A line of thunderstorms moved through the area and caused damage.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the area and caused 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 Jan 21, 9:51 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
951 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
.DISCUSSION...SEE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR LAND AREAS BELOW.
&&
.UPDATE...TORNADO WATCH 7 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A MAJORITY OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STONE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES
IN MISSISSIPPI AND CHOCTAW COUNTY IN ALABAMA. WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN
SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THE HIGHEST INSTABILITY WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
EXPECT THE STRONGEST STORMS ACROSS THESE AREAS WITH GUSTY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADOES. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO TRIM THE TORNADO WATCH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH 3
AM. ALSO...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COASTAL
SECTIONS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...SO WILL GO AHEAD AND
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS. /22
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 604 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016/
DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
AVIATION...
00Z ISSUANCE...A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGION THIS EVENING...REACHING NORTHERN
ALABAMA BY NOON FRIDAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY EMBEDDED
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID EVENING. A SOLID LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE IN FROM THE WEST...AFFECTING THE
TAF SITES FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 09Z. PERIODS OF VERY
HEAVY RAIN WITH LIFR VISIBILITIES (~1/2SM) ALONG WITH IFR CEILINGS
(~900 FEET) AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WILL ACCOMPANY MANY
OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY EAST OF THE
AREA AROUND 07Z ACROSS THE MOBILE METRO AREA...AND AROUND 09Z ACROSS
THE PENSACOLA METRO AREA. A BRISK WESTERLY WIND WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30
KNOTS WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM...WITH CEILING ONLY
LIFTING TO AROUND 1800 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. /22
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 415 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016/
NEAR TERM /NOW THROUGH FRIDAY/...A DEEPENING UPPER SYSTEM OVER
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PLAINS SWINGS EAST OVERNIGHT BEFORE
TAKING A NORTHEASTERLY TRACK FRIDAY. THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SABINE RIVER...EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS
LOUISIANA/SOUTHERN MISS/NORTHERN ALABAMA TO OVER NW-ERN GA BY THE END
OF THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM DEEPENS OVERNIGHT AS IT PASSES
NORTHWEST OF THE FA...AND WITH THIS DEEPENING COMES STRENGTHENING LOW
LEVEL FLOW (850MB JET INCREASING TO 35 TO 45KTS BY 06Z) ALONG WITH MID
AND UPPER LEVEL JET ENHANCEMENT. COMBINED WITH MUCAPES AROUND
1000 J/KG OVERNIGHT AND 0-3KM SHEAR VALUES AROUND 200 M^2/S^2...
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
TIMING PLACES A LINE APPROACHING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FA AROUND
03Z AND EXITING EAST OF THE FA BY 10Z. WITH THE SYSTEM'S
DEEPENING...ALL GUIDANCE IS ADVERTISING A SIGNIFICANT DRY SLOT MOVING
INLAND BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE OVER THE FA BEGINNING AFTER
06Z...SHUTTING DOWN THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER AS IT PASSES AND
BRINGING SOME CLEARER SKIES TEMPORARILY TO THE FA BY SUNRISE. LOOKING
AT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...FOR THE 24HR PERIOD FROM 00Z TONIGHT TO 00Z
FRIDAY EVENING...1.5-2.5' OF GENERAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE. WITH FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE AT 3" OR HIGHER ACROSS THE FA...AM NOT EXPECTING ANY
WIDESPREAD WATER PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH THE RELATIVELY QUICK
MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...THOUGH A FEW
LOCALITIES MAY SEE SOME ANNOYANCE FLOODING.
FRIDAY...AM EXPECTING WRAP-AROUND STRATUS TO MOVE BACK OVER THE FA
WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPS...AM EXPECTING LIGHT SHRA TO MIX IN
WITH THE INCOMING STRATUS. FOR TEMP...HIGHS FRIDAY WILL BE GOVERNED
BY HOW FAST THE COLDER AIR OVERSPREADS THE FA. HIGH TEMPS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FA AND BEGIN AROUND
60...AROUND 50 WEST...BUT BY THE END OF THE DAY FRIDAY...AM
EXPECTING TEMPS TO RANGE FROM THE LOWER 40S EAST TO UPPER 30S WEST.
