Thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail in southwest Alabama.
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Thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail in 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 Jul 30, 12:04 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 104 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 AVIATION UPDATE...18Z ISSUANCE...MVFR AND VFR EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS EXCEPT IN AREAS OF CONVECTION WHERE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO BRING IFR TO VLIFR CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. 77/BD .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)CONVECTIVE COVERAGE YESTERDAY WAS LESS THAN EXPECTED...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA OCCURRING... PRIMARILY OVER OUR INTERIOR ZONES. EXPECT SIMILAR SCENARIO TODAY AS FCST AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE WESTERLIES ALOFT. MODELS INDICATE THAT A COUPLE MORE MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD AND ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT... WITH THE STRONGER DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THIS EVENING. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL ONCE AGAIN ENHANCE LIFT WITHIN THE DEEPLY MOIST ENVIRONMENT (PWATS OF 1.75 TO 2.25 INCHES)...RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS... THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS AGAIN ANTICIPATED TO BE MINIMAL TODAY. THAT SAID...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD AGAIN BE STRONG...PRODUCING BRIEF WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS TODAY AND THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL. MAX TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH DAYTIME HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S MOST LOCATIONS. LOW TEMPS TONIGHT EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE IN THE MID 70S. TODAY'S WET MICROBURST RISK: MODERATE. 12/DS FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...FRIDAY STARTS WITH A SHORTWAVE SYSTEM SWINGING NORTHEAST OF THE FA IN THE BASE OF AN UPPER TROUGH STRETCHING SOUTH HUDSON BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE....WITH MORE ENERGY SWINGING SOUTHEAST INTO THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN US ROCKIES/PLAINS. THIS EXITING ENERGY LEAVES A TRAILING FRONT JUST NORTH OF THE FA...ACCORDING TO THE NAM AND GFS. THIS BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP THROUGH THE END OF THE SHORT TERM...ESPECIALLY WITH MORE SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL CONUS UPPER TROUGH(OVER THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS/MISS RIVER VALLEY). WITH THIS SAGGING BOUNDARY COMES INCREASING PRECIP H20 LEVELS...RISING WELL ABOVE 2"...2.4" BY SATURDAY EVENING ACCORDING TO NAM AND GFS. WITH THIS SOUPY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA...POPS WELL ABOVE SEASONAL ARE LIKELY. AM SOMEWHAT CONCERNED AT THIS TIME WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INCREASE IN NUISANCE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FA...WITH TRAINING CELLS AND VERY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE. AN EYE WILL NEED TO BE KEPT ON THIS. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT ON)FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CONUS BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST...WITH THE AXIS MOVING EAST OF THE MISS RIVER BAY MONDAY MORN. YET MORE ENERGY SWINGING THROUGH THE EASTERN TROUGH WILL SHIFT THE UPPER TROUGH A BIT FARTHER EAST....WITH MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE DIVERGING OVER THE HANDLING OF THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. ECMWF BUILDS DESERT SOUTHWEST HIGH PRESSURE FARTHER EAST THAN THE GFS...SHIFTING THE UPPER TROUGH EAST OF THE FL PENINSULA...WHILST THE GFS KEEPS IT JUST EAST OF THE LOWER MISS RIVER VALLEY. 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN LOOKS TO BE A GOOD COMPROMISE FOR TUES THROUGH THURS...SO HAVE LEANED THAT WAY FOR THE FORECAST. RESULT IS TEMPS AND POPS AROUND SEASONAL. && .AVIATION...(12Z ISSUANCE)HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...EXPECT ANOTHER DAY OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION TODAY...ALONG WITH A SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS FIELD WITH BASES AROUND 3500 FT. AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY...MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE TO THE NORTH OF THE TAF SITES...WHICH ARE ALONG THE COAST. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH PERIOD...5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEN ABOUT 10-12 KT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. 12/DS && .MARINE...A SFC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ONSHORE WIND FLOW THROUGH THE FCST PERIOD. SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 2 FEET WITH THE MENTION OF HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THAT WILL BE MORE LIKELY CLOSER TO SHORE. 12/DS && .FIRE WEATHER...CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE COMING WEEK...WITH DAILY AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. NO PROBLEMS NOTED WITH DISPERSIONS OR RH LEVELS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 91 77 90 74 89 / 30 40 60 30 50 PENSACOLA 90 80 89 76 89 / 30 30 50 30 50 DESTIN 89 80 88 77 88 / 30 20 50 30 50 EVERGREEN 91 73 90 72 88 / 40 40 60 30 60 WAYNESBORO 90 74 89 70 87 / 40 50 60 40 60 CAMDEN 91 73 91 72 89 / 40 50 60 40 60 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. && 12/16
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 951 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-311500- 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- 951 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND AFTERNOON HEATING BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CONVECTION WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE INTERIOR BUT MORE ISOLATED CLOSER TO THE COAST. SOME STORMS WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A MODERATE RISK OF DAMAGING MICROBURSTS ABOVE 58 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. CONVECTION WILL LINGER INTO LATE THIS EVENING AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO TRANSIT THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY AND LINGER OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OVER 35 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE BUT ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION UNLIKELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1103 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ALZ059-FLZ001-003-301630- ESCAMBIA-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- 1103 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES... AT 1101 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS FOUND A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOGIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... CENTURY...JAY AND WAHL THROUGH 1130 AM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG 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 1225 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ALZ053-055>060-301815- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-CONECUH-MONROE-BUTLER-CLARKE-CRENSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDALUSIA...EVERGREEN AND MONROEVILLE... 1225 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ESCAMBIA...COVINGTON... CONECUH...MONROE...BUTLER...CLARKE AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES... AT 1222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS FOUND A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF URIAH TO NEAR LIBERTYVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... PAUL...NYMPH...ANDALUSIA...SANFORD...RIVER FALLS...REPTON...I65 AND US 84 AND HEATH THROUGH 115 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG 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. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...BRINGING BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 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 1241 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ALZ052-MSZ067-076-301830- WASHINGTON-GREENE-WAYNE- 1241 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WASHINGTON...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES... AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS FOUND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SMITHTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... STATE LINE...BUCKATUNNA...BATTLES...ROBINSON JUNCTION...WINCHESTER AND DENHAM THROUGH 130 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG 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 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 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 117 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ALZ058-301900- CRENSHAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE... 117 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CRENSHAW COUNTY... AT 116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF BRANTLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BRANTLEY...RUTLEDGE...LUVERNE...GLENWOOD...PATSBURG AND LIVE OAK THROUGH 200 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BRING DOWN DEAD OR DISEASED TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOCAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER MAY RESULT FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...OR SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 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 131 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 MSZ075-076-078-079-301915- GEORGE-STONE-PERRY-GREENE- 131 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GEORGE...STONE...PERRY AND GREENE COUNTIES... AT 125 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS FOUND A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RAMSEY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BENNDALE...AVENT...MERRILL AND BEXLEY THROUGH 215 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BRING DOWN DEAD OR DISEASED TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOCAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER MAY RESULT FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...OR SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REMEMBER TO AVOID DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:49 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 70 mph blew the roof of a National Guard armory off. A large portion of the roof landed on a vehicle in the parking lot. Multiple trees were also blown down.
Winds estimated at 70 mph downed a large limb on a vehicle on Highway 43. It caused two injuries and one of them was transported to a hospital.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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