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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL

March 1, 2007Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 11:42 AM CST for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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: Mar 1, 2007, 11:42 AM CST (17:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2007, 12:30 PM CST
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 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
Mar 1, 7:28 AM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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: 755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 724 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 855 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 011742
TORMOB
ALC025-129-011830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.070301T1742Z-070301T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1142 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1230 PM CST

* AT 1141 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BIGBEE...OR
  ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATOM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINN BY NOON CST...
  CHILTON BY 1210 PM CST...
  TALLAHATTA SPRINGS AND OPINE BY 1215 PM CST...
  BASHI BY 1220 PM CST...
  THOMASVILLE...ROUNDHILL AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF RURAL BY 1225 PM
  CST...
  SHAWNEE BY 1230 PM CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3189 8768 3188 8763 3183 8762 3183 8757
      3155 8810 3163 8825 3169 8819 3171 8808
      3177 8810 3200 8786 3200 8769

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 011751
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1150 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

ALC025-129-011830-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T1830Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-
1150 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CLARKE AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1149 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIGBEE...OR ABOUT
11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATOM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CHILTON BY 1220 PM CST...
  PEACOCK AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OPINE BY 1225 PM CST...
  RURAL...THOMASVILLE...ROUNDHILL AND FULTON BY 1230 PM CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3189 8768 3188 8763 3183 8762 3183 8757
      3155 8810 3163 8825 3169 8819 3171 8808
      3177 8810 3200 8786 3200 8769

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 011801
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1201 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

ALC129-011811-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T1830Z/
WASHINGTON AL-
1201 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3189 8768 3188 8763 3183 8762 3179 8752
      3160 8806 3171 8808 3177 8810 3200 8786
      3200 8769

$$

ALC025-011830-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T1830Z/
CLARKE AL-
1201 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CLARKE COUNTY...

AT 1158 AM CST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHILTON...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF GROVE HILL...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CHILTON BY 1215 PM CST...
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OPINE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF PEACOCK BY 1220
  PM CST...
  RURAL...TALLAHATTA SPRINGS AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FULTON BY 1225
  PM CST...
  THOMASVILLE...ROUNDHILL...7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BASHI AND 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SHAWNEE BY 1230 PM CST...

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.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3189 8768 3188 8763 3183 8762 3179 8752
      3160 8806 3171 8808 3177 8810 3200 8786
      3200 8769

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 011810
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1210 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

ALC025-011830-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070301T1830Z/
CLARKE AL-
1210 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CLARKE COUNTY...

AT 1206 PM CST...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINN...OR ABOUT 12 
MILES WEST OF GROVE HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CHILTON AND GROVE HILL BY 1215 PM CST...
  PEACOCK BY 1220 PM CST...
  FULTON...DICKINSON...RURAL AND ROUNDHILL BY 1225 PM CST...
  NETTLEBORO BY 1230 PM CST...

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.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3189 8768 3188 8763 3183 8762 3179 8752
      3161 8800 3172 8804 3200 8786 3200 8769

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 8:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	21 min
Mar 1, 9:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	30 min
Mar 1, 9:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	38 min
Mar 1, 9:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler	25 min
Mar 1, 10:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	33 min
Mar 1, 10:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	41 min
Mar 1, 11:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	25 min
Mar 1, 11:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke	18 min
Mar 1, 11:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	55 min
Mar 1, 11:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	47 min
Mar 1, 12:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wilcox	42 min
Mar 1, 12:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	39 min
Mar 1, 12:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	48 min
Mar 1, 1:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Monroe	49 min
Mar 1, 1:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	44 min
Mar 1, 1:55 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MOB	Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more	4 hr
Mar 1, 2:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	37 min
Mar 1, 2:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler	31 min
Mar 1, 3:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	34 min
Mar 1, 3:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe	31 min
Mar 1, 4:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	35 min
Mar 1, 4:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	26 min
Mar 1, 4:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	31 min
Mar 1, 5:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	32 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2007 Every tornado warning in 2007 Tornadoes in 2007

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.