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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2010, 5:24 AM CST for Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 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
- Nov 30, 2010, 5:24 AM CST (11:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2010, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1093 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
209 WFUS54 KMOB 301124 TORMOB ALC129-MSC041-301200- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0036.101130T1124Z-101130T1200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 524 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 600 AM CST * AT 521 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LEAKESVILLE AROUND 530 AM CST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3149 8838 3134 8818 3101 8856 3112 8871 TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 221DEG 36KT 3111 8859 $$
2 follow-up statements
071 WWUS54 KMOB 301141 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 541 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ALC129-MSC041-301200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS- 541 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 539 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR ROUNSAVILLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ESCATAWPA...FOUR POINT...FRUITDALE AND VINEGAR BEND AROUND 550 AM CST... YELLOW PINE AROUND 555 AM CST... TIBBIE AROUND 600 AM CST... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3116 8846 3124 8855 3149 8838 3134 8818 TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 221DEG 36KT 3124 8846 $$
043 WWUS54 KMOB 301153 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 553 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 MSC041-301202- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ GREENE MS- 553 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 549 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OUT OF GREENE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GREENE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3124 8841 3132 8844 3147 8835 3134 8818 TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 221DEG 36KT 3132 8837 $$ ALC129-301200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-101130T1200Z/ WASHINGTON AL- 553 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 549 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR ESCATAWPA...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TIBBIE AROUND 600 AM CST... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3124 8841 3132 8844 3147 8835 3134 8818 TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 221DEG 36KT 3132 8837 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 4:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 5:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 6:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 6:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 6:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 6:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 6:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 7:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 7:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 7:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 7:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 9:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 13 min |
| Nov 30, 9:46 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Nov 30, 10:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 18 min |
| Nov 30, 11:53 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 112 min | |
| Nov 30, 11:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 22 min |
| Nov 30, 1:01 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 20 hr | |
| Nov 30, 1:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Nov 30, 1:25 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.