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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Mobile, AL

November 15, 2006Choctaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2006, 4:40 AM CST for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Nov 15, 2006, 4:40 AM CST (10:40 UTC)
Expired: Nov 15, 2006, 5:30 AM CST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Choctaw County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 15, 5:05 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Needham, AL	POWER LINES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 568 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 327 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 378 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 151043
TORMOB
ALC023-151130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0048.061115T1040Z-061115T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
440 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 530 AM CST

* AT 435 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF MELVIN TO 
  11 MILES WEST OF ISNEY...AND MOVING  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. RADAR
  INDICATED A POTENTIAL TORNADO NEAR MATHERVILLE.

* THE LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  WATER VALLEY AND MELVIN BY 445 AM CST
  HINTON AND PARAGON BY 450 AM CST
  ROCK SPRINGS AND SILAS BY 455 AM CST
  RIDERWOOD AND WIMBLY BY 500 AM CST

  THE POTENTIAL TORNADO SHOULD MOVE VERY NEAR EVANSBORO...WATER VALLEY
  AND TOXEY THROUGH 510 AM CST.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS...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.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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.

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 3212 8808 3206 8813 3200 8810 3196 8813
      3192 8811 3182 8819 3177 8816 3176 8845
      3193 8847 3211 8844 3231 8807

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 151103
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
503 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

ALC023-151130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-061115T1130Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
503 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 501 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GILBERTOWN...OR
ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF BUTLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LOU AND WOMACK HILL BY 510 AM CST
  ARARAT BY 515 AM CST

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE DANGEROUS STORMS...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.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 3212 8808 3206 8813 3200 8810 3196 8813
      3192 8811 3182 8819 3177 8816 3176 8845
      3193 8847 3211 8844 3231 8807

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 151115
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
514 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

ALC023-151130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-061115T1130Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
514 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR CHOCTAW COUNTY...

AT 509 AM CST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHAPPELL HILL...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF BUTLER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ARARAT BY 520 AM CST

DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE 
ALONG THE LINE THAT EXTENDS FROM ARARAT TO CHAPPEL HILL.

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 3212 8808 3206 8813 3200 8810 3196 8813
      3192 8811 3186 8818 3182 8819 3177 8816
      3176 8845 3193 8847 3211 8844 3231 8807

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 151135
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
535 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

ALC023-151145-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-061115T1130Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
535 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHOCTAW COUNTY WAS ALLOWED TO
   EXPIRE AT 530 AM CST...

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 3212 8808 3206 8813 3200 8810 3196 8813
      3192 8811 3186 8818 3182 8819 3177 8816
      3176 8845 3193 8847 3211 8844 3231 8807

$$

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, 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, 6:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.