Thunderstorms produced damage in the western Florida panhandle.
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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.
Thunderstorms produced damage in the western Florida panhandle.
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 Oct 22, 5:59 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 659 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017 .DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... 00Z issuance... LIFR ceilings and IFR visibilities associated with the ongoing convection will continue into the late evening. The line of thunderstorms is expected to move eastward through the evening. MVFR conditions after midnight though low ceilings remain over the area until morning. After which winds will shift out of the northwest with VFR conditions through the rest of the period. DJ/17 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 351 PM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017/ NEAR TERM /Now Through Monday/...Sharp long-wave upper level trough axis exiting the Plains this evening is progged to make steady eastward progress to the Lower MS River Delta late tonight then pivots over the heart of the forecast area by daybreak Monday. Ahead of the eastward moving trough axis this evening, the local area remains on the favored side for enhanced deep layer ascent within an anomalously high moist environment (PWAT's) ~ 2.00 inches. Radar is quite active with widespread showers/storms streaming northward off the Gulf. Efficient warm rain processes today have resulted in heavy rainfall rates and excessive storm totals mainly over the coastal zones where area mesonet sites and NWS surface observing equipment have reported upwards of 2 to 4 inches with a few sites reporting 5+ inches. Thus, with the front still to the west and additional rains developing upstream to expand into the area tonight, could have some isolated flash flooding problems and will increase the local flood threat level to elevated over the coastal zones this evening. There remains some potential for a few tornadoes this evening generally east of the convective band as well. Stay weather aware tonight. As best dynamics shift east, categorical chances (80 to 100%) of showers and storms this evening over much of the area shifts east to the eastern half of the area by midnight and into the pre-dawn hours Monday. Rain chances progged to slowly taper off over the western zones through the course of the night. Attendant frontal passage occurs Monday morning, bringing an end to the rain. Overnight lows dropping off into the mid to upper 50s over the northwest zones by daybreak while mid to upper 60s elsewhere. Daytime highs Monday in lower to mid 70s interior to mid to upper 70s coast. /10 SHORT TERM /Monday night Through Wednesday night/...A reinforcing frontal boundary sweeps southward over the deep south Monday night, bringing lowering deep layer thickness values, deep layer dry air and lowering temperatures which last into the middle of the week. To begin the short term, much cooler conditions to start the morning commute to work or school Tuesday morning with temperatures in the lower to mid 50s interior, 56 to 62 coast. Daytime highs on Tuesday in the lower to mid 70s which is a few degrees below climatic normals. The coolest period is Tuesday night and Wednesday where lows will likely dip down into the 40s for much of the area. The exception being right along the beaches where numbers in the lower to mid 50s forecast. Wednesday's highs in the mid to upper 60s for most locations. /10 LONG TERM /Thursday Through Sunday/...A moderation in highs and lows anticipated to close out the week as surface high pressure lifts up across the southeast. Highs Thursday and Friday trend back into the 70s. Lows Friday and Saturday mornings in the lower to mid 50s interior to lower to mid 60s coast. Next cold front appears to dive into the deep south by Friday and pushes thru Saturday, bringing a return to a small chance of showers and storms through Saturday night. Of note: there is a high degree of disagreement in the weather models with the timing of next weekend's frontal passage which will dictate temperature forecasts going into Saturday or Sunday. For now, the blended guidance suggests highs will lower back into the lower to mid 60s by Sunday with morning lows lowering into the mid to upper 40s interior. /10 MARINE...An unsettled pattern continues tonight ahead of a cold front approaching from the west. Winds, waves and seas will be locally higher in and near showers and storms tonight. Visibility likely to be reduced to less than a mile as well, with the passage of heavy rain. Frontal passage is forecast Monday morning, bringing a wind shift and an end to showers and storms in its wake. A light, to at times moderate northwest flow continues into the middle of the week before turning more onshore by late week with high pressure lifting up into the southeast. /10 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...High Rip Current Risk until 1 AM CDT Monday for ALZ265-266. FL...High Rip Current Risk until 1 AM CDT Monday for FLZ202-204-206. MS...None. GM...None. && This product is also available on the web at: http://weather.gov/mob
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 615 AM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-231115- 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- 615 AM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms will move across the region ahead of an approaching cold front this afternoon and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall may result in ponding of water on roadways along with minor flooding of urban and low lying areas. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will also be possible mostly ahead of the cold front late this afternoon and this evening. Damaging straightline winds with maybe a few isolated brief tornadoes will be possible late this afternoon through this evening. A high risk for rip currents will continue along the coastal beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida through this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A moderate risk for rip currents can be expected along the gulf beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of SkyWarn Severe Storm Spotter networks is not expected through Saturday. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-231115- 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- 615 AM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous wind and wave conditions for small craft can be expected through tonight. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected through tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible. Gusty straight line winds, periods of very heavy rain and a few isolated waterspouts will be possible through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Hazardous wind and wave conditions for small craft can be expected Monday through midweek in the wake of a cold front that moves across the marine area early Monday.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
248 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0247 PM FLASH FLOOD SSW GRAND BAY 30.47N 88.34W
10/22/2017 MOBILE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
MEDIA REPORTS FAST MOVING WATER ACROSS POTTER TRACT RD
JUST SOUTH OF SAEGER RD
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RROGERSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
300 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0259 PM TORNADO 2 ENE OAK 30.33N 87.68W
10/22/2017 BALDWIN AL 911 CALL CENTER
SPOTTERS AND 911 CALL CENTER CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR THE
FOLEY BEACH EXPRESSWAY AND COUNTY ROAD 8.
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RROGERSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
318 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0317 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 S GRAND BAY 30.40N 88.34W
10/22/2017 MOBILE AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS AND BUSINESSES ACROSS
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY AROUND THE GRAND BAY AREA
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RROGERSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
446 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0434 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NNW BON SECOUR 30.35N 87.75W
10/22/2017 BALDWIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
WALL CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE FUNNEL SEEN BY TRAINED SKYWARN
SPOTTER SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA SPRINGS MOVING NORTH.
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DJOHNSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
608 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW DOWNTOWN MOBILE 30.67N 88.06W
10/22/2017 MOBILE AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WATER RESCUE OF A STRANDED MOTORIEST NEAR VIRGINIA ST AND
GAYLE ST
0555 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W LOXLEY 30.62N 87.77W
10/22/2017 BALDWIN AL PUBLIC
MULTIPLE AREAS UNDER WATER ON COUNTY ROAD 64 WEST OF
HIGHWAY 59.
0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW SILVERHILL 30.58N 87.76W
10/22/2017 BALDWIN AL PUBLIC
REPORT OF WATER UP TO THE CAR DOOR AT A RESIDENCE WEST OF
COUNTY ROAD 55
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JFBThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds estimated at 60 mph damaged the roof and wall at Michele and Co. hair salon.
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