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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2008, 4:22 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. 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 11, 2008, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 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), 134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1611 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.5
- Supercell composite
- 13.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 112123
TORMOB
ALC023-129-MSC153-112215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0049.080411T2122Z-080411T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
422 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 418 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WHISTLER...
OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HIWANNEE AND WOODWARDS BY 430 PM CDT...
BOICE BY 435 PM CDT...
GRETNA BY 450 PM CDT...
ISNEY BY 455 PM CDT...
EVANSBORO BY 500 PM CDT...
GILBERTOWN...PARAGON...SOUWILPA AND BOLINGER BY 510 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.
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3215 8808 3206 8810 3198 8807 3195 8812
3193 8809 3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809
3170 8809 3162 8882 3174 8889 3185 8874
3189 8850 3197 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 252DEG 27KT 3174 8876
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 112133
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
432 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
ALC023-129-MSC153-112215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080411T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-WAYNE MS-
432 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN CHOCTAW AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 430 PM CDT.... THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOICE...OR ABOUT NEAR
WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ISNEY AND GRETNA BY 440 PM CDT...
SOUWILPA...GILBERTOWN...BOLINGER AND PARAGON BY 450 PM CDT...
BARRYTOWN...CHAPPELL HILL AND WIMBLY BY 455 PM CDT...
WOMACK HILL BY 500 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
FROM 55 TO 75 MPH.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3202 8810 3198 8807 3195 8812 3193 8809
3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809 3170 8809
3166 8870 3173 8878 3182 8872 3189 8850
3197 8847 3215 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 252DEG 52KT 3175 8861
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 112140
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
440 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
ALC023-129-MSC153-112215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080411T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-WAYNE MS-
440 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN CHOCTAW AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 435 PM CDT.... THE RADAR INDICATED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
BOICE...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GRETNA BY 445 PM CDT...
ISNEY BY 450 PM CDT...
PARAGON...BOLINGER...WATER VALLEY AND SILAS BY 500 PM CDT...
SOUWILPA...GILBERTOWN AND BOLINGER BY 505 PM CDT...
BARRYTOWN BY 510 PM CDT...
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3202 8810 3198 8807 3195 8812 3193 8809
3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809 3170 8809
3167 8862 3173 8867 3181 8865 3189 8850
3197 8847 3215 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 249DEG 32KT 3176 8857
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 112148
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
447 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
ALC023-129-MSC153-112215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080411T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-WAYNE MS-
447 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN CHOCTAW AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 443 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
GRETNA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...NOW MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH. THE STORM...AND TORNADO TRACK...HAS TAKEN ON MORE OF A
SOUTHERLY TRACK
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
AQUILLA BY 455 PM CDT...
SILAS...BOLINGER AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF SOUWILPA BY 500 PM CDT...
CULLOMBURG BY 505 PM CDT...
BLADON SPRINGS AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF BARRYTOWN BY 510 PM CDT...
SERVICE BY 515 PM CDT...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3202 8810 3198 8807 3195 8812 3193 8809
3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809 3170 8809
3167 8845 3168 8856 3172 8862 3197 8847
3215 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 276DEG 33KT 3172 8850
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 112159
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
457 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
ALC023-129-MSC153-112215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080411T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-WAYNE MS-
457 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN CHOCTAW AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 456 PM CDT.... THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRETNA...OR ABOUT 11
MILES EAST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SPOTTERS ARE
REPORTING A ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR AQUILLA VERY CLOSE TO THE
GROUND. THE TORNADO MAY BE IN THE PROCESS OF REFORMING.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
AQUILLA BY 505 PM CDT...
SILAS...CULLOMBURG...BOLINGER AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF SOUWILPA BY 515
PM CDT...
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3190 8812 3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809
3170 8809 3167 8845 3168 8851 3172 8856
3183 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 268DEG 21KT 3173 8846
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 112209
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
508 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
MSC153-112218-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080411T2215Z/
WAYNE MS-
508 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3190 8812 3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809
3170 8809 3167 8840 3167 8846 3183 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 268DEG 21KT 3173 8838
$$
ALC023-129-112215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080411T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CHOCTAW AL-
508 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHOCTAW AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 505 PM CDT.... THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AQUILLA...OR ABOUT 15
MILES EAST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS
MOVING VERY CLOSE TO...BUT JUST NORTH OF...THE WASHINGTON AND
CHOCTAW COUNTY BORDER.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SILAS...CULLOMBURG...BOLINGER AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF SOUWILPA BY 515
PM CDT...
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3190 8812 3182 8818 3176 8814 3175 8809
3170 8809 3167 8840 3167 8846 3183 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 268DEG 21KT 3173 8838
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 11:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 11 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 52 min |
| Apr 11, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 11, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 41 min |
| Apr 11, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 113 min |
| Apr 11, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 41 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2008Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2008Every tornado warning in 2008Tornadoes in 2008
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.