Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2008, 5:54 PM CDT for Butler County, Alabama. It was in force for 19 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
- Jun 25, 2008, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2008, 6:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Butler County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Georgiana, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON CR 16 AND HWY 106 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 2137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 916 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KMOB 252254 SVRMOB ALC013-252330- /O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0187.080625T2254Z-080625T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 554 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 549 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS NEAR I65 AND AL 106...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVERGREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GEORGIANA BY 600 PM CDT... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF AVANT BY 605 PM CDT... CHAPMAN BY 615 PM CDT... BOLLING...WALD...8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF I65 AND AL 10 AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HERBERT BY 630 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LAT...LON 3188 8690 3186 8664 3160 8670 3161 8690 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 225DEG 8KT 3167 8679 $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KMOB 252313 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 613 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ALC013-252323- /O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-080625T2330Z/ BUTLER AL- 613 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3188 8690 3186 8664 3160 8670 3161 8690 TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 225DEG 8KT 3170 8675 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 25, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 355 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)...DEEP LAYER RIDGING OVER THE AREA WEAKENS SLIGHTLY THROUGH TONIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE OVER THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. FURTHER WEAKENING OF RIDGING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO MOVES UP TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SFC RIDGE. THIS MAINTAINS THE ONSHORE WIND FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND... CONTINUING TO BRING INCREASED LO/MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1.8 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE FCST AREA. WITH THIS...RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK....ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO MAX TEMPS. WHILE RAINFALL WILL STILL BE DIURNAL IN NATURE...WITH BEST CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THE MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL RESULT MORE A WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA ON LATE THURSDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL EFFICIENCY WILL BE EXCELLENT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS IN THUNDERSTORMS...AND SOME OF THE STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND NEAR NORMAL...MAINLY UPPER 80S...DUE TO LOWER HEIGHTS ALOFT...DEEPER MOISTURE...CLOUDS AND INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. NIGHTTIME LOWS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. 12/DS && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS WEAK UPPER TROF REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AND SFC RIDGE CONTINUES TO PUMP ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHRA/TSRA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...AGAIN KEEPING AFTERNOON MAX TEMPS CLOSER TO THE NORMAL LEVELS OF UPPER 80S MOST LOCATIONS. NIGHTTIME LOWS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. 12/DS && .MARINE...A SURFACE RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MARINE AREA INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. A WEAK ESTERLY WAVE SLIDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL ENHANCE THE CONVECTION OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE NAM CONTINUES TO SHOW A WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVING NORT NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF BUT THE OTHER MODELS ARE NOT DEPICTING THIS FEATURE BUT ARE SHOWING AN INCREASE IN THE PRECIPITATION COVERAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS MAINLY ANYWHERE FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST DEPENDING ON TIME OF DAY...GUSTY AND VARIABLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WAVE HEIGHTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FEET THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 11/DF && .FIRE WEATHER...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE ON AN UPWARD TREND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...AND BEYOND. INCREASED RAINFALL POTENTIAL ALSO EXPECTED. NO HEADLINES NECESSARY. 12/DS && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 73 88 74 89 / 40 50 30 60 PENSACOLA 73 88 75 88 / 30 40 30 70 DESTIN 76 88 76 88 / 30 40 30 60 EVERGREEN 69 88 70 90 / 20 50 30 70 WAYNESBORO 69 88 71 89 / 30 60 30 60 CAMDEN 70 89 71 89 / 20 50 30 70 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 1:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 145 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-261900- 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-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 145 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A BIT MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE ADJACENT ALABAMA COUNTIES. A FEW STORMS OVER THESE AREAS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND STRONG POSSIBLY DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AN OCCASIONAL STRONG STORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 2:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 219 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ALZ052-061-252000- UPPER MOBILE-WASHINGTON- 219 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY... AT 214 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRFORD AND JUST SOUTH OF DEER PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...FAIRFORD... CALVERT AND DEER PARK THROUGH 300 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:28 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 528 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ALZ057-252315- BUTLER- 528 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER BUTLER COUNTY... AT 523 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF BOLLING...AND MOVING NORTH AT 7 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... WALD...BUTLER SPRINGS...HERBERT AND SAUCER THROUGH 615 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min | |
| Jun 25, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 23 min |
| Jun 25, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.