High winds from a thunderstorm downed a tree on a house causing severe damage.
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High winds from a thunderstorm downed a tree on a house causing severe damage.
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 6, 4:02 AM CST, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 502 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)...A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE MID MISS RIVER VALLEY HEADS SOUTHEAST ON THE EAST SIDE OF AN UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE US PLAINS. GUIDANCE IS PRETTY CONSISTENT IN ADVERTISING TSRA FIRING OVER NE-RN MS/N-ERN AL/NW-ERN GA...THEN SPREADING S. HAVE TRIED TO REFLECT THIS IN THE GRIDS...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR POPS BEING NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FA....TAPERING OFF AS ON HEADS SOUTH OR WEST. WITH ABUNDANT HEATING CAUSING CAPE VALUES TO RISE TO AROUND 2000 J/KG OR MORE TODAY...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...BUT WITH LIMITED WIND SHEAR AND LESS THAN OPTIMAL AMOUNTS OF DRY AIR IN THE UPPER LEVELS...ANY SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OF THE LESS ORGANIZED PULSE SEVERE TYPE. TONIGHT...SOME REMNANT TSRA ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND IN THE EVENING...THE DIE OUT AS THE AIRMASS COOLS OVER THE AREA. HAVE PUT BEST POPS CLOSER TO THE COAST...WITH THE AIRMASS COOLED OFF OVER NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE FA BY THE AFTERNOON TSRA. THE WET MICROBURST RISK IS MODERATE. /16 .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN SITUATED NEAR THE VICINITY OF EASTERN ALABAMA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MONDAY...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PREVALENT FARTHER TO THE WEST ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ALSO STRETCH ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THESE FEATURES WILL COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO FOCUS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE BEST COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA DURING THIS TIME FRAME...AND WE INCREASED GRIDDED POPS TO 40-50 PERCENT ACROSS LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SINK FARTHER TO THE SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...AND WILL BRING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REGION WIDE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 1.75 INCHES LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES CAN BE EXPECTED. YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE FLOW ALOFT LOOKS TO ARRIVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY...THIS TIME ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE RAIN CHANCES GRADUALLY COME TO AN END WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS COOLER AND DRIER AIR FILTER INTO THE AREA. COOLER MORNING LOWS ARE ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH MANY INLAND LOCATIONS DROPPING INTO THE 50S BY FRIDAY MORNING. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE THE UPPER FLOW PATTERN TRANSITIONS SOUTHWESTERLY THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TO THE WEST. THE OPERATIONAL 00Z GFS/ECMWF RUNS BOTH INDICATE THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL RAMP UP ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES NEXT WEEKEND. /21 && .AVIATION...(12Z ISSUANCE)...DIURNALLY DRIVEN FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS. OVERNIGHT STRATIFICATION IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL COMBINE WITH ONSHORE FLOW JUST ABOVE...CREATING ALTERNATING RADIATION FOG OR STRATUS. CIGS/VISBYS DROPPING TO IFR OR A BIT LOWER AREA POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS OVERNIGHT. TODAY...AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE NORTH OF THE FA...THEN SPREAD OVER THE FA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIEING OFF AFTER SUNSET. /16 && .MARINE...LIGHT...MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH A FRONT EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE WINDS TO MODERATE TO STRONG IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING....BUT DIE OFF QUICKLY THURSDAY WITH THE SYNOPTIC PUSH MOVING OFF QUICKLY. /16 && .FIRE WEATHER...CONCERNS REMAIN LOW OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO STAY ABOVE 45 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. AFTERNOON DISPERSIONS LOOK TO REMAIN IN THE FAIR TO GENERALLY GOOD CATEGORY TODAY AND MONDAY. /21 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 88 67 88 68 / 40 30 30 30 PENSACOLA 86 70 85 70 / 40 30 30 30 DESTIN 83 72 82 69 / 40 30 30 20 EVERGREEN 90 65 90 64 / 40 30 40 40 WAYNESBORO 91 66 90 66 / 40 20 30 40 CAMDEN 91 67 89 65 / 40 20 40 50 CRESTVIEW 90 63 89 64 / 40 30 40 30 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. && 16/21
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 621 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-071200- 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-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 621 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. ORGANIZED SEVERE ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DAILY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH ENOUGH INSTABILITY PRESENT...A FEW MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUE TO REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT. A LACK OF UPPER SUPPORT WILL HELP TO LIMIT THE COVERAGE...ORGANIZATION AND STRENGTH OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. GMZ630-650-655-670-675-071200- 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- 621 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1159 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ALZ057-061745- BUTLER AL- 1159 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 1245 PM CDT... AT 1154 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FOREST HOME...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FOREST HOME... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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. AVOID USING TELEPHONES. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1201 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ALZ054-061745- WILCOX AL- 1201 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 1245 PM CDT... AT 1159 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF OAK HILL...AND MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BOYKIN... YELLOW BLUFF... CAMDEN... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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. AVOID USING TELEPHONES. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1240 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ALZ054-061815- WILCOX AL- 1240 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 115 PM CDT... AT 1236 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMDEN TO 15 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BOYKIN... YELLOW BLUFF... PINE HILL... PINE APPLE... OAK HILL... COY... CATHERINE... CAMDEN... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 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. AVOID USING TELEPHONES. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1250 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ALZ057-061830- BUTLER AL- 1250 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 130 PM CDT... AT 1245 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE...OR 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHAPMAN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MCKENZIE... I65 AND AL 106... GEORGIANA... CHAPMAN... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 127. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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. AVOID USING TELEPHONES. THIS STORM 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 123 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ALZ053>060-061915- BUTLER AL-CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL-ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL- WILCOX AL-CLARKE AL- 123 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN BUTLER... CONECUH...NORTHERN COVINGTON...SOUTHERN CRENSHAW...NORTHERN ESCAMBIA...MONROE...SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX AND CLARKE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 215 PM CDT... AT 118 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF THOMASVILLE TO 16 MILES NORTH OF EVERGREEN TO 11 MILES NORTH OF ELBA...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HORN HILL... YELLOW BLUFF... PINE HILL... COY... DOZIER... BRANTLEY... WHATLEY... THOMASVILLE... JACKSON... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 113. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 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. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND WARNINGS MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. &&
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:32 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on house causing extensive damage.
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