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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2009, 5:31 AM CDT for Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 21 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
- Mar 28, 2009, 5:31 AM CDT (10:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 5:52 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Covington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 244 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 281031
TORMOB
ALC039-281115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0023.090328T1031Z-090328T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
531 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 529 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
LIBERTYVILLE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BABBIE BY 545 AM CDT...
OPP BY 550 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 NOON CDT SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3108 8638 3120 8651 3148 8628 3147 8628
3147 8626 3145 8626 3145 8619 3124 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 220DEG 32KT 3117 8641
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 281037
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
537 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
ALC039-281115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090328T1115Z/
COVINGTON AL-
536 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
COVINGTON COUNTY...
...BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN RED OAK BY LAW ENFORCEMENT...
...UPDATED TORNADO LOCATION AND PATHCAST...
AT 534 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
BETWEEN RED OAK AND GREEN BAY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ESTOTHEL AND OPP BY 545 AM CDT...
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3110 8636 3120 8645 3144 8630 3147 8628
3147 8627 3146 8626 3145 8626 3145 8619
3124 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 237DEG 42KT 3120 8632
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 281052
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
552 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
ALC039-281102-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090328T1115Z/
COVINGTON AL-
552 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IS NOW
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
COVINGTON COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3110 8636 3120 8645 3144 8630 3147 8628
3147 8627 3146 8626 3145 8626 3145 8619
3124 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1052Z 237DEG 42KT 3130 8614
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Mar 27, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 20 min |
| Mar 27, 11:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 115 min |
| Mar 27, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 112 min |
| Mar 27, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 1:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 119 min |
| Mar 28, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 16 min |
| Mar 28, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 2:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Mar 28, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Mar 28, 2:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 15 min |
| Mar 28, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 3:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 89 min |
| Mar 28, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 4:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 5:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 12 min |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 16 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 7 days |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 64 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 13 days |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 7 days |
| Mar 28, 6:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 50 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 5 days |
| Mar 28, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 109 min | |
| Mar 28, 12:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 12 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.