WITH STRONG WINDS...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEED FOR FRIDAY...MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST. AM HOLDING OFF FOR NOW IN ISSUING
ANYTHING...LEAVING FOR ANOTHER FORECAST CYCLE TO SEE WHERE THE
STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOP.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...MUCH COLDER WEEKEND
SETTING UP. FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...A DEEP SURFACE LOW LIFTS UP ACROSS
THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW...THE LARGER PARENT UPPER STORM
SYSTEM (WINTER STORM) MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
BRINGS A SUBSTANTIAL LOWERING TO COMPOSITE LAYER THICKNESSES
ALL THE WAY SOUTHWARD AND OVERSPREADING THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. AT
SAME TIME...A LARGE AREA OF WRAP AROUND MOISTURE KEEPS CLOUDS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE GULF COAST. NOT VERY CONFIDENT AT THIS JUNCTURE OF
HOLDING ON TO PRECIPITATION FRIDAY NIGHT...DESPITE MODELS WANTING TO
SQUEEZE OUT VERY LIGHT MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
(~0.01")....ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE COAST. THE INTERESTING FACT
THOUGH IS...IF THERE IS LINGERING PRECIPITATION IN THE WRAP AROUND
CLOUDS...FORECAST TEMPERATURE PROFILES ARE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE
POTENTIAL OF SOME FLURRIES. AGAIN...NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO MENTION
IN ZONES. BUT SOMETHING FORECASTERS WILL BE MONITORING.
MUCH DRIER ON SATURDAY AS STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
LOCAL AREA AND CLOUDS DECREASE. REMAINING COLD WITH HIGHS LOOKING TO
HOLD INTO THE 40S. UNDER CLEAR SKIES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SINK TO A RANGE
FROM 24 TO 28 ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10..CLOSER TO 32 AT THE COAST.
UNDER SUNNY SKIES...A GRADUAL MODERATION IN HIGHS ON SUNDAY INTO THE
LOWER HALF OF THE 50S. /10
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
EAST OF THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW ALLOWING FOR
HIGHS TO BREAK INTO THE LOWER HALF OF THE 60S. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN
REENTERS THE FORECAST BY MONDAY NIGHT AS NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES
SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE FRONT MOVES TO OUR SOUTH
TUESDAY NIGHT/INTO WEDNESDAY...THE ORIENTATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE GULF KEEPS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIES OF
MID LEVEL IMPULSES RIDING OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WOULD FAVOR
MAINTAINING RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH CLOUDS AND
PRECIPITATION FALLING ON THE COOLER SIDE OF THE GULF FRONT...DAYTIME
HIGHS BACK INTO THE LOWER/MID 50S FOR WEDNESDAY. COOL HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...BUT DRIER. /10
MARINE...A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE FROM OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST...PUSHING A STRONG FRONT ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WITH IT...VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.
GALES CONTINUED TO BE INDICATED...EITHER BY STEADY FLOW OR BY
FREQUENT GUSTS INTO SATURDAY. HAVE UPGRADED THE GL.A TO GL.W. AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER...THEN EAST OF THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND...WINDS WILL SETTLE AND ULTIMATELY SWITCH BACK TO ONSHORE BY
MONDAY MORNING.
FIRE...FOLLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY...STRONG
MIXED LAYER NORTHWEST FLOW DURING THE DAY RESULTS IN HIGH DAYTIME
DISPERSION WITH NUMERICAL RATINGS EXCEEDING 75 FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LOCAL AREA. /10
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR ALZ265-266.
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR FLZ202-204-206.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR GMZ630-633>635.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR GMZ631-632-
650-655-670-675.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR GMZ631-
632-650-655-670-675.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY FOR GMZ631-632-650-655-670-
675.
&&
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MOBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 349 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-222200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL- BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND- ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 349 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. AN ORGANIZED LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ALONG THE FRONT LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WHILE A FEW SEVERE STORM CELLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GROUPS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-222200- 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- 349 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER MOBILE BAY...THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND LATE TONIGHT AS AN ORGANIZED LINE OF STORMS AND DISCRETE STORM CELLS MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREA ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HIGH WINDS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...A FEW WATERSPOUTS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS...INCLUDING LOWER MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
914 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALZ056-060-220400-
COVINGTON AL-CONECUH AL-
914 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
COVINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 1000
PM CST...
