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Tornado Warning 85, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 6:26 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 64 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
County Choctaw County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Lisman, AL | PEOPLE TRAPPED IN A MOBILE HOME IN THE MOLLIE COMMUNITY |
| Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ese Cromwell, AL | EMA REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND BETWEEN CROMWELL AND YANTLEY. |
| Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | Yantley, AL | STATE POLICE REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN YANTLEY. |
| Apr 27, 7:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nw Deas, AL | THREE MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGE ON HWY 17. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 27, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -359 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
548
WFUS54 KMOB 272326
TORMOB
ALC023-280030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0085.110427T2326Z-110428T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
626 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUTLER...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...OR 11 MILES WEST OF STONEWALL...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LISMAN AND BUTLER AROUND 710 PM CDT...
MT STERLING AROUND 715 PM CDT...
DEAS AROUND 720 PM CDT...
PENNINGTON AROUND 725 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 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3232 8798 3230 8798 3228 8801 3221 8800
3215 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804 3208 8805
3206 8846 3229 8843 3232 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 264DEG 45KT 3214 8891
$$4 follow-up statements
847
WWUS54 KMOB 272339
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
639 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC023-280030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110428T0030Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
639 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS 24 MILES WEST OF HINTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
QUITMAN...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CYRIL AND YANTLEY AROUND 700 PM CDT...
PUSHMATAHA AND RIDERWOOD AROUND 705 PM CDT...
CROMWELL...MOLLIE...LISMAN AND HALSELL AROUND 710 PM CDT...
JACHIN AND LITTLE WALKER AROUND 715 PM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER
LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3232 8798 3230 8798 3228 8801 3221 8800
3215 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804 3208 8805
3206 8846 3229 8843 3232 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 263DEG 49KT 3217 8875
$$378
WWUS54 KMOB 272344
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
644 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC023-280030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110428T0030Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
644 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 643 PM CDT...CLARKE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS REPORTED A TORNADO MOVING SOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF ENTERPRISE. THIS
TORNADO WAS 21 MILES WEST OF HINTON...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
QUITMAN...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HINTON AROUND 710 PM CDT...
CYRIL AROUND 715 PM CDT...
YANTLEY...PUSHMATAHA AND RIDERWOOD AROUND 720 PM CDT...
LISMAN AROUND 725 PM CDT...
MOLLIE...CROMWELL...HALSELL AND JACHIN AROUND 730 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 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3232 8798 3230 8798 3228 8801 3221 8800
3215 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804 3208 8805
3206 8846 3229 8843 3232 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 261DEG 32KT 3218 8874
$$084
WWUS54 KMOB 272359
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
659 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC023-280030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110428T0030Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
659 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS 13 MILES WEST OF CYRIL...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
QUITMAN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CYRIL AND YANTLEY AROUND 715 PM CDT...
PUSHMATAHA AROUND 720 PM CDT...
LISMAN...RIDERWOOD...CROMWELL AND MOLLIE AROUND 725 PM CDT...
THIS TORNADO HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR
ENTERPRISE MISSISSIPPI.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER
LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3232 8798 3230 8798 3228 8801 3221 8800
3215 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804 3208 8805
3206 8846 3229 8843 3232 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 273DEG 32KT 3218 8861
$$753
WWUS54 KMOB 280014
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
714 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC023-280030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110428T0030Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
714 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS BETWEEN CYRIL AND YANTLEY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BUTLER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PUSHMATAHA AND YANTLEY AROUND 720 PM CDT...
CROMWELL...LISMAN AND RIDERWOOD AROUND 725 PM CDT...
MOLLIE...HALSELL...JACHIN AND LITTLE WALKER AROUND 730 PM CDT...
THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE IN CLARKE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.
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 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3232 8798 3230 8798 3228 8801 3221 8800
3215 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804 3208 8805
3206 8846 3229 8843 3232 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 267DEG 28KT 3222 8845
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:03 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 28 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.