Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 15, 2006, 6:44 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 61 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
- Nov 15, 2006, 6:44 AM CST (12:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2006, 7:45 AM CST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 696 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KMOB 151247
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-035-053-099-151345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0252.061115T1244Z-061115T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
644 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
* UNTIL 745 AM CST
* AT 643 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF GROVE HILL T 13 MILES WEST OF MONROEVILLE TO 22
MILES SOUTH OF GROVE HILL TO TENSAW...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TENSAW AND PACKARDS BEND BY 650 AM CST
TINELA AND PERDUE HILL BY 655 AM CST
MINEOLA AND MEXIA BY 700 AM CST
WEST MONROEVILLE AND TUNNEL SPRINGS BY 705 AM CST
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE 60 TO 70 MPH
WIND GUSTS. TORNADOES CAN SPIN UP QUITE RAPIDLY AT ANY TIME WITH
THIS LINE OF STORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 3182 8767 3159 8764 3138 8783 3115 8797
3114 8712 3136 8697 3159 8692 3184 8692
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 151312
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
709 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
ALC003-025-035-053-099-151345-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-061115T1345Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-CONECUH AL-MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-BALDWIN AL-
709 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BALDWIN...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...MONROE...WESTERN CONECUH AND
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 704 AM CST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CAMDEN TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE TO 20 MILES WEST OF
MONROEVILLE TO 22 MILES NORTH OF BAY MINETTE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CHRYSLER...PERDUE HILL...KEITH AND FOUNTAIN BY 715 AM CST
LITTLE RIVER AND HOMEWOOD BY 720 AM CST
RIVER RIDGE...MINEOLA...MANISTEE AND BLACKSHER BY 725 AM CST
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE 50 TO 70 MPH
WIND GUSTS. ALSO...TORNADOES CAN SPINUP AT ANY TIME WITH THIS LINE
OF STORMS.
WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM CAN OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3181 8755 3160 8762 3138 8783 3119 8794
3114 8712 3136 8697 3159 8692 3184 8692
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 151332
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
728 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
ALC003-025-035-053-099-151345-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-061115T1345Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-CONECUH AL-MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-BALDWIN AL-
728 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BALDWIN...EASTERN CLARKE...MONROE...WESTERN CONECUH AND
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 726 AM CST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH EXTENDED FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF
CAMDEN TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE TO 20 MILES NORTH OF BAY
MINETTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE LINE MOTION HAS SLOWED.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NATCHEZ...NADAWAH...MANISTEE AND CORDUROY STATION BY 735 AM CST
MEXIA BY 740 AM CST
BOONEVILLE...WEST MONROEVILLE...TUNNEL SPRINGS AND MCWILLIAMS BY
745 AM CST
THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE 55 TO 65 MPH WINDS.
IF THE LINE MOTION CONTINUES TO SLOW...AND WITH MORE STABLE AIR TO
THE EAST...THE WARNING MAY NOT BE EXTENDED. TORNADOES CAN AND DO
SPIN-UP RAPIDLY ALONG THUNDERSTORM LINES SUCH AS THESE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3182 8737 3149 8759 3120 8783 3114 8712
3136 8697 3159 8692 3184 8692
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 8:58 PM CST | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 2:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 50 min |
| Nov 15, 5:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 54 min |
| Nov 15, 5:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 59 min |
| Nov 15, 5:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 36 min |
| Nov 15, 7:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Nov 15, 7:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 29 min |
| Nov 15, 8:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Nov 15, 9:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 10:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Nov 15, 10:48 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 10:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 26 min |
| Nov 15, 11:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 37 min |
| Nov 15, 11:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 32 min |
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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.