Thunderstorms produced high winds that caused damage in southwest Alabama.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced high winds that caused 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 Jun 21, 5:50 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 650 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 .AVIATION...(00Z ISSUANCE)...VFR EXCEPT IN AND AROUND SCT/BKN TSRA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. EXPECTING MOST CONVECTION WEST OF I-65. CIGS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS TO 010. WIND DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WIND VRBL AND GUSTY VCTS. *************************PREVIOUS******************************* .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)CURRENTLY OVER THE CONUS...AN UPPER LOW IS PUSHING EAST-NORTHEAST OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER OVER THE FL PENINSULA. A RIDGE STRETCHED NORTH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES...THEN NORTHWEST OVER THE CA PLAINS. AN UPPER TROUGH IS ORGANIZING SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS LOW...WITH A SHORTWAVE FIRING OFF THE CURRENT ACTIVITY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE FA. THE PLAINS SYSTEM HAS PUSHED A FRONT FROM THE NORTHERN MISS RIVER VALLEY TO NEAR SE NM. A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL PUSHES WEST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEX...KEEPING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST UNDER STEADY SOUTHERLY FLOW. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER PLAINS SYSTEM BEGINS TO OCCLUDE AS IT PUSHES EAST. THE SURFACE FRONT MAKES A LITTLE EASTWARD PROGRESS...ACCORDING TO GUIDANCE...BUT WITH THE SURFACE/UPPER LEVEL HIGH REMAINING IN CONTROL OVER THE EASTERN GULF...THIS EASTWARD MOVEMENT IS SMALL. SEVERAL PIECE/LOBES OF ENERGY SWING AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW...HELPING TO ORGANIZE A SHALL TROUGH OVER THE PLAINS AND MOVE IT EASTWARDS TOWARDS THE AREA. GUIDANCE IS ALSO ADVERTISING SEVERAL PIECES OF ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH TROUGH...OVER THE FA. THE RESULT IS AN INCREASE IN THE CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE AREA. FOR THE FORECAST...WITH THE NAM APPEARING TO HAVE A BETTER GRIP ON THE ATMOSPHERE...HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE NAM SOLUTIONS FOR THE POPS. WITH THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER...HAVE BLENDED THE MAV/MET TEMPS...MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS AS FEEL THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER DURING THE DAY WILL HELP TO LIMIT WEDNESDAY'S DAYTIME HIGHS. FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THE AXIS OF THE UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY PUSHES EAST OVER THE FA...HELPING TO KEEP THE CHANCE FOR RAIN A BIT ABOVE AVERAGE...BUT NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS WEDNESDAY... WITH THE EXTRA IMPULSES GENERALLY EAST OF THE FA. HAVE WENT WITH A BLEND OF GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS...THEN ADJUSTED FROM THERE...WITH BOTH IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BIGGER PICTURE. .LONG TERM...GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH BECOMING ANCHORED OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE...AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST. THE RESULT IS A WEAK TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE FA INTO THE COMING WEEK...HELPING TO KEEP POPS ABOVE SEASONAL INTO THE COMING WEEK...AND A DECREASE TO SEASONAL IN THE COMING WEEK AS THE UPPER TROUGH FILLS A BIT. && .AVIATION...(18Z ISSUANCE)...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS EXCEPT IN AND AROUND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND WEST OF 1-65 CORRIDOR. CEILINGS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 3K FT. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY SOUTH 13 TO 17 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. /04 && .MARINE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN A GENERALLY MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BUILD SLIGHTLY LATE IN THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. /04 && .FIRE WEATHER...SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL BE A STEADY INCREASE IN THE CHANCE OF RAIN INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER SYSTEM OVER...THEN EAST OF THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND...ABOVE NORMAL CHANCES FOR RAIN IS EXPECTED. NO PROBLEMS NOTED WITH DISPERSIONS OR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 75 89 74 90 / 20 70 50 50 PENSACOLA 77 91 76 90 / 10 40 30 50 DESTIN 77 89 80 90 / 05 30 20 50 EVERGREEN 72 89 72 90 / 10 60 40 40 WAYNESBORO 72 89 70 90 / 30 70 50 30 CAMDEN 73 88 71 90 / 20 70 50 40 CRESTVIEW 73 92 74 90 / 05 40 20 40 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 946 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-221445- 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- 946 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 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 WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND GRADUALLY SPREAD FURTHER EAST INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT SOME STORMS BECOMING STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS...BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON. GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...BUT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 534 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ALZ051-212315- CHOCTAW AL- 534 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 615 PM CDT... AT 534 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUTLER TO 10 MILES WEST OF BUTLER TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUITMAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... TOXEY...NEEDHAM...LISMAN AROUND 545 PM CDT... WIMBLY...CHAPPELL HILL AROUND 550 PM CDT... BUTLER AROUND 600 PM CDT... MT STERLING...MOUNT STERLING...DEAS AROUND 610 PM CDT... PENNINGTON AROUND 615 PM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. && PURDY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 611 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 MSZ075-078-220015- STONE MS-PERRY MS- 611 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT STONE AND SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH 715 PM CDT... AT 608 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES WEST OF WIGGINS TO 20 MILES NORTH OF DIAMONDHEAD TO 20 MILES WEST OF DIAMONDHEAD...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ROGERS LAKE AROUND 635 PM CDT... WIGGINS AROUND 700 PM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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 THESE STORMS APPROACH. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 628 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 MSZ067-075-076-078-079-220100- GEORGE MS-STONE MS-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-WAYNE MS- 628 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GEORGE...STONE... PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH 800 PM CDT... AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESBORO TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WIGGINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... NEW AUGUSTA AROUND 645 PM CDT... RICHTON...WIGGINS AROUND 650 PM CDT... BEAUMONT AROUND 705 PM CDT... WAYNESBORO AROUND 715 PM CDT... MCLAIN AROUND 720 PM CDT... ROBINSON JUNCTION...AVENT STATION AROUND 735 PM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && PURDY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 701 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ALZ051>053-220045- WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-CHOCTAW AL- 701 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WASHINGTON...WESTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 745 PM CDT... AT 701 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF WAYNESBORO TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHATOM TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SILAS AROUND 720 PM CDT... CHATOM AROUND 730 PM CDT... GILBERTOWN AROUND 735 PM CDT... TOXEY...SERVICE...CHAPPELL HILL AROUND 740 PM CDT... WIMBLY...COFFEEVILLE...SAINT STEPHRNS AROUND 745 PM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && PURDY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 816 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ALZ054>057-059-060-220215- ESCAMBIA AL-COVINGTON AL-CONECUH AL-MONROE AL-BUTLER AL-WILCOX AL- 816 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ESCAMBIA... NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...CONECUH...MONROE...WESTERN BUTLER AND SOUTHERN WILCOX COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 915 PM CDT... AT 815 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THOMASVILLE TO MONROEVILLE TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATMORE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HOLMAN PRISON AROUND 825 PM CDT... PETERMAN...REPTON AROUND 830 PM CDT... VREDENBURGH...I65 AND AL 113 AROUND 835 PM CDT... CORDUROY STATION...BEATRICE...I65 AND AL 41 AROUND 840 PM CDT... TURKESTAN...I65 AND CR 6 AROUND 845 PM CDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 60 AND 125. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && PURDY
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:40 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed numerous trees around the county causing power outages.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed numerous trees around the county causing power outages.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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