Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2009, 7:21 AM CDT for Butler County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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 2, 2009, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2009, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, AL, Crenshaw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 6:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 463 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 021221
TORMOB
ALC013-041-021300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0029.090402T1221Z-090402T1300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
721 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CENTRAL CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUVERNE...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 719 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PIGEON CREEK...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF LUVERNE...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LIVE OAK BY 745 AM CDT...
PATSBURG BY 750 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 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3161 8614 3164 8659 3175 8664 3181 8656
3198 8627 3197 8618 3193 8617 3188 8618
3184 8617 3181 8620 3180 8615 3169 8614
3163 8617 3163 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 254DEG 35KT 3173 8653
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 021241
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
741 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
ALC013-021251-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090402T1300Z/
BUTLER AL-
741 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3168 8615 3169 8628 3171 8640 3179 8644
3184 8640 3198 8627 3197 8618 3193 8617
3188 8618 3184 8617 3181 8620 3180 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1241Z 252DEG 33KT 3182 8623
$$
ALC041-021300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090402T1300Z/
CRENSHAW AL-
741 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CRENSHAW COUNTY...
AT 733 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
NEAR LIVE OAK...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
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 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3168 8615 3169 8628 3171 8640 3179 8644
3184 8640 3198 8627 3197 8618 3193 8617
3188 8618 3184 8617 3181 8620 3180 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1241Z 252DEG 33KT 3182 8623
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 021249
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
749 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
ALC041-021300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090402T1300Z/
CRENSHAW AL-
749 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CRENSHAW COUNTY...
AT 746 AM CDT.... THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR PETREY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LUVERNE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORM WILL SOON
EXIT EASTERN CRENSHAW COUNTY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3176 8615 3175 8620 3179 8622 3182 8624
3185 8624 3189 8622 3189 8618 3184 8617
3181 8620 3180 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 252DEG 33KT 3183 8617
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 021255
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
755 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
ALC041-021304-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090402T1300Z/
CRENSHAW AL-
755 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CRENSHAW COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS SINCE EXITED EASTERN CRENSHAW COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3176 8615 3175 8620 3179 8622 3182 8624
3185 8624 3189 8622 3189 8618 3184 8617
3181 8620 3180 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 180DEG 0KT 3182 8620
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 10:27 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 38 hr | |
| Apr 2, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Apr 2, 6:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Apr 2, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Apr 2, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 2, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Apr 2, 12:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Apr 2, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Apr 2, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Apr 2, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Apr 2, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 21 min | |
| Apr 2, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Apr 2, 2:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 21 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.