NWS Mobile ALMA.W 0191September 7, 2026
Special Marine Warning: South Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a special marine warning for South Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound, which was in force until 9:45 a.m. local time on September 7. It was the 191st special marine warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 37 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- South Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:08 a.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 a.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB MA.W 0191
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Mississippi Sound... South Mobile Bay... * Until 945 AM CDT. * At 907 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Alabama Port, or near Middle Bay Light, moving south at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Dauphin Island Bridge, Alabama Port, and Heron Bay.
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