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Special Marine Warning issued October 4 at 3:32PM CDT until October 4 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
A Special Marine Warning covered South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound, and coastal waters from Pensacola to Pascagoula. The alert cited a radar-indicated severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts and wind gusts of at least 34 knots.
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 8/10
Why it matters
The alert warned that waterspouts could overturn boats and that stronger winds and waves could damage small craft.
Sources
- Special Marine Warning issued October 4 at 3:32PM CDT until October 4 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

