Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 1994, 2:45 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1994, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 1994, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMOB 081946 RRA SVRMOB ALC003-097-082015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 245 PM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN MOBILE COUNTY AT 245 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST MOBILE COUNTY AND NORTHWEST BALDWIN COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF MOUNT VERNON. THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INTO NORTHWEST BALDWIN COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 9:35 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
FLZ001>010-012-081540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL 935 AM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA... AT 930 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTENING WERE LOCATED OVER BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA... JUST NORTHWEST OF PENSACOLA...AND NORTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THEIR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 9:41 AM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
FLZ001>010-012-081540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL 935 AM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA... AT 930 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTENING WERE LOCATED OVER BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA... JUST NORTHWEST OF PENSACOLA...AND NORTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THEIR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 1:47 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
ALZ053-055-056-059-062-064-081945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 147 PM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 AT 147 PM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY...CLARKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SHOULD BE ENTERING!jJEBALDWIN AND MONROE COUNTIES BY 200 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADAR OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 1:48 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
ALZ053-055-056-059-062-064-081945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 147 PM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 AT 147 PM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY...CLARKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SHOULD BE ENTERING!JEBALDWIN AND MONROE COUNTIES BY 200 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN EX(PECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADAR OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 2:00 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
ALZ061-062-063-064-082000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 200 PM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST PARTS OF MOBILE COUNTY FROM CITRONELLE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF GRAND BAY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST- SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE MOBILE AREA AROUND 300 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE VICINTIY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL BROADCAST STATIONS FOR ANY FUTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 2:02 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
ALZ061-062-063-064-082000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 200 PM CDT THU SEP 8 1994 AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST PARTS OF MOBILE COUNTY FROM CITRONELLE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF GRAND BAY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST- SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE MOBILE AREA AROUND 300 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE VICINTIY OF\ THESE THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL BROADCAST STATIONS FOR ANY FUTHER UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 9:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.