Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2007, 11:59 AM CDT for Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 min. 4 reports 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
- Apr 14, 2007, 11:59 AM CDT (16:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2007, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 12:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Chatom, AL | WASHINGTON COUNTY 911 REPORTS TREES DOWN ALONG AL HIGHWAY 56 NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE |
| Apr 14, 12:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Yarbo, AL | STRAIGHT LINE WINDS DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOSTLY NORTH OF CHATOM. A TRAVEL TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED ALONG ALABAMA HIGHWAY 17 AND A METAL BUILDING WAS DESTROYED BEHIND A HOME. |
| Apr 14, 12:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | N Chatom, AL | WASHINGTON COUNTY 911 REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED...AND A TRAVEL TRAILER OVERTURNED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHATOM. |
| Apr 14, 12:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Chatom, AL | USA METEOROLOGY STUDENTS REPORTED TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG HIGHWAY 17 ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF CHATOM. ALSO AN RV WAS FLIPPED OVER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 912 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMOB 141702 TORMOB ALC129-141745- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0029.070414T1659Z-070414T1745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1201 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM... * UNTIL 1245 PM CDT * AT 1200 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD JUST NORTH OF YELLOW PINE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF CHATOM...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOPER...YARBO...JORDAN...BIGBEE...FRANKVILLE...WAGARVILLE... CORTELUOU...PRESTWICK AND LEROY IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3157 8846 3137 8845 3142 8793 3165 8813 $$ JP
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMOB 141722 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1220 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ALC129-141745- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070414T1745Z/ WASHINGTON AL- 1220 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 1217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JORDAN... OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATOM...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL PASS BETWEEN... SAINT STEPHRNS AND FRANKVILLE BY 1225 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3157 8846 3137 8845 3142 8793 3165 8813 $$
000 WWUS54 KMOB 141746 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1245 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ALC129-141753- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070414T1745Z/ WASHINGTON AL- 1245 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1245 PM CDT... AT 1245 PM...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY HAD EXITED NORTHEAST OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...AND FURTHER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE AREA. LAT...LON 3157 8846 3137 8845 3142 8793 3165 8813 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 5:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 115 min |
| Apr 14, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.