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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 17, 2008, 1:21 PM CST for Butler County, Monroe County, Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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, 1:21 PM CST (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 2:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
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, 12:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 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 171922
TORMOB
ALC013-099-131-172000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0032.080217T1921Z-080217T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
121 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 200 PM CST
* AT 121 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PACKARDS
BEND...OR ABOUT 17 MILES EAST OF GROVE HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VREDENBURGH...BUENA VISTA AND BELLVIEW BY 130 PM CST...
CHESTNUT...FATAMA AND CORDUROY STATION BY 135 PM CST...
WATSONVILLE AND NADAWAH BY 140 PM CST...
CALEDONIA AND MCWILLIAMS BY 145 PM 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 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3198 8684 3198 8678 3186 8675
3166 8751 3180 8751 3208 8694 3207 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 245DEG 40KT 3177 8741
$$
PURDY2 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KMOB 171937
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
137 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
ALC013-099-131-172000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080217T2000Z/
MONROE AL-BUTLER AL-WILCOX AL-
137 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX...NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 137 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLVIEW...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FATAMA...WATSONVILLE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NADAWAH BY 145 PM
CST...
OAK HILL AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CALEDONIA BY 155 PM CST...
MCBRYDES...6 MILES WEST OF SNOW HILL...8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ALLENTON AND 8 MILES WEST OF FURMAN BY 200 PM CST...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3198 8684 3198 8678 3186 8675
3179 8736 3184 8739 3208 8694 3207 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 228DEG 39KT 3185 8732
$$
PURDY000
WWUS54 KMOB 171942
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
142 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
ALC013-099-171952-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080217T2000Z/
MONROE AL-BUTLER AL-
142 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND NORTHERN MONROE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3197 8689 3196 8691 3192 8690
3185 8693 3184 8739 3208 8694 3207 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 228DEG 35KT 3189 8726
$$
ALC131-172000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080217T2000Z/
WILCOX AL-
142 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 142 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLVIEW...OR
ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OAK HILL AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CALEDONIA BY 155 PM CST...
MCBRYDES...6 MILES WEST OF SNOW HILL...7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ALLENTON AND 8 MILES WEST OF FURMAN BY 200 PM CST...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3197 8689 3196 8691 3192 8690
3185 8693 3184 8739 3208 8694 3207 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 228DEG 35KT 3189 8726
$$
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, 11:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 27 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, 1:55 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 |
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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.