Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 2:58PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 12:58pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 258 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
capable of producing strong winds and waterspouts over marine areas
along a line extending from near Gonzalez to 5 miles north of
Navarre. Movement was south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs
and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington,
Gonzalez, Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Goulding, Bagdad, Myrtle Grove,
Oriole Beach, Navarre, Molino, Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, Pea
Ridge, and Floridatown.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near areas of water, get out and move indoors or inside a
vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the
parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Escambia Inland; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Inland; Santa Rosa Coastal
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov