Tornado Warning 132, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Sep 1, 2008, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)

Expired

Sep 1, 2008, 2:15 PM CDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Washington County, AL

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KMOB 011826
TORMOB
ALC129-011915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0132.080901T1826Z-080901T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
126 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT

* AT 121 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  TOPTON...OR ABOUT 21 MILES SOUTH OF CHATOM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 47
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  YELLOW PINE BY 150 PM CDT...

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE OBSCURING 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 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3119 8805 3115 8811 3115 8829 3131 8844
      3160 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 141DEG 40KT 3122 8821

$$

PURDY

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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.