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Tornado Warning 92, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 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
- Sep 1, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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
- 838 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 010800
TORMOB
ALC003-097-010900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0092.080901T0800Z-080901T0900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
300 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 400 AM CDT
* AT 256 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF OAK...OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 64 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GASQUE BY 315 AM CDT...
MON LOUIS BY 335 AM CDT...
LAURENDINE AND SOUTH ORCHARD BY 340 AM CDT...
I10 AND MCDONALD ROAD AND IRVINGTON BY 345 AM 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 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3023 8794 3025 8797 3027 8795 3025 8789
3027 8779 3027 8778 3031 8777 3042 8792
3047 8793 3053 8806 3052 8809 3038 8810
3033 8813 3048 8840 3068 8823 3057 8807
3053 8807 3047 8792 3026 8762 3022 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 126DEG 56KT 3011 8757
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 010809
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
309 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
ALC003-097-010900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080901T0900Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
310 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MOBILE AND SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...
AT 306 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS 11 MILES SOUTH OF OAK...OR ABOUT 28 MILES EAST OF DAUPHIN
ISLAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 64 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GASQUE AND PALMETTO BEACH BY 315 AM CDT...
MOUTH OF WEEKS BAY BY 320 AM CDT...
MON LOUIS AND DELCHAMPS BY 335 AM CDT...
SOUTH ORCHARD...LAURENDINE AND BELLEFONTAINE BY 340 AM CDT...
I10 AND MCDONALD ROAD AND IRVINGTON BY 345 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3023 8794 3025 8797 3027 8795 3025 8789
3027 8779 3027 8778 3031 8777 3042 8792
3047 8793 3053 8806 3052 8809 3038 8810
3033 8813 3048 8840 3068 8823 3057 8807
3053 8807 3047 8792 3026 8762 3022 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 126DEG 56KT 3020 8772
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 010822
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
322 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
ALC003-097-010900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080901T0900Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
322 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MOBILE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...
AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DELCHAMPS...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST
OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 66 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DELCHAMPS AND MON LOUIS BY 335 AM CDT...
BAYOU LA BATRE AND SOUTH ORCHARD BY 340 AM CDT...
DIXON CORNER...SAINT ELMO AND IRVINGTON BY 345 AM CDT...
GRAND BAY BY 350 AM 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3023 8795 3027 8799 3033 8810 3036 8819
3048 8840 3057 8833 3044 8809 3034 8812
3026 8797 3027 8794 3025 8791 3025 8786
3023 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0822Z 118DEG 57KT 3028 8791
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 010851
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
351 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
ALC003-097-010901-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080901T0900Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
351 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MOBILE AND EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 400 AM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3023 8795 3027 8799 3033 8810 3036 8819
3048 8840 3057 8833 3044 8809 3034 8812
3026 8797 3027 8794 3025 8791 3025 8786
3023 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 118DEG 57KT 3050 8838
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 4:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 5:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 62 min |
| Sep 1, 6:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 6:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 7:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 7:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Sep 1, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 51 min |
| Sep 1, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Sep 1, 8:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 8:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 22 hr | |
| Sep 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 9 min |
| Sep 1, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 28 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 min |
| Sep 1, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 22 min |
| Sep 1, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
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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.