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Fire Weather Watch 33, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this fire weather watch at Dec 20, 2012, 2:19 PM CST for 7 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 21, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 2:19 PM CST (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 6:06 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 574 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 705 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this fire weather watch 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 fire weather watch went out at Dec 20, 11:35 AM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 11:35 AM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 20, 8:54 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 854 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-FLZ001-MSZ076-079-201630- CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS- INLAND ESCAMBIA FL-UPPER BALDWIN AL-CLARKE AL-LOWER BALDWIN AL- UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-GEORGE MS- 854 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND EASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH...WESTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...NORTHERN BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 1030 AM CST... AT 851 AM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF CHATOM TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF LUCEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE... MIDTOWN MOBILE... DOWNTOWN MOBILE... MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION... MOVICO... POARCH CREEK RESERVATION... TILLMANS CORNER... SEMMES... SATSUMA... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 51. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 83. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
Local storm report, Dec 20, 8:56 AM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
856 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 AM TSTM WND DMG BENNDALE 30.87N 88.81W
12/20/2012 GEORGE MS BROADCAST MEDIA
DECK ROOF BLOWN OFF.
&&
JCSpecial weather statement, Dec 20, 9:11 AM CST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 911 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ALZ052>064-FLZ001>004-MSZ079-201645- BUTLER AL-CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-CRENSHAW AL-ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL- WASHINGTON AL-WILCOX AL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-INLAND ESCAMBIA FL- UPPER BALDWIN AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-CLARKE AL-SANTA ROSA FL- LOWER BALDWIN AL-UPPER MOBILE AL-LOWER MOBILE AL-GEORGE MS- 911 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...BUTLER...CONECUH...NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...NORTHWESTERN CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...WILCOX...CLARKE...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 1045 AM CST... AT 909 AM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMDEN TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUCEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE... MIDTOWN MOBILE... DOWNTOWN MOBILE... WHITFIELD... BOYKIN... PINE LEVEL... PETERMAN... MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION... MOVICO... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 66. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 139. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 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 NOON CST THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. &&
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Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2:51 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 30 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:51 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 64 min |
| Dec 20, 4:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 36 min |
| Dec 20, 4:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 30 min |
| Dec 20, 5:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 46 min |
| Dec 20, 5:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Dec 20, 5:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 52 min |
| Dec 20, 5:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 39 min |
| Dec 20, 6:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 28 min |
| Dec 20, 6:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 22 min |
| Dec 20, 6:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 min |
| Dec 20, 6:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 49 min |
| Dec 20, 6:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 35 min |
| Dec 20, 6:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 50 min |
| Dec 20, 6:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 34 min |
| Dec 20, 7:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 58 min |
| Dec 20, 7:06 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Dec 20, 7:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 42 min |
| Dec 20, 7:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 56 min |
| Dec 20, 7:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Dec 20, 7:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe | 42 min |
| Dec 20, 7:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 53 min |
| Dec 20, 8:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 32 min |
| Dec 20, 8:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 33 min |
| Dec 20, 8:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 17 min |
| Dec 20, 8:26 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Dec 20, 8:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 63 min |
| Dec 20, 8:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Dec 20, 9:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 25 min |
| Dec 20, 9:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 55 min |
| Dec 20, 9:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 15 min |
| Dec 20, 9:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Dec 20, 9:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 26 min |
| Dec 20, 9:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 16 min |
| Dec 20, 10:23 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Dec 20, 11:34 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Dec 20, 2:19 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 64 min |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 60 min |
| Dec 20, 9:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 62 min |
| Dec 20, 10:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 7:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 63 min |
| Dec 20, 7:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 63 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.