OUR WEST ACROSS SOUTHERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA IN THE DIFFLUENT ZONE EAST OF ANOTHER/LARGER UPPER SHEAR AXIS THAT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. CLOSER TO THE MESOSCALE...WE ARE WATCHING THE SEABREEZE JUST NORTH OF THE COAST MOVE SLOWLY INLAND. WE ARE SEEING ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS FIRE ALONG THAT AT THIS HOUR ACROSS THE FL PANHANDLE AND SE MISSISSIPPI. THE COVERAGES ALONG THE SEABREEZE WILL INCREASE A BIT MORE THROUGH 23Z AND THEREFORE WE DIDNT TOTALLY REMOVE POPS OVER SE MISSISSIPPI AND SW ALABAMA GIVEN SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL FIRE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEABREEZE. WE ALSO SEE ANOTHER WEAK CIRCULATION ALONG THE UPPER SHEAR ZONE JUST OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST THAT IS ALSO MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST (ALSO SEEN IN THE NAM). WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH TO MAKE SURE CONVECTION DOES NOT CONCENTRATE AHEAD OF THAT...BUT FOR NOW IT WOULD SEEM THE NARROW SUBSIDENT REGION ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES WILL HOLD A BIT LONGER. FOR MONDAY...THE SHEAR AXIS REMAINS PARKED IN OUR AREA AND A WEAK QUASI-STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO OUR INTERIOR ZONES. THAT BOUNDARY...AND THE WEAK UPPER DYNAMICS (WEAK NWLY FLOW ALOFT) WILL SUPPORT MORE CONCENTRATED CONVECTION OVER OUR AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT GIVEN SFC-FREEZING LEVEL LAPSE RATES GET STEEPER WITH ABUNDANTLY SFC-700 MB MOISTURE IN PLACE. THE STORMS WILL ALSO BE PROLIFIC LIGHTNING PRODUCERS. /05 THIS AFTERNOONS WET MICROBURST RISK IS MODERATE .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)...WE CONTINUED WITH LIKELY POPS FOR TUESDAY GIVEN REMNANTS OF THE WEAK SFC BOUNDARY OVER OUR NORTHEAST/EASTERN ZONES AND SEVERAL WEAK MIDLEVEL IMPULSES MOVING ACROSS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WE BASICALLY MADE NO CHANGES AND HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. /05 && .MARINE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE LOUISIANA COAST WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH...ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER THE AREA...WILL GENERATED INCREASED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH MID WEEK. /08 && .FIRE WEATHER...CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY MOST AREAS MONDAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THE STORMS WILL BE PROLIFIC LIGHTNING PRODUCERS...BUT IN CONTRAST TO PAST COUPLE OF DAYS THE COVERAGES OF WETTING RAINS SHOULD ALSO INCREASE. OTHERWISE...NO CONCERNS IN THE NEAR TERM. /05 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 74 91 72 89 / 20 70 60 70 PENSACOLA 75 90 74 87 / 30 60 60 70 DESTIN 78 89 77 87 / 50 60 50 60 EVERGREEN 71 90 71 88 / 40 80 60 60 WAYNESBORO 71 90 71 90 / 50 60 60 60 CAMDEN 72 90 71 90 / 40 70 50 60 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. && /05 /08
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1100 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-021200- 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- 1100 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING NUMEROUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY OVER INLAND SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...CAN BE EXPECTED MOSTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DUE TO HIGHER INSTABILITIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND CONTINUED DEEP MOISTURE...SOME STORMS COULD BE BECOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALIZED...HEAVY...SHORT TERM RAINS TOTALING NEAR 2 TO POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THE LATEST OUTLOOK BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA SUGGESTS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH ISOLATED INSTANCES OF LARGE HAIL...IN STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 919 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ052-061-MSZ076-079-020315- UPPER MOBILE-WASHINGTON-GEORGE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAKESVILLE AND LUCEDALE... 919 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER WASHINGTON... GEORGE...GREENE AND MOBILE COUNTIES... AT 917 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES WEST OF LEAKESVILLE TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BASIN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... EVANSTON...BASIN...LEAKESVILLE...PISGAH...ROUNSAVILLE AND EARLVILLE THROUGH 1015 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF OUTDOORS AND YOU HEAR THUNDER...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER QUICKLY AS LIGHTNING CAN BE A THREAT TO YOUR SAFETY EVEN IF THE THUNDERSTORM IS MANY MILES AWAY FROM YOUR LOCATION. IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...THE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL 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 STORMS HAVE PASSED. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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 1109 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ056-060-020515- COVINGTON-CONECUH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDALUSIA... 1109 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER CONECUH COUNTY AND MOVING TOWARDS WESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY... AT 1103 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PAUL...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... COHASSETT...LOANGO...RED LEVEL...RIVER FALLS AND BECK THROUGH 1215 AM 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. IF OUTDOORS AND YOU HEAR THUNDER...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER QUICKLY AS LIGHTNING CAN BE A THREAT TO YOUR SAFETY EVEN IF THE THUNDERSTORM IS MANY MILES AWAY FROM YOUR LOCATION. 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 Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:47 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home near Milligan shortly after midnight. The home caught fire and was totally destroyed. The home had just been rebuilt after being damaged by Hurricane Ivan. The residents were able to get out of the burning house and were uninjured.
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