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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Mobile, AL

May 10, 2006Clarke County, Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2006, 6:28 PM CDT for Clarke County, Monroe 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: May 10, 2006, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2006, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Clarke County, AL, Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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
May 10, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1063 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 102337 CCA
TORMOB
ALC025-099-110015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0031.060510T2328Z-060511T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED TO ADD CLARKE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
630 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF PACKARDS BEND...AND MOVING
  EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE...
  BETWEEN PACKARDS BEND AND FINCHBERG BY 640 PM CDT
  FRANKLIN BY 650 PM CDT
  KEITH BY 655 PM CDT

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AND BASEBALL 
SIZE HAIL.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3172 8764 3165 8769 3147 8720 3183 8706
      3183 8757 3175 8761

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 102345
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
645 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALC025-099-110015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060511T0015Z/
MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-
645 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
CLARKE AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 643 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHANCE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF GROVE HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TINELA BY 650 PM CDT
  FRANKLIN BY 655 PM CDT
  KEITH AND 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FOUNTAIN BY 700 PM CDT
  RIVER RIDGE BY 705 PM CDT
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NATCHEZ BY 710 PM CDT
  TUNNEL SPRINGS...PETERMAN...8 MILES WEST OF PINE ORCHARD AND 8
  MILES NORTHWEST OF BURNT CORN BY 715 PM CDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3172 8764 3165 8769 3147 8720 3183 8706
      3183 8757 3175 8761

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 102355
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
654 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALC025-110004-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060511T0015Z/
CLARKE AL-
654 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM HAS MOVED EAST OUT OF NORTHERN CLARKE 
COUNTY INTO NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING FOR 
CLARKE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3184 8706 3149 8720 3161 8755 3171 8755
      3172 8751 3183 8751 3184 8748 3184 8720
      3182 8718

$$

ALC099-110015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060511T0015Z/
MONROE AL-
654 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN MONROE
COUNTY...

AT 652 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR FRANKLIN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES NORTH OF FOUNTAIN BY 700 PM CDT
  KEITH BY 705 PM CDT
  RIVER RIDGE AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF BUENA VISTA BY 710 PM CDT
  TUNNEL SPRINGS...NATCHEZ...PETERMAN AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  BEATRICE BY 715 PM CDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3184 8706 3149 8720 3161 8755 3171 8755
      3172 8751 3183 8751 3184 8748 3184 8720
      3182 8718

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 110011
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
708 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALC099-110015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060511T0015Z/
MONROE AL-
708 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN MONROE
COUNTY...

AT 706 PM CDT...THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIVER 
RIDGE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 
MPH.  THE STORM HAS BEEN WEAKENING OVER THE LAST TEN MINUTES.  
ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF A TORNADO STILL EXISTS...IF THE STORM WEAKENS 
FURTHER THEN THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MONROE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE AT 715 PM.  

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TUNNEL SPRINGS...BEATRICE...6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TURNBULL AND 7
  MILES SOUTH OF CORDUROY STATION BY 715 PM CDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3184 8706 3149 8720 3161 8755 3171 8755
      3172 8751 3183 8751 3184 8748 3184 8720
      3182 8718

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 110018
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
717 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALC099-110027-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060511T0015Z/
MONROE AL-
717 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 715 PM
CDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED TO 
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AND IS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE 
WEATHER OR A TORNADO...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE FOR NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3184 8706 3149 8720 3161 8755 3171 8755
      3172 8751 3183 8751 3184 8748 3184 8720
      3182 8718

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 7:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	34 min
May 9, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Monroe	17 min
May 9, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	47 min
May 9, 8:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke	47 min
May 9, 8:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	50 min
May 9, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	40 min
May 9, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Monroe	28 min
May 9, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	39 min
May 10, 2:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wilcox	50 min
May 10, 3:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Wilcox	2 hr
May 10, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	19 min
May 10, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	42 min
May 10, 4:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw	60 min
May 10, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	21 min
May 10, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	66 min
May 10, 5:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Wilcox	3 hr
May 10, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke	26 min
May 10, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	38 min
May 10, 5:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	31 min
May 10, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Wilcox	44 min
May 10, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Monroe	47 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2006 Every tornado warning in 2006 Tornadoes in 2006

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.