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Tornado Warning 61, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 6:23 PM CDT for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 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 15, 2011, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 6:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wilcox 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 15, 11:21 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
791
WFUS54 KMOB 152323
TORMOB
ALC131-160015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0061.110415T2323Z-110416T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
623 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAMDEN...OR NEAR WATSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OAK HILL AROUND 630 PM CDT...
SNOW HILL AROUND 640 PM CDT...
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 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3197 8685 3196 8686 3196 8691
3193 8692 3183 8707 3183 8714 3188 8724
3206 8704 3206 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 228DEG 38KT 3188 8713
$$3 follow-up statements
273
WWUS54 KMOB 152333
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
633 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC131-160015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
WILCOX AL-
633 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS NEAR ALLENTON...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FURMAN AND SNOW HILL AROUND 640 PM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER
LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3197 8685 3197 8690 3196 8691
3193 8692 3187 8702 3187 8707 3196 8712
3206 8704 3206 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 228DEG 38KT 3195 8704
$$172
WWUS54 KMOB 152342
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
642 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC131-160015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
WILCOX AL-
642 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS NEAR FURMAN...OR ABOUT 18 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM.
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 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3197 8685 3197 8690 3196 8691
3193 8692 3193 8697 3196 8701 3201 8704
3206 8700 3206 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 228DEG 38KT 3201 8696
$$416
WWUS54 KMOB 152355
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
655 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC131-160004-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
WILCOX AL-
655 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 654 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
NORTHEAST OUT OF WILCOX COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3205 8685 3197 8685 3197 8690 3196 8691
3193 8692 3193 8697 3196 8701 3201 8704
3206 8700 3206 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 228DEG 38KT 3209 8685
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:41 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 44 hr | |
| Apr 15, 10:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 10:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 10:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 11:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 11:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 11:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 12:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 21 min |
| Apr 15, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 61 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.