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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 17, 2008, 11:03 AM CST for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 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
- Feb 17, 2008, 11:03 AM CST (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 11:30 AM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Choctaw County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 5:26 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 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 171703
TORMOB
ALC023-129-MSC153-171730-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0025.080217T1703Z-080217T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1103 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CST
* AT 1103 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
BUCKATUNNA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HEALING SPRINGS AND LOPER BY 1110 AM CST...
MILLRY AND KOENTON BY 1115 AM CST...
CULLOMBURG BY 1120 AM CST...
BLADON SPRINGS AND SILVER CROSS BY 1125 AM CST...
SERVICE BY 1130 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 100 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3183 8817 3182 8818 3180 8816 3178 8817
3177 8814 3162 8808 3146 8847 3160 8860
3185 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 232DEG 42KT 3159 8845
$$
PURDY2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 171714
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1113 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
MSC153-171723-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080217T1730Z/
WAYNE MS-
1113 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3180 8816 3178 8817 3177 8815 3175 8813
3162 8808 3158 8840 3165 8842 3184 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 235DEG 42KT 3166 8834
$$
ALC023-129-171730-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080217T1730Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-
1113 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1113 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HEALING
SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHATOM...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CULLOMBURG AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIGBEE BY 1120 AM CST...
BLADON SPRINGS...SILVER CROSS AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRANKVILLE
BY 1125 AM CST...
SERVICE BY 1130 AM CST...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3180 8816 3178 8817 3177 8815 3175 8813
3162 8808 3158 8840 3165 8842 3184 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 235DEG 42KT 3166 8834
$$
PURDY000
WWUS54 KMOB 171722
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1122 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
ALC023-129-171730-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080217T1730Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-
1122 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1122 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN CULLOMBURG AND
BLADON SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3180 8816 3178 8817 3177 8815 3175 8813
3166 8809 3166 8828 3170 8831 3184 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 235DEG 43KT 3172 8822
$$
PURDYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 7:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 45 min |
| Feb 17, 9:48 AM CST | Marine Weather Statement | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| Feb 17, 11:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Feb 17, 11:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 35 min |
| Feb 17, 11:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 60 min |
| Feb 17, 11:46 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Feb 17, 11:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Feb 17, 11:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 12:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 61 min |
| Feb 17, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 45 min |
| Feb 17, 12:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Feb 17, 12:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 36 min |
| Feb 17, 12:55 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Feb 17, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 63 min |
| Feb 17, 1:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Feb 17, 1:55 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Feb 17, 2:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 19 min |
| Feb 17, 2:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington | 31 min |
| Feb 17, 2:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 59 min |
| Feb 17, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 23 min |
| Feb 17, 2:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 36 min |
| Feb 17, 3:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 44 min |
| Feb 17, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 3:24 PM CST | Marine Weather Statement | MOB | 5 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 50 min |
| Feb 17, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 24 min |
| Feb 17, 3:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Feb 17, 4:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Feb 17, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 36 min |
| Feb 17, 5:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 52 min |
| Feb 17, 6:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 49 min |
| Feb 17, 6:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 29 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.