Thunderstorms developed across southwest Alabama and caused minor damage.
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Thunderstorms developed across southwest Alabama and caused minor 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 Jun 22, 5:22 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 622 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 .DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... 00Z issuance...A cluster of thunderstorms currently over central Mississippi will continue to make its way southeast into the local area through late this evening. This activity will eventually dissipate and give way to VFR conditions overnight tonight. Exception may be some MVFR cigs near the coast right around sunrise. Otherwise, VFR conditions and light southwest winds continue through the remainder of the period. /49 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 333 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018/ NEAR TERM /Now Through Saturday/...A seasonably very pronounced and deeply-reflected cyclone currently over the Ohio Valley lifts further to the northeast during the next 24 hours. The net effect is that our region remains, at first (i.e., the first 12 h) within a zonal flow and then gradually developing deep-layer ridging by late Saturday afternoon. The first thing to deal with is intense to severe thunderstorms (mainly north of Highway 84) will decay as they attempt to propagate southward against a deep-layer mean zonal flow. There is enough vertical wind shear for some of these storms to evolve upscale and exhibit multicellular traits, and with forecast downdraft-induced cold pools, some may even bow a bit into the evening hours. In addition, dry air aloft will aid downdraft acceleration. Very localized wind damage will be the main threat. Ample thermodynamic instability will wane during the evening hours. Best rain chances remain along and north of Highway 84 this evening and this shifts to north of Highway 84 and east of I-65 overnight. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Another warm and muggy night in store. On Saturday, there is a very small chance of rain along the MS/AL coastal zones (near the sea-breeze and mainly along the I-10 Corridor). Receiving any rain will be the exception rather than the rule. Heat indices will rise into the 98-103 deg(F) range again tomorrow afternoon. /23 JMM SHORT TERM /Saturday night Through Monday night/...An upper level ridge builds over the Southeast into the coming week, shifting a surface ridge from over the central Gulf to over the northern Gulf coast. During the building process, bands of drier air work their way across the forecast area, and with high pressure in control, rain chances decrease. Increasing subsidence with the building high brings temps above seasonal. Adding in the remaining low level moisture over the area, daytime Heat Indices generally rising to around 105 are likely, with a few localities bumping heat advisory levels (108+), especially on Monday. /16 LONG TERM /Tuesday Through Friday/...The upper high over the Southeast lasts into Wednesday, then begins to shift west as shortwave energy begins to dig an upper trough over the northeastern Conus. At this point in the forecast, guidance diverges significantly in the upper pattern over the East, with the GFS developing a surface low centered over Tennessee by Thursday, lasting through Friday before moving off. This squeezes the upper level ridge southward to over the northern Gulf coast. The ECMWF on the other hand shifts the upper high from over the Desert Southwest to over the Central Mississippi River Valley through the week before moving off the end of the week as a shallow upper trough develops over the northern Gulf coast. The ECMWF advertises a stronger upper level high pressure over the Lower Mississippi River Valley and western half of the Southeast. With that, warmer temps through Thursday before the upper trough becomes dominant. Low level flow remains off the Gulf and with the warmer temps comes around seasonal chance of rain. The GFS advertises a bit cooler/significantly drier solution. Have went with a blended approach in above seasonal temps continuing through mid week, then cooling to around to a bit below seasonal. The chance of rain increases to around to a bit above seasonal by the end the week. Very high Heat Indices look to be a problem through Wednesday before decreasing a bit with the cooler temps. /16 MARINE...A surface ridge stretching west over the central Gulf will shift north to the northern Gulf coast early in the coming week, shifting general southwest to west winds to southeasterly. A passing system will bring generally moderate flow into Sunday, then ease to a light to at times moderate. Increased seas will ease Sunday night into Monday. /16 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. FL...None. MS...None. GM...None. && This product is also available on the web at: http://weather.gov/mob
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Mobile AL 327 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-232030- 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- 327 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Alabama, southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. A few strong to marginally severe storms will be possible generally along and north of Highway 84 this afternoon into the evening hours. Strong wind gusts, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall will be possible with the stronger storms that develop. There is a moderate risk of rip currents through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a moderate risk of rip currents through Sunday. Sunday through Wednesday, daytime heat indices will generally rise to around 105 degrees, with a few localities seeing values around 110 degrees. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-232030- Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM-Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 327 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Small craft operators should exercise caution through tonight due to moderate southwesterly winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds downed trees on Nathan Jordan Road and Britton Lige Road.
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