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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 25, 2010, 3:19 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2010, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2010, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Choctaw County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 25, 12:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 12:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 10:19 PM CDT, 5 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1019 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-251200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1019 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AN INCREASE IN WIND SHEAR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. A SMALL RISK OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO EXISTS AS WELL. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TO MID MONDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH MONDAY AS A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WIND CONTINUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...BUT THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 10:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1042 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ALZ059-250445- ESCAMBIA AL- 1042 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 1145 PM CDT... AT 1041 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EAST BREWTON...OR NEAR RIVERVIEW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BOYKIN...US 29 AND CR 43 AROUND 1055 PM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. &&
Local storm report, Oct 24, 11:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1101 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 PM TORNADO 2 SSE ELSANOR 30.52N 87.57W
10/24/2010 BALDWIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** UNCONFIRMED TORNADO...EMA REPORTED THAT A
MOBILE HOME ON GREEK CEMETERY ROAD WAS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. ANOTHER MOBILE HOME ALONG WITH THE SHED AND
ATTACHED PORCH WAS DAMAGED. TREE LIMBS DOWN AND ROAD
SIGNS BROKEN OFF. A WOMAN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DUE TO
STEPPING ON BROKEN GLASS. SHE WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE.
TIME UPDATED BASED ON EMA REPORT.
&&
KCLocal storm report, Oct 24, 11:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1123 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG ROBERTS 31.08N 86.89W
10/24/2010 ESCAMBIA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON BRADLEY AND SCHOOL HOUSE ROADS.
&&
KCSpecial weather statement, Oct 25, 12:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1231 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ALZ057-058-250615- BUTLER AL-CRENSHAW AL- 1231 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 115 AM CDT... AT 1228 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GEORGIANA...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF GANTT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RUTLEDGE AROUND 115 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. &&
Special weather statement, Oct 25, 12:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1259 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ALZ057-058-250645- BUTLER AL-CRENSHAW AL- 1259 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND CENTRAL CRENSHAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 145 AM CDT... AT 1256 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUVERNE...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOZIER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RUTLEDGE...LUVERNE AROUND 120 AM CDT... LUVERNE AROUND 125 AM CDT... PETREY AROUND 140 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. &&
Special weather statement, Oct 25, 3:12 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 312 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ALZ051-250915- CHOCTAW AL- 312 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THROUGH 415 AM CDT... AT 310 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTH OF BUTLER TO 13 MILES EAST OF QUITMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... LISMAN AROUND 335 AM CDT... BUTLER AROUND 410 AM CDT... DEAS...PENNINGTON AROUND 415 AM CDT... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY SOON BE NEEDED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Oct 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Oct 24, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Oct 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Oct 24, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Oct 24, 10:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Oct 24, 11:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 45 min |
| Oct 24, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 51 min | |
| Oct 24, 11:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 38 min |
| Oct 25, 4:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Washington | 23 min |
| Oct 25, 5:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 60 min |
| Oct 25, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 40 min |
| Oct 25, 5:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 25 min |
| Oct 25, 5:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 46 min |
| Oct 25, 6:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Oct 25, 6:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Oct 25, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
| Oct 25, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Oct 25, 7:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Oct 25, 7:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 54 min |
| Oct 25, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 2 min |
| Oct 25, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 42 min |
| Oct 25, 1:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 39 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.