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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.

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