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Tornado Warning 135, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 6:59 PM CST for Clarke County, Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 6:59 PM CST (00:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 7:44 PM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clarke County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 696 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 921 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 WFUS54 KMOB 260059 TORMOB ALC025-099-260200- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0135.121226T0059Z-121226T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 659 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 800 PM CST * AT 654 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON...OR 13 MILES EAST OF LEROY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. IF IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 3137 8773 3147 8784 3183 8754 3183 8711 TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 217DEG 42KT 3150 8771 $$
3 follow-up statements
543 WWUS54 KMOB 260116 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 716 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ALC025-099-260200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0135.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/ MONROE AL-CLARKE AL- 716 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL CLARKE AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 712 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRISCO CITY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHATLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. IF IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 3137 8773 3147 8784 3183 8754 3183 8711 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 226DEG 33KT 3158 8757 $$
131 WWUS54 KMOB 260129 RRA SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 729 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ALC025-260139- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0135.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/ CLARKE AL- 729 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY... AT 726 PM CST...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3183 8711 3159 8743 3167 8751 3183 8739 TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 228DEG 41KT 3172 8740 $$ ALC099-260200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0135.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/ MONROE AL- 729 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY... AT 726 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VREDENBURGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. IF IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. && LAT...LON 3183 8711 3159 8743 3167 8751 3183 8739 TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 228DEG 41KT 3172 8740 $$
815 WWUS54 KMOB 260144 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 744 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ALC099-260154- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0135.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/ MONROE AL- 744 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY... AT 741 PM CST...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3183 8711 3159 8743 3167 8751 3183 8739 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 228DEG 41KT 3183 8725 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 6:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 67 min |
| Dec 25, 6:20 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Dec 25, 6:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 55 min |
| Dec 25, 6:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 6:38 PM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | 5 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Dec 25, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 7:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 7:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 53 min |
| Dec 25, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 8:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Dec 25, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 49 min |
| Dec 25, 8:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 9:08 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Dec 25, 9:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Dec 25, 9:23 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Dec 25, 9:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 9:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 70 min |
| Dec 25, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 45 min |
| Dec 25, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 60 min |
| Dec 25, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 10:33 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Dec 25, 10:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 35 min |
| Dec 25, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 26 min |
| Dec 26, 5:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 9 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.