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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2008, 12:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2008, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2008, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | South, AL | TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A STORE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 203 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 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 151730
TORMOB
ALC013-035-039-041-151815-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0064.080515T1730Z-080515T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1230 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUVERNE...
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
COHASSETT...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEARVIEW BY 1240 PM CDT...
RUTLEDGE...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE AND 7 MILES WEST OF
PATSBURG BY 115 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 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3180 8617 3180 8616 3178 8614 3176 8613
3138 8619 3131 8670 3144 8673 3183 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 218DEG 33KT 3145 8665
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 151740
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1239 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
ALC035-151749-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080515T1815Z/
CONECUH AL-
1239 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3183 8620 3180 8616 3176 8613 3140 8619
3143 8664 3150 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 218DEG 33KT 3151 8659
$$
ALC013-039-041-151815-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080515T1815Z/
COVINGTON AL-BUTLER AL-CRENSHAW AL-
1239 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CRENSHAW...SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND NORTHERN COVINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1236 PM CDT.... THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF
SOUTH...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RUTLEDGE...7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE AND 7 MILES WEST OF
PATSBURG BY 115 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3183 8620 3180 8616 3176 8613 3140 8619
3143 8664 3150 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 218DEG 33KT 3151 8659
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 151754
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1252 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
ALC013-039-041-151815-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080515T1815Z/
COVINGTON AL-BUTLER AL-CRENSHAW AL-
1252 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CRENSHAW...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
COVINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1248 PM CDT...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF
BRANTLEY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUVERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 36 MPH.
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DAMAGE CONTINUE TO FLOW
INTO THE NWS IN MOBILE IN ASSOCIATION WIT THIS STORM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RUTLEDGE BY 110 PM CDT...
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE AND 8 MILES WEST OF PATSBURG BY 115 PM
CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3183 8620 3180 8616 3176 8613 3165 8613
3164 8615 3155 8615 3151 8618 3149 8650
3156 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 208DEG 31KT 3160 8648
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 96 min | |
| May 15, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 67 min |
| May 15, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 59 min |
| May 15, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 24 min |
| May 15, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 52 min |
| May 15, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe | 23 min |
| May 15, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 41 min |
| May 15, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 39 min |
| May 15, 11:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 48 min |
| May 15, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| May 15, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 41 min |
| May 15, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 39 min |
| May 15, 12:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 45 min |
| May 15, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 31 min |
| May 15, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 45 min |
| May 15, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 43 min |
| May 15, 12:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 28 min |
| May 15, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 40 min |
| May 15, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 19 min |
| May 15, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| May 15, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 38 min |
| May 15, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.