A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi during the early afternoon hours producing sporadic severe weather damage.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi during the early afternoon hours producing sporadic severe weather damage.
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 Apr 11, 11:20 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1220 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013
.MESOSCALE UPDATE...SURFACE ANALYSIS FROM 16Z...OR 11 AM CST...SHOWS
A COLD FRONT SLOWLY ADVANCING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. QUITE A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WAS NOTED
ACROSS THIS BOUNDARY...WITH READINGS IN THE 40S AND 50S BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...AND IN THE 70S TO AROUND 80 AHEAD OF IT. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS
IS ALSO PRESENT AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT...WITH SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATING DEWPOINTS AROUND 70 DEGREES. THIS IS YIELDING
SURFACE BASED CAPES IN THE 1500-2500 J/KG ACROSS MUCH OF OUR FORECAST
AREA...WITH 100 MB MIXED LAYER CAPE AROUND 1000 J/KG. THE LATEST
REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE LINE OF STORMS WE HAVE BEEN
ADVERTISING BECOMING ORGANIZED WITHIN THE WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE
ENVIRONMENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT.
THIS LINE OF STORMS IS GENERALLY EXTENDING FROM NEAR MAGEE MS...TO
JUST EAST OF MCCOMB MS...TO HAMMOND LA...THEN BECOMES MORE BROKEN
FROM NEAR THIBODAUX TO THE LA COAST AS OFF 1145 AM.
WE EXPECT THE LINE OF STORMS TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
INTO THE INCREASINGLY HIGHER CAPE VALUES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MS...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL AL...AND THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SHORT RANGE SOLUTIONS ALSO SHOW A DIFFLUENT PATTERN ALOFT...WITH STRONG
DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES INCREASING TO 50-60 KNOTS...WHICH WILL SUPPORT
THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM.
IN TERMS OF TIMING...WE ARE STILL EXPECTING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
SQUALL LINE TO IMPACT OUR SOUTHEASTERN MS AND WESTERN AL COUNTIES
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM CDT...LOCATIONS ACROSS THE I-65 CORRIDOR
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM CDT...THEN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AL AND THE WESTERN
FL PANHANDLE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM CDT. WE WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR
DISCRETE SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS
AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY WITHIN CELLS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN
LINE. DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS AS IT ADVANCES ACROSS THE REGION. /21
&&
.AVIATION [18Z TERMINAL FORECAST DISCUSSION]...MVFR CIGS WILL IMPACT
THE REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WILL
KEEP MVFR CIGS PREVAILING AT KMOB AND KBFM UNTIL AROUND 12/01Z...
AND AT KPNS UNTIL AROUND 12/04Z AS THE PREVIOUS FORECAST HAD. TSRA
WILL MOST LIKELY IMPACT KMOB AND KBFM BETWEEN 12/20Z AND 12/24Z...
AND KPNS BETWEEN 12/23Z AND 13/03Z. STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND IFR
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE
LINE OF TSRA. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING.
/21
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 80 51 76 50 77 / 90 60 05 00 05
PENSACOLA 78 56 77 54 78 / 90 90 05 00 05
DESTIN 76 61 75 57 75 / 70 90 10 00 05
EVERGREEN 80 52 76 45 78 / 90 80 05 00 05
WAYNESBORO 76 46 75 44 78 / 90 30 05 00 05
CAMDEN 78 49 75 44 77 / 90 70 05 00 05
CRESTVIEW 79 57 78 46 79 / 70 90 05 00 05
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
WILCOX...
FL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
ROSA...
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL
TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...MISSISSIPPI SOUND...NORTHERN
MOBILE BAY...PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...SOUTHERN
MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO
60 NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20
TO 60 NM...
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 434 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ634-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121100- 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- PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 434 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013 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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AROUND 1 TO 3 PM... APPROACHING THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM...AND EXITING EAST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. THE THREAT FOR A TORNADO WILL BE HIGHEST IN ANY DISCRETE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN SQUALL LINE. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ACROSS AREA BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS AREA BEACHES ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GMZ630>633-635-650-655-670-675-121100- NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-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- 434 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SEAS WILL BUILD TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. A MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. SEVERAL STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS. WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST LATE THIS WEEKEND OVER THE GULF WATERS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION LATER IN THE WEEKEND.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 70 mph snapped the tops of pine trees off and blew off metal panel roofing of a workshop.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed several tress.
Winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees.
Winds estimated at 60 mph blew over several trees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2013
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: 447613, 447612, 447615, 447614.