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Tornado Warning 140, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2008, 4:20 PM CDT for Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 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
- Sep 1, 2008, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMOB 012120 TORMOB ALC129-MSC041-153-012200- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0140.080901T2120Z-080901T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 420 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO... WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 420 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VINEGAR BEND...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 34 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ESCATAWPA BY 425 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 MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3156 8886 3172 8863 3124 8831 3118 8839 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 142DEG 30KT 3125 8839 $$ PURDY
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMOB 012140 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 440 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ALC129-012149- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080901T2200Z/ WASHINGTON AL- 439 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3153 8877 3162 8860 3135 8844 3132 8847 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 144DEG 28KT 3137 8849 $$ MSC041-153-012200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080901T2200Z/ GREENE MS-WAYNE MS- 439 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES... AT 439 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHICORA...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHATOM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 33 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CHICORA BY 500 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 MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3153 8877 3162 8860 3135 8844 3132 8847 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 144DEG 28KT 3137 8849 $$ PURDY
000 WWUS54 KMOB 012152 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 452 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 MSC041-012202- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080901T2200Z/ GREENE MS- 452 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3153 8877 3162 8860 3149 8857 3146 8864 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 143DEG 41KT 3150 8860 $$ MSC153-012200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080901T2200Z/ WAYNE MS- 452 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY... AT 452 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 47 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3153 8877 3162 8860 3149 8857 3146 8864 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 143DEG 41KT 3150 8860 $$ PURDY
000 WWUS54 KMOB 012201 RRA SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 501 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 MSC153-012211- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080901T2200Z/ WAYNE MS- 501 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 500 PM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3153 8877 3162 8860 3149 8857 3146 8864 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 143DEG 41KT 3150 8860 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 60 min |
| Sep 1, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 4:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 5:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 62 min |
| Sep 1, 6:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 6:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 7:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 7:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Sep 1, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 51 min |
| Sep 1, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Sep 1, 8:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 8:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 22 hr | |
| Sep 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 9 min |
| Sep 1, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 28 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 min |
| Sep 1, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 22 min |
| Sep 1, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.