853
WWUS84 KMOB 071739
SPSMOB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1239 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
ALZ060-FLZ205-071830-
COVINGTON AL-OKALOOSA INLAND FL-
1239 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON AND
NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...
AT 1239 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAUREL HILL, OR 12 MILES NORTH OF CRESTVIEW,
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORALA, LAUREL HILL, AND LOCKHART.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3099 8639 3086 8639 3082 8659 3100 8665
3115 8619 3099 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 252DEG 46KT 3094 8654
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
JLH
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