A thunderstorm developed during the late evening and produced wind damage in southwest Alabama.
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A thunderstorm developed during the late evening and produced wind damage 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 3, 2:40 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 340 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL VORT MAX OVER SOUTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE APPROACH OUR REGION TONIGHT AS IT ROUNDS THE UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/LOWER MS VALLEY. THIS WILL AID IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN ZONES. OTHERWISE...A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME NIGHT OF WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WITH LOWS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S...AND UPPER 70S CLOSER TO THE COAST. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW SEEN MOVING THROUGH IOWA AND MISSOURI WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTHEAST...APPROACHING THE TN VALLEY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BEGIN TO PROVIDE A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING...AS THE MAIN PORTION OF THE RIDGE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. THEREFORE...ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AIDED BY THE INLAND MOVING SEABREEZE. AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE THIS TIME OF YEAR...A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A TENDENCY FOR DEWPOINTS TO MIX OUT INLAND...WHICH WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF MLCAPE (LIKELY TO UNDER 2000 J/KG). THE HIGHEST MLCAPE WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE COAST (2000-3000 J/KG) AND THIS IS WHERE THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS/SMALL HAIL WILL RESIDE. CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY WANE DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE COVERAGE BECOMING ISOLATED BY THE TIME OF FIREWORK CELEBRATIONS. 34/JFB .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...PERSISTENT PATTERN OF HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A MID-AND UPPER-LEVEL ANTICYCLONE PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND FOUR CORNERS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN JUST TO OUR NORTH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS MEAN TROUGH WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A STALLED BOUNDARY THAT WILL REMAIN TO OUR NORTH...BUT WILL BE A FOCUS FOR MCS-TYPE PRECIPITATION THAT COULD BE CAUGHT UP IN A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WHICH MAY INTRODUCE HIGHER PRECIPITATION CHANCES TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...THE SEA BREEZE MECHANISM WILL BE ACTIVE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE MORE MESOSCALE LIFT JUST NORTH OF THE COASTLINE. ALL IN ALL...EXPECT AN UPWARD TICK IN PRECIPITATION CHANCES MORE TOWARD THE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORM. 01/34 && .AVIATION (18Z ISSUANCE)...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 00Z TUE EXCEPT MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS NEAR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 15Z MON THEN BECOMING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH 00Z TUE. 32/EE && .MARINE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COMBINED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MID-WEEK. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...GENERALLY FROM DAYTIME HEATING AND LATE DAY SEA BREEZE AFFECTS. ISOLATED TO OCCASIONALLY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS REFORMING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER INLAND BAYS AND SOUNDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MAINLY FROM DAYTIME HEATING. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET WITH HIGHER SEAS OR WAVE HEIGHTS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 32/EE && .FIRE WEATHER...SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS0 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY...WITH COVERAGES INCREASING AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT...WITH A LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND DEVELOPING CLOSE TO THE COAST. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POOR OVERNIGHT DISPERSIONS. 34/JFB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 76 94 75 93 / 20 40 20 30 PENSACOLA 77 92 77 92 / 20 40 10 30 DESTIN 79 91 79 90 / 20 30 10 30 EVERGREEN 71 96 70 95 / 20 40 20 40 WAYNESBORO 71 96 71 95 / 30 30 20 50 CAMDEN 71 96 71 95 / 30 30 20 50 CRESTVIEW 69 95 69 96 / 20 40 20 40 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 555 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-041200- 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- 555 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BEING MOST LIKELY JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AND OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS EAST OF I-65. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS. AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY SEVERE...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HEAT INDICES OF 98 TO 103 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH THE BEST COVERAGES OCCURRING OVER INLAND AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MOSTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 532 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ALZ059-032245- ESCAMBIA AL- 532 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 545 PM CDT... AT 532 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF ATMORE...OR 6 MILES WEST OF I65 AND AL 113...AND MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HUXFORD AROUND 545 PM CDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 68. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THIS STORM APPROACHES. &&
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:05 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines down along Riderwood Drive.
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