Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 1995, 10:13 PM CST for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 1995, 10:13 PM CST (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 1995, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mobile County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 570 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 612 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 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 150412 RRA SVRMOB ALC097-150500- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1013 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ...SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY AT 1010 PM CST THE MOBILE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PASS OVER THE ISLAND AROUND 1020 PM AND MOVE INLAND EAST OF CODEN. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. 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. P
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
Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:48 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
750 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995
TIME EVENT
745 PM CST HARRISON COUNTY MS CD DIRECTOR REPORTED A BRIDGE
TENDER 4 MILES WEST OF GULFPORT OBSERVED PEA SIZE
HAIL AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS TO 50 KTS.Local storm report, Mar 14, 7:50 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
750 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995
TIME EVENT
745 PM CST HARRISON COUNTY MS CD DIRECTOR REPORTED A BRIDGE
TENDER 4 MILES WEST OF GULFPORT OBSERVED PEA SIZE
HAIL AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS TO 50 KTS.
NORTHWEST.Special weather statement, Mar 14, 8:27 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
ALZ061-063-062-064-MSZ075-076-077-078-079-080-081-082-150330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 828 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ENDING ON THE MISSISSIPPI COAST...NOW HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT... THE MOBILE RADAR AT 822 PM CST SHOWED THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI COAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO HAVE BEGUN TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY EASTWARD...THUS LESSENING THE RAINFALL IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FOR THE TIME BEING. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE AREA BETWEEN BILOXI AND GULFPORT BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM. HEAVY RAIN NOW OCCURRING OVER JACKSON COUNTY WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY ALABAMA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT IN MOBILE COUNTY.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 8:28 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
ALZ061-063-062-064-MSZ075-076-077-078-079-080-081-082-150330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 828 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ENDING ON THE MISSISSIPPI COAST...NOW HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT... THE MOBILE RADAR AT 822 PM CST SHOWED THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI COAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO HAVE BEGUN TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY EASTWARD...THUS LESSENING THE RAINFALL IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FOR THE TIME BEING. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE AREA BETWEEN BILOXI AND GULFPORT BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM. HEAVY RAIN NOW OCCURRING OVER JACKSON COUNTY WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY ALABAMA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT IN MOBILE COUNTY.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 9:37 PM CST, 36 minutes before
ALZ061-063-062-064-052-053-055-056-059-MSZ075-076-077-078-079-080- 081-082-150445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 938 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... AT 930 PM CST THE MOBILE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 60 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM THE HATTIESBURG AREA OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHEAST ACROSS MOBILE BAY INTO THE GULF BEYOND 100 MILES. THE BAND WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY EAST WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AROUND 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR HOUSTON TEXAS AND ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ARE EXPECTED BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS IN THE AREA AND MOTORISTS SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION. THE HARRISON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICE REPORTED A LOT OF STREET FLOODING THE THE GULFPORT-BILOXI AREA AROUND 900 PM. WLOX TV IN BILOXI MEASURED 1.97 INCHES OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 700 AND 800 PM THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 9:38 PM CST, 35 minutes before
ALZ061-063-062-064-052-053-055-056-059-MSZ075-076-077-078-079-080- 081-082-150445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 938 PM CST TUE MAR 14 1995 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... AT 930 PM CST THE MOBILE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 60 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM THE HATTIESBURG AREA OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHEAST ACROSS MOBILE BAY INTO THE GULF BEYOND 100 MILES. THE BAND WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY EAST WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AROUND 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR HOUSTON TEXAS AND ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ARE EXPECTED BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS IN THE AREA AND MOTORISTS SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION. THE HARRISON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICE REPORTED A LOT OF STREET FLOODING THE THE GULFPORT-BILOXI AREA AROUND 900 PM. WLOX TV IN BILOXI MEASURED 1.97 INCHES OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 700 AND 800 PM THIS EVENING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 12:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 55 min |
| Mar 15, 12:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 61 min |
| Mar 15, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 58 min |
| Mar 15, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 63 min |
| Mar 15, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.