Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 53 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
- Apr 4, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2008, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 464 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 041938
TORMOB
ALC131-042030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0041.080404T1937Z-080404T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
237 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 232 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF
LOWER PEACH TREE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF GROVE HILL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE RADAR INDICATED TORNADO WAS STILL OVER NORTHEASTERN
CLARKE COUNTY AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LOWER PEACH TREE BY 250 PM CDT...
SHEPPARD AND COY BY 255 PM CDT...
COAL BLUFF AND YELLOW BLUFF BY 300 PM CDT...
ROCKWEST BY 310 PM CDT...
CAMDEN AND CANTON BEND BY 315 PM CDT...
BOYKIN AND ESTELLE BY 320 PM CDT...
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 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3204 8714 3185 8727 3183 8737 3183 8762
3187 8762 3189 8767 3201 8767 3210 8758
3222 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 242DEG 36KT 3183 8769
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 041958
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
258 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
ALC131-042030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080404T2030Z/
WILCOX AL-
258 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHEPPARD...OR
ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKWEST BY 310 PM CDT...
CAMDEN...CANTON BEND AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILLERS FERRY BY 315
PM CDT...
BOYKIN BY 320 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3204 8714 3193 8722 3187 8746 3189 8756
3195 8759 3200 8759 3206 8754 3222 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 242DEG 36KT 3193 8747
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 042013
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
312 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
ALC131-042030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080404T2030Z/
WILCOX AL-
312 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 308 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
ROCKWEST...OR VERY NEAR CAMDEN...AND WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BOYKIN BY 320 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3204 8714 3193 8722 3192 8736 3193 8743
3200 8747 3207 8745 3217 8731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 242DEG 36KT 3200 8732
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 042025
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
325 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
ALC131-042030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080404T2030Z/
WILCOX AL-
325 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF
CAMDEN...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE STORM WILL REMIAN OVER RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEAST AND
NORTHEAST-CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3213 8726 3207 8718 3206 8718 3206 8717
3204 8714 3193 8722 3196 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 233DEG 35KT 3202 8721
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 15 min |
| Apr 4, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 50 min |
| Apr 4, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 32 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.