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Tornado Warning 141, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 9:09 PM CST for Butler County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 9:09 PM CST (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 9:10 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Georgiana, AL | *** 1 FATAL *** 1 PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE...LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. |
| Dec 25, 9:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ne Georgiana, AL | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 24 AND COUNTY ROAD 45. |
| Dec 25, 9:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Mashville, AL | BARN DESTROYED. |
| Dec 25, 9:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | E Mashville, AL | MODULAR HOME PORCH BLOWN OFF AND ROOF PEELED OFF. SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2:41 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
275
WFUS54 KMOB 260309
TORMOB
ALC013-041-260400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0141.121226T0309Z-121226T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
909 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CST
* AT 908 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE...OR 3 MILES NORTH
OF MCKENZIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUTLEDGE... PETREY... GEORGIANA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3187 8618 3183 8618 3180 8620 3179 8618
3152 8667 3153 8669 3162 8680 3199 8630
3197 8629 3197 8619 3196 8618 3189 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 233DEG 40KT 3159 8669
$$1 follow-up statement
344
WWUS54 KMOB 260351
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
951 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
ALC013-260401-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-121226T0400Z/
BUTLER AL-
951 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER
COUNTY...
AT 949 PM CST...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN
BUTLER COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3187 8618 3183 8618 3180 8620 3179 8618
3171 8633 3175 8641 3188 8644 3199 8630
3197 8629 3197 8619 3196 8618 3189 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 233DEG 40KT 3187 8625
$$
ALC041-260400-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-121226T0400Z/
CRENSHAW AL-
951 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CRENSHAW COUNTY...
AT 949 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF LUVERNE...OR 4 MILES WEST OF PETREY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUTLEDGE... PETREY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3187 8618 3183 8618 3180 8620 3179 8618
3171 8633 3175 8641 3188 8644 3199 8630
3197 8629 3197 8619 3196 8618 3189 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 233DEG 40KT 3187 8625
$$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, 6:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 45 min |
| 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, 9:23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.