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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Nov 15, 2006, 2:42 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Nov 15, 2006, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2006, 2:42 AM CST (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2006, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2006, 12:43 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMOB 150842 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 242 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... .AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS TENNESSEE THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-151800- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.061115T1400Z-061116T0600Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 242 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS TENNESSEE THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS TO THE NORTHWEST. THE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BY TONIGHT AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT SOUTH OF THE LOW MOVES ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONGER THAN AVERAGE WINDS FROM 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PERSONS IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KMOB 151843 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1243 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-151945- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA... FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY... MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...CRESTVIEW... WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1243 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED AT TIMES...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
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, 6:49 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 116 min | |
| Nov 15, 7:55 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Nov 15, 9:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Nov 15, 12:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 24 min |
| Nov 15, 12:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 25 min |
| Nov 15, 1:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 54 min |
| Nov 15, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 62 min |
| Nov 15, 2:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 117 min |
| 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, 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 |
| 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, 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 |
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.