AT 913 PM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF US
29 AND CR 43...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA... OPP... BABBIE...
RIVER FALLS... CAROLINA... HEATH...
SANFORD... HORN HILL... ONYCHA...
LIBERTYVILLE...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
LAT...LON 3119 8619 3107 8670 3119 8670 3118 8673
3119 8675 3124 8677 3126 8677 3126 8678
3128 8679 3145 8626 3144 8626 3144 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 250DEG 32KT 3119 8666
BUTTSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
919 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALZ263-265-266-220400-
MOBILE CENTRAL AL-MOBILE COASTAL AL-BALDWIN COASTAL AL-
919 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CENTRAL
MOBILE...COASTAL MOBILE AND COASTAL BALDWIN IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
UNTIL 1000 PM CST...
AT 918 PM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BAYOU LA
BATRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOBILE... BAYOU LA BATRE... GRAND BAY...
POINT CLEAR... THEODORE... BELLE FONTAINE...
CODEN... DAPHNE--FAIRHOPE...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
LAT...LON 3032 8823 3033 8819 3036 8819 3037 8824
3032 8826 3038 8824 3039 8838 3048 8840
3061 8812 3057 8809 3061 8811 3064 8806
3053 8808 3046 8780 3044 8780 3043 8790
3040 8789 3043 8792 3032 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 241DEG 33KT 3039 8828
BUTTSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
920 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0918 PM HAIL 2 N BREWTON 31.14N 87.07W
01/21/2016 E0.25 INCH ESCAMBIA AL BROADCAST MEDIA
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NORTH BREWTON.
&&
RROGERSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
923 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0921 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GRAND BAY 30.48N 88.34W
01/21/2016 MOBILE AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN GRAND BAY.
&&
RROGERSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
926 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALZ056-059-262-FLZ201-220415-
ESCAMBIA AL-CONECUH AL-BALDWIN INLAND AL-ESCAMBIA INLAND FL-
926 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A CLUSTER OF SCATTERED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AND
WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHERN CONECUH
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND INLAND BALDWIN IN SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...AND INLAND ESCAMBIA IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 1015 PM
CST...
AT 922 PM CST...THESE STORMS EXTENDED FORM BREWTON EAST TO THE
ESCAMBIA ALABAMA AND COVINGTON COUNTY BORDER. MOVEMENT WAS
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATMORE... BAY MINETTE... BREWTON...
EAST BREWTON... CENTURY... FLOMATON...
CASTLEBERRY... RIVERVIEW... POLLARD...
POARCH CREEK RESERVATION... I65 AND AL 287...
I65 AND AL 41...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND
SMALL HAIL. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO
BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL (800) 284-9059.
LAT...LON 3136 8668 3135 8670 3112 8670 3084 8777
3110 8776 3124 8748 3136 8708 3138 8678
3138 8667 3137 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 247DEG 43KT 3112 8697SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
948 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALZ052>055-261>263-MSZ079-220445-
MONROE AL-MOBILE INLAND AL-MOBILE CENTRAL AL-CLARKE AL-WASHINGTON AL-
WILCOX AL-BALDWIN INLAND AL-GEORGE MS-
948 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...WESTERN MONROE AND WESTERN WILCOX IN SOUTHCENTRAL
ALABAMA...AND INLAND MOBILE...CENTRAL MOBILE...CLARKE...SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON AND INLAND BALDWIN IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND EASTERN
GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1045 PM CST...
AT 946 PM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF COFFEEVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SAINT STEPHENS TO 3 MILES EAST OF DEER PARK TO WADE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOBILE... SATSUMA... JACKSON...
THOMASVILLE... CITRONELLE... CAMDEN...
CREOLA... GROVE HILL... MOUNT VERNON...
PINE HILL... COFFEEVILLE... FULTON...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS
AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL
THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
LAT...LON 3220 8733 3215 8728 3199 8727 3089 8793
3067 8841 3074 8841 3074 8858 3100 8847
3100 8842 3117 8840 3160 8809 3179 8811
3199 8777 3200 8763 3208 8762 3222 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 238DEG 34KT 3176 8799 3162 8798 3120 8826 3065
8857
BUTTSThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:24 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 70 mph destroyed a metal barn on Highway 4A.
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