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Tornado Warning 162, NWS Mobile, AL

December 10, 2008Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2008, 3:09 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 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: Dec 10, 2008, 3:09 AM CST (09:09 UTC)
Expired: Dec 10, 2008, 3:34 AM CST
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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
Dec 10, 1:41 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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: 1569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 100909
TORMOB
ALC003-097-101000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0162.081210T0909Z-081210T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
309 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...

* UNTIL 400 AM CST

* AT 306 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SAND ISLAND...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN
  ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTIES.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3020 8807 3038 8789 3042 8792 3028 8808
      3021 8810 3024 8822 3028 8809 3039 8797
      3029 8815 3040 8796 3041 8797 3032 8815
      3035 8812 3042 8793 3051 8793 3036 8774
      3034 8783 3023 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 227DEG 13KT 3004 8828

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 100912 CCA
TORMOB
ALC003-097-101000-
/O.COR.KMOB.TO.W.0162.081210T0909Z-081210T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
309 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...

* UNTIL 400 AM CST

* AT 306 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  SAND ISLAND...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE  TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DAUPHIN ISLAND AND SAND ISLAND BY 330 AM CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3020 8807 3038 8789 3042 8792 3028 8808
      3021 8810 3024 8822 3028 8809 3039 8797
      3029 8815 3040 8796 3041 8797 3032 8815
      3035 8812 3042 8793 3051 8793 3036 8774
      3034 8783 3023 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 218DEG 28KT 3012 8823

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 100919
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
319 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

ALC003-097-101000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0162.000000T0000Z-081210T1000Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
318 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR EXTREME
SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE AND SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...

AT 318 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAND ISLAND...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SAND ISLAND BY 330 AM CST...
  DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT MORGAN BY 335 AM
  CST...
  POINT CLEAR...6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATTLES WHARF...8 MILES WEST OF
  TURKEY BRANCH AND 9 MILES WEST OF MOUTH OF WEEKS BAY BY 400 AM
  CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3020 8807 3038 8789 3042 8792 3028 8808
      3021 8810 3024 8822 3028 8809 3039 8797
      3029 8815 3040 8796 3041 8797 3032 8815
      3035 8812 3042 8793 3051 8793 3036 8774
      3034 8783 3023 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0918Z 217DEG 27KT 3017 8819

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 100934
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
334 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

ALC003-097-100942-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0162.000000T0000Z-081210T1000Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
332 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE AND 
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 332 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS DISSIPATED.  AS A 
RESULT...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE AND 
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3020 8807 3038 8789 3042 8792 3028 8808
      3021 8810 3024 8822 3028 8809 3039 8797
      3029 8815 3040 8796 3041 8797 3032 8815
      3035 8812 3042 8793 3051 8793 3036 8774
      3034 8783 3023 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 217DEG 27KT 3025 8812

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 10, 2:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	52 min
Dec 10, 2:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	45 min
Dec 10, 2:35 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		40 min
Dec 10, 3:16 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		44 min
Dec 10, 3:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	50 min
Dec 10, 4:01 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		59 min
Dec 10, 5:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	45 min
Dec 10, 5:57 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia	3 hr
Dec 10, 6:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	40 min
Dec 10, 6:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	30 min
Dec 10, 6:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	18 min
Dec 10, 6:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	29 min
Dec 10, 6:45 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Dec 10, 7:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	39 min
Dec 10, 7:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	52 min
Dec 10, 7:24 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	3 hr
Dec 10, 7:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	40 min
Dec 10, 7:38 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	112 min
Dec 10, 7:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	45 min
Dec 10, 8:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	46 min
Dec 10, 8:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	36 min
Dec 10, 8:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	41 min
Dec 10, 8:57 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Dec 10, 9:04 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	26 min
Dec 10, 9:40 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	3 hr
Dec 10, 10:46 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		119 min
Dec 10, 12:44 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
Dec 10, 2:08 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min

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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.