Thunderstorms with winds estimated at 60 mph downed multiple power lines. Heavy rains from the thunderstorms also caused flooding in parts of southwest Alabama.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Thunderstorms with winds estimated at 60 mph downed multiple power lines. Heavy rains from the thunderstorms also caused flooding in parts of 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 2, 2:56 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
356 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010
.SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT]...A DEEP HIGH OVER
SOUTHEAST STATES CONTINUES BRING DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. ADIABATIC SINKING WILL STABILIZE AND WARM THE DEEP LOWER
LAYERS OF AIR WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER RAPID HEATING WITH
SUNLIGHT. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL GET ABOVE 100 DEGREES FOR MANY AREAS
OVER THE INTERIOR. ALONG THE COAST, THE SEABREEZE WILL PROVIDE A
SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF AND CLOUD COVER WHICH WOULD KEEP THE
DAYTIME HIGHS A BIT LOWER THERE. COMBINED WITH WATER VAPOR CONTENT,
THIS WILL LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE HUMAN BODY TO SELF-REGULATE. HEAT
INDICES WILL BE 110-113 DEGREES. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL
REMAIN TUESDAY, AND A WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY. THE COUNTER TO THE
ADIABATIC SINKING AND STABILIZING IS THAT ALTHOUGH THE AIR IS STABLE,
IT IS NOT THAT STABLE, AND THUS IT CAN ALLOW LIMITED LIGHTING OFF OF
THE CONVECTIVE ENGINE. SURFACE ANALYSES INDICATE A WEAK FRONT EAST TO
WEST FROM NEAR SAVANNAH NORTHWEST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND WEST
TO ARKANSAS. SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY, IT WILL BE EASIER TO GET
CONVECTION TO START BECAUSE OF MOIST STATIC ENERGY IN THE AIR.
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONT WOULD ALLOW POPS 20 TO 30
PERCENT MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE SOUTHEAST OF I-65, AND
ISOLATED ELSEWHERE.
LITTLE CHANGE FOR LOWS-MID 70S OVER THE INTERIOR TO NEAR 80 ALONG
THE COAST AND BEACHES. /77
.LONG TERM [WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY]...NO CHANGES TO FORECAST. LARGE
UPPER HIGH AROUND ARKLATEX WILL RETROGRADE WEST OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS MID WEEK. FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE EASTERN PART OF
THE UPPER HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY. THE UPPER HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS A
LONG WAVE TROUGH INTENSIFIES ALONG THE EASTERN CONUS SEABOARD.
SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO, BRINGING
AN ONSHORE WIND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH JUST NORTH
OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MID WEEK.
THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE THE HEAT. HOWEVER AN
EASING OFF LOOKS POSSIBLE AFTER TUESDAY. CONTINUING THE HEAT WARNING
GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF I 65, AND WATCHES ELSEWHERE, WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF DOWNGRADING TO AN ADVISORY LATER. HIGHS TO REACH THE
MID TO UPPER 90S THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON TUESDAY, MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA SHOULD REACH OR BREAK 100
DEGREES. THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT AFTERNOON TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS
CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S WILL PUSH MAX HEAT INDICES TO
BETWEEN 108 AND 112 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM
TUESDAY, AND WILL EITHER BE UPGRADED TO AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
OR DOWNGRADED TO A HEAT ADVISORY LATER TODAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING OR HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR WEDNESDAY. MAX
HEAT INDICES ON WEDNESDAY ARE FORECAST TO REACH BETWEEN 105 AND 111
DEGREES. MAX HEAT INDICES ON THURSDAY ARE FORECAST TO REACH BETWEEN
102 AND 107 DEGREES.
LOW TEMPERATURES EACH NIGHT WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S, AND
AROUND 80 DEGREES AT THE BEACHES THROUGH MID WEEK. DIURNAL DRIVEN
ISOLATED TO LOW-END SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE EACH DAY, MAINLY WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND AS THE UPPER HIGH
RETROGRADES BACK WEST AND THE LARGE UPPER TROUGH DIGS SOUTH ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD. /77
&&
MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD WEST OVER THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN WEAKEN FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL BECOME MOSTLY SOUTHWEST AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS WEST...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS MOSTLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH THE BEST
CHANCE OCCURRING NEAR SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS. OTHERWISE..LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS IS EXPECTED. 32/EE
&&
AVIATION...(18Z-00Z ISSUANCE)...MVFR CONDITIONS...SCT030CB NEAR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY
VFR CONDITIONS...FEW250 LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
MVFR CONDITIONS...SCT030CB NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MOSTLY
VARIABLE IN AND AROUND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...BECOMING MOSTLY VARIABLE 5 KTS OR LESS OVERNIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 32/EE
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO, BRINGING ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL REMAIN HIGH, AND HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BRING A DEEP MIXING
LAYER AND MODERATE TO HIGH DISPERSION THROUGH MID WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 77 96 76 95 / 30 30 20 30
PENSACOLA 78 96 77 95 / 20 20 20 30
DESTIN 83 89 82 89 / 20 30 20 30
EVERGREEN 75 99 74 97 / 30 30 20 40
WAYNESBORO 73 100 73 98 / 10 20 10 20
CAMDEN 74 101 74 98 / 20 20 10 30
CRESTVIEW 76 97 75 95 / 30 50 20 50
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...AND
WILCOX.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
ESCAMBIA...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
WASHINGTON...AND WILCOX.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MONROE...
WASHINGTON...AND WILCOX.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...AND LOWER BALDWIN.
FL...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA
ROSA.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: AND INLAND ESCAMBIA.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA
ROSA.
MS...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND
WAYNE.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND
WAYNE.
GM...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-031200- 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- 600 AM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WILL SUPPORT EXCESSIVE HEAT FOR THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES FROM 110 TO 113 DEGREES WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF HEAT...MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO AROUND 45 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MINIMAL...BUT CAN STILL OCCUR ON AN ISOLATED BASIS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAYS DURING THE OUTLOOK PERIOD WILL COME TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 108 TO 113 DEGREES. THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 10
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 229 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ059-022015- ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREWTON... 229 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ESCAMBIA COUNTY... AT 221 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEEGO THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... FOSHEE AND OSAKA THROUGH 315 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TEXT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 231 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ059-022015- ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREWTON... 231 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ESCAMBIA COUNTY... AT 221 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEEGO. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... FOSHEE AND OSAKA THROUGH 315 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 319 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ054-022115- WILCOX- 319 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WILCOX COUNTY... AT 317 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCBRYDES...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... ACKERVILLE...ALLENTON...DARLINGTON AND DARLINGTON THROUGH 415 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 329 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ056>058-060-022115- COVINGTON-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- 329 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT COVINGTON...CONECUH...BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES... AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF INDUSTRY...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BROOKS...SHREVE...SOUTH...RED LEVEL...COHASSETT AND RIVER FALLS THROUGH 415 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 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED MOVEMENT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 330 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ056>058-060-022115- COVINGTON-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- 330 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT COVINGTON...CONECUH...BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES... AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF INDUSTRY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... BROOKS...SHREVE...SOUTH...RED LEVEL...COHASSETT AND RIVER FALLS THROUGH 415 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 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 336 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ056-060-022130- COVINGTON-CONECUH- 336 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT COVINGTON AND CONECUH COUNTIES... AT 331 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHREVE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... SHREVE...BROOKS...SOUTH AND GANTT THROUGH 430 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 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed multiple power lines.
Heavy rain from thunderstorms producing flooding in area roadways. Several roadways had 2 to 3 inches of water flowing across them.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2010
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: 257844, 257847.