Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2012, 8:51 AM CST for Clarke County, Monroe County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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
- Feb 24, 2012, 8:51 AM CST (14:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clarke County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 9:15 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson, AL | HARPER HEADSTART SCHOOL SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Feb 24, 9:17 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Jackson, AL | TREE DAMAGE REPORTED ON BRIDALWOOD PATH ROUGHLY A HALF MILE NORTHEAST OF WHERE HARPER HEAD START SCHOOL WAS DAMAGED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 7:48 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 1167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566
WUUS54 KMOB 241451
SVRMOB
ALC025-099-129-241530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0022.120224T1451Z-120224T1530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
851 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 930 AM CST
* AT 849 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS NEAR 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHATOM...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAGARVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKVILLE... WHATLEY... WALKER SPRINGS...
GROVE HILL... CARLTON... VREDENBURGH...
URIAH... MONROEVILLE... MEGARGEL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3140 8730 3137 8732 3125 8825 3150 8814
3183 8736
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 253DEG 55KT 3139 8805
$$2 follow-up statements
908
WWUS54 KMOB 241456
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
856 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
ALC025-099-129-241530-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120224T1530Z/
MONROE AL-WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-
856 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN CLARKE...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND WESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...
AT 854 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WAGARVILLE AND PRESTWICK...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF JACKSON...MOVING
EAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STAVE
CREEK...CARLTON...ROCKVILLE...WALKER SPRINGS...CHOCTAW BLUFF...
ALMA...UNION...ELISKA...MANILA...GAINESTOWN...SUGGSVILLE...WHATLEY...
BARLOW BEND...HOMEWOOD...VASHTI...GOSPORT...MANISTEE...CLAIBORNE...
PERDUE HILL...MEGARGEL...FINCHBURG...CHANCE...WAINWRIGHT...FRISCO
CITY...HIXON...OLD SALEM...MEXIA...SCRATCH ANKLE...MEXBORO...
FOUNTAIN...MEXIA CROSSING...EXCEL...HALLS CROSSROADS...OLLIE...WEST
MONROEVILLE...FRANKLIN...MONROEVILLE...VREDENBURGH...AXLE...TINELA
AND KEITH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3141 8730 3137 8732 3130 8813 3150 8809
3183 8736
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 253DEG 55KT 3144 8794
$$609
WWUS54 KMOB 241508
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
908 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
ALC129-241517-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120224T1530Z/
WASHINGTON AL-
908 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED EAST INTO CLARKE COUNTY ALABAMA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3141 8730 3137 8732 3136 8787 3155 8793
3183 8736
TIME...MOT...LOC 1507Z 253DEG 55KT 3151 8773
$$
ALC025-099-241530-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120224T1530Z/
MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-
908 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL CLARKE AND MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 905 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ALMA...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT
60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SUGGSVILLE...WHATLEY...BARLOW BEND...HOMEWOOD...GOSPORT...MANISTEE...
CLAIBORNE...PERDUE HILL...MEGARGEL...FINCHBURG...WAINWRIGHT...FRISCO
CITY...HIXON...OLD SALEM...MEXIA...SCRATCH ANKLE...MEXBORO...
FOUNTAIN...MEXIA CROSSING...EXCEL...HALLS CROSSROADS...OLLIE...WEST
MONROEVILLE...FRANKLIN...MONROEVILLE...VREDENBURGH...KEITH...AXLE AND
TINELA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3141 8730 3137 8732 3136 8787 3155 8793
3183 8736
TIME...MOT...LOC 1507Z 253DEG 55KT 3151 8773
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 8:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 9:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 9:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 9:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 9:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 10:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 10:35 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Feb 24, 11:15 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Feb 24, 11:26 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 19 min | |
| Feb 24, 12:17 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Feb 24, 2:08 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 26 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.