Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 51, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2006, 5:31 AM CST for George County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 59 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, 5:31 AM CST (11:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2006, 6:30 AM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Mobile County, AL, George County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 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, 1:59 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 15, 4:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 467 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 151131
TORMOB
ALC097-MSC039-151230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0051.061115T1131Z-061115T1230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
531 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
* UNTIL 630 AM CST
* AT 526 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER AGRICOLA...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
MOFFET BY 540 AM CST
EARLVILLE BY 550 AM CST
GULFCREST BY 600 AM CST
CITRONELLE AND SIDNEY BY 605 AM CST
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.
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 3085 8859 3074 8858 3096 8803 3115 8802
3115 8831
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 151156
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
553 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
MSC039-151203-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-061115T1230Z/
GEORGE MS-
553 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GEORGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE STORM HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY
ALABAMA. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FOR
GEORGE COUNTY ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3100 8843 3087 8842 3096 8803 3115 8802
3115 8831
$$
ALC097-151230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-061115T1230Z/
MOBILE AL-
553 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 AM CST FOR NORTHERN MOBILE
COUNTY...
AT 553 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT ANY
MOMENT. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EARLVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GULFCREST BY 605 AM CST
SIDNEY...CITRONELLE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF TURNERVILLE BY 612 AM
CST
PINEOLA BY 615 AM CST
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON BY 625 AM CST
CALVERT BY 630 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 3100 8843 3087 8842 3096 8803 3115 8802
3115 8831
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 151228
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
626 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
ALC097-151235-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-061115T1230Z/
MOBILE AL-
626 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 630 AM CST...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF
MOBILE COUNTY HAS WEAKENED AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF THE
COUNTY. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MOBILE COUNTY IS BEING
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE BEING DETECTED TO THE
SOUTHWEST ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING
NORTHEAST TOWARDS MOBILE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS
FOR MOBILE COUNTY WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3100 8843 3087 8842 3096 8803 3115 8802
3115 8831
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 6:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 30 min |
| Nov 14, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Stone | 26 min |
| Nov 15, 2:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 46 min |
| Nov 15, 2:42 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 10 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 63 min |
| Nov 15, 4:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 32 min |
| Nov 15, 4:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 45 min |
| Nov 14, 8:58 PM CST | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 24 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, 5:54 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 |
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.