Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the late morning and afternoon hours across the western Florida Panhandle on July 13. A few storms became severe producing large hail.
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Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the late morning and afternoon hours across the western Florida Panhandle on July 13. A few storms became severe producing large hail.
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 13, 11:48 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1248 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...HIGH WET MICROBURST RISK THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY WEST OF I-65... .MESOSCALE UPDATE...THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE OVER ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA (I.E., WEST OF I-65)AS MLCAPE VALUES ON THE LATEST LAPS ANALYSES HAVE APPROACHED 3400 J/KG AND SBCAPES ARE CURRENTLY NEAR 4000 J/KG. PLEASE CONSIDER THE WET MICROBURST RISK AS HIGH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOWS FROM DEVELOPING STORMS OFF TO THE EAST MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD AND INITIATE LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE WINDS BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH ON AN ISOLATED BASIS. /23 JMM && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 100 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-141200- 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- 100 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT THIS AFTERNOON...THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE OVER ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. THE WET MICROBURST RISK IS NOW HIGH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOWS FROM DEVELOPING STORMS OFF TO THE EAST SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD AND INITIATE LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE WINDS BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH ON AN ISOLATED BASIS. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLY LEADING TO SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING...GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE BEST COVERAGE WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-141200- NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE 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- 100 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1213 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 FLZ003>006-131815- INLAND OKALOOSA FL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-COASTAL OKALOOSA FL- SANTA ROSA FL- 1213 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN OKALOOSA...SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... THROUGH 115 PM CDT... AT 1211 PM CDT...A DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF BAGDAD...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROEVILLE...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIDWAY... WOODLAWN BEACH... WHITING FIELD... TIGER POINT... ROEVILLE... POINT BAKER... PEA RIDGE... MULAT... HOLLEY... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 47. 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. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1216 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ALZ064-FLZ002-131815- COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-LOWER BALDWIN AL- 1216 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 115 PM CDT... AT 1211 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FOLEY...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELBERTA...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PERDIDO BEACH... ORANGE BEACH... GULF SHORES... SUMMERDALE... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS... FOLEY... ELBERTA... BON SECOUR... 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. &&
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:11 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a residence. One person was injured.
Hail to the size of pennies and quarters was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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