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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Mobile, AL

June 11, 2012George County, Greene County, Mississippi; 6 counties in Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2012, 11:05 PM CDT for George County, Greene County, Mississippi; 6 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 55 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
Jun 11, 2012, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2012, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2012-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3962 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2012-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3962 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

460 
WUUS54 KMOB 120405
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-053-097-099-129-MSC039-041-120500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0100.120612T0405Z-120612T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1105 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 1100 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF FRISCO CITY TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  LEAKESVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION...                 MOVICO...
  POARCH CREEK RESERVATION...                 MOUNT VERNON...       
  GULFCREST...                                CALVERT...            
  BUCKS...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3106 8879 3141 8742 3131 8738 3126 8743
      3126 8737 3111 8731 3079 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 323DEG 15KT 3129 8738 3103 8854

$$
2 follow-up statements
938 
WWUS54 KMOB 120435
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1135 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

ALC003-025-053-097-099-129-MSC039-041-120500-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-120612T0500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-GEORGE MS-CLARKE AL-
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
1135 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR NORTHERN MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE...
GEORGE...SOUTHERN GREENE...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE
AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 1132 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
10 MILES NORTH OF FLOMATON TO 8 MILES EAST OF LUCEDALE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION...                 MOVICO...
  POARCH CREEK RESERVATION...                 MOUNT VERNON...
  GULFCREST...          CITRONELLE...         CHUNCHULA...
  CALVERT...            BUCKS...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3106 8879 3141 8742 3131 8738 3126 8743
      3126 8737 3111 8731 3079 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 323DEG 15KT 3119 8729 3093 8845

$$
158 
WWUS54 KMOB 120456
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1156 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

ALC003-025-053-097-099-129-MSC039-041-120506-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-120612T0500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-GEORGE MS-CLARKE AL-
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
1156 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR
NORTHERN MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE...
GEORGE...SOUTHERN GREENE...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE
AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 1155 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR NORTHERN
MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE...GEORGE...
SOUTHERN GREENE...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...
THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT CDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3106 8879 3141 8742 3131 8738 3126 8743
      3126 8737 3111 8731 3079 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 323DEG 15KT 3112 8723 3086 8839

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne65 min
Jun 11, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne63 min
Jun 11, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone40 min
Jun 11, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw62 min
Jun 11, 9:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke3 hr
Jun 11, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 12, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Jun 12, 5:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin19 hr
Jun 12, 5:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin27 hr

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.