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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL

April 22, 2005Baldwin County, Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2005, 8:13 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2005, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2005, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 22, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1138 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 230113
TORMOB
ALC003-097-129-230200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0009.050423T0113Z-050423T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
813 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 808 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER DEER       
  PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS UPGRADES THE PREVIOUS       
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT.

* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  CITRONELLE AND SIDNEY BY 830 PM CDT
  PINEOLA AND FAIRFORD BY 850 PM CDT
  CALVERT BY 855 PM CDT
  MOUNT VERNON AND CHASTANG BY 900 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...ABANDON VEHICLES AND
MOBILE HOMES AND SEEK A REINFORCED SHELTER. MOVE TO THE LOWEST FLOOR
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET. COVER YOUR BODY WITH BLANKETS OR PILLOWS.

IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 3129 8837 3113 8845 3091 8794 3114 8782

$$

JC/13
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KMOB 230144
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
844 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

ALC003-097-129-230150-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050423T0200Z/
WASHINGTON AL-BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
844 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MOBILE...NORTHERN BALDWIN AND
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...HOWEVER A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IS EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 945 PM THIS 
EVENING.

LAT...LON 3129 8837 3113 8845 3091 8794 3114 8782

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke42 min
Apr 22, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington64 min
Apr 22, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington44 min
Apr 22, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Wilcox26 min
Apr 22, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Monroe, Washington53 min
Apr 22, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington53 min
Apr 22, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington30 min
Apr 22, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler45 min
Apr 22, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCrenshaw27 min
Apr 22, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington63 min
Apr 22, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw46 min
Apr 22, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
Apr 22, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw23 min
Apr 22, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile50 min
Apr 22, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia32 min
Apr 22, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB64 min
Apr 22, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin45 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.