Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 50, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 14, 2009, 9:10 PM CST for Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 14, 2009, 9:10 PM CST (03:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2009, 9:34 PM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Covington County, AL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 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
- 232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMOB 150310 TORMOB ALC039-150400- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0050.091215T0310Z-091215T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 910 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1000 PM CST * AT 908 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WATKINS BRIDGE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WATKINS BRIDGE BY 925 PM CST... STEDMAN BY 940 PM CST... 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. TO REPORT ANY TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...OR OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2. LAT...LON 3129 8619 3102 8619 3102 8655 3107 8655 TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 257DEG 24KT 3105 8653 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMOB 150323 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 923 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 ALC039-150400- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-091215T0400Z/ COVINGTON AL- 923 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY... AT 922 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS JUST SOUTH OF WATKINS BRIDGE...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... STEDMAN BY 940 PM CST... GREEN BAY BY 945 PM CST... ONYCHA AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOWELLS BY 950 PM CST... ESTOTHEL BY 1000 PM CST... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TO REPORT ANY TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...OR OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2. REPORT ANY TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR... YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT. LAT...LON 3102 8644 3110 8645 3129 8619 3102 8619 TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 246DEG 23KT 3107 8643 $$
000 WWUS54 KMOB 150334 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 934 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 ALC039-150343- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-091215T0400Z/ COVINGTON AL- 934 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A ONCE LONG-LIVED AND PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM CIRCULATION DIMINISHED OVER RURAL SOUTHEAST COVINGTON COUNTY SINCE 920 PM CST. TO REPORT ANY TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...OR OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2. LAT...LON 3102 8644 3110 8645 3129 8619 3102 8619 TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 180DEG 0KT 3107 8644 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 6:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 6:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 101 min |
| Dec 14, 6:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 91 min |
| Dec 14, 7:04 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 86 min |
| Dec 14, 7:09 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 68 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 5 days |
| Dec 14, 7:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 22 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 3 days |
| Dec 14, 7:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 8:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 53 min |
| Dec 14, 8:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 39 min |
| Dec 14, 8:47 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 118 min |
| Dec 14, 8:47 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 25 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Dec 14, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Dec 14, 9:11 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 31 min |
| Dec 14, 9:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:51 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Dec 14, 9:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 11:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 3 hr |
| Dec 15, 1:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 31 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 5 days | |
| Dec 15, 8:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 14 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:58 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 4 days |
| Dec 15, 9:22 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 9:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.