Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2009, 7:37 AM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 53 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 26, 2009, 7:37 AM CDT (12:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 710 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 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 261237 TORMOB ALC013-035-039-041-261330- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0009.090326T1237Z-090326T1330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 737 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHERN CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 830 AM CDT * AT 733 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOANGO...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT CIRCUALTION IN THIS STORM HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND IS MUCH STRONGER OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BRANTLEY BY 805 AM CDT... GLENWOOD BY 815 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 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3144 8620 3129 8668 3139 8673 3179 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 1237Z 234DEG 46KT 3137 8663 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMOB 261252 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 752 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ALC039-041-261330- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090326T1330Z/ COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL- 752 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES... AT 747 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR HEATH...OR ABOUT NEAR ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ROSE HILL AND DOZIER BY 800 AM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3134 8652 3140 8655 3179 8614 3144 8620 TIME...MOT...LOC 1252Z 253DEG 38KT 3139 8645 $$
000 WWUS54 KMOB 261303 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 803 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ALC039-041-261330- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090326T1330Z/ COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL- 803 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES... AT 758 AM CDT.... THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR ROSE HILL...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 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 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3138 8639 3143 8643 3179 8614 3144 8620 TIME...MOT...LOC 1303Z 253DEG 38KT 3142 8632 $$
000 WWUS54 KMOB 261322 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 822 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ALC039-041-261332- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090326T1330Z/ COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL- 822 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 830 AM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3138 8639 3143 8643 3179 8614 3144 8620 TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 253DEG 38KT 3148 8609 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 42 min |
| Mar 26, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 16 min |
| Mar 26, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 5:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 26, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 5:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Mar 26, 5:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 6:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 6:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 63 min |
| Mar 26, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Mar 26, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 8:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 57 min |
| Mar 26, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 26, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 10 days |
| Mar 26, 10:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min |
Nearby
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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.