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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:17 PM CST for Clarke County, Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 58 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 5:17 PM CST (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clarke County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 544 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
844
WFUS54 KMOB 022317
TORMOB
ALC025-131-030015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0019.120302T2317Z-120303T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
517 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEAST CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CST
* AT 512 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF THOMASVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF DIXONS MILL...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A SECOND TORNADO PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM THAT WILL BE
MOVING INTO WESTERN WILCOX COUNTY ALABAMA NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
THE LEAD STORM NOW LOCATED OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF WILCOX
COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOYKIN... YELLOW BLUFF... PINE HILL...
OAK HILL... CATHERINE... CAMDEN...
ALBERTA... THOMASVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8737 3220 8733 3205 8717 3205 8709
3190 8705 3189 8775 3191 8789 3199 8788
3199 8772 3201 8763 3213 8763 3214 8753
3226 8753 3228 8750 3228 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 255DEG 35KT 3197 8779
$$3 follow-up statements
099
WWUS54 KMOB 022329
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
529 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC025-022337-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
CLARKE AL-
529 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEAST CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3221 8737 3220 8733 3205 8717 3205 8709
3191 8706 3189 8766 3193 8766 3199 8766
3201 8763 3213 8763 3214 8753 3226 8753
3228 8750 3228 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 260DEG 59KT 3202 8763
$$
ALC131-030015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
WILCOX AL-
529 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR WILCOX
COUNTY...
AT 525 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SUNNY SOUTH...OR 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF THOMASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE
OF THOMASVILLE. THE CELL HAS SINCE MOVED FURTHER NORTHEAST OF
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINE
HILL...ARLINGTON...ANNE MANIE...KIMBROUGH...LAMISON...MACMILLAN...
SHEPPARD...FLATWOOD...YELLOW BLUFF...COAL BLUFF...BETHEL...BOILING
SPRINGS...CATHERINE...PRAIRIE...NELLIE...GASTONBURG...DRY FORKS...
MIDWAY...PRAIRIE BLUFF...ROCKWEST...ALBERTA...PEBBLE HILL...MILLERS
FERRY...REHOBOTH...CAMDEN...BOYKIN...ESTELLE...SHAWNEE...NEENAH...
ROSEBUD...DARLINGTON AND OAK HILL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8737 3220 8733 3205 8717 3205 8709
3191 8706 3189 8766 3193 8766 3199 8766
3201 8763 3213 8763 3214 8753 3226 8753
3228 8750 3228 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 260DEG 59KT 3202 8763
$$459
WWUS54 KMOB 022346
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
546 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC131-030015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
WILCOX AL-
546 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR WILCOX
COUNTY...
AT 541 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KIMBROUGH...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF THOMASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YELLOW
BLUFF...FLATWOOD...COAL BLUFF...BETHEL...BOILING SPRINGS...
CATHERINE...NELLIE...PRAIRIE...DRY FORKS...GASTONBURG...MIDWAY...
ROCKWEST...PRAIRIE BLUFF...PEBBLE HILL...ALBERTA...MILLERS FERRY...
REHOBOTH...BOYKIN...ROSEBUD...NEENAH...OAK HILL...ESTELLE...
DARLINGTON...CAMDEN AND SHAWNEE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8737 3220 8733 3205 8717 3205 8709
3191 8706 3189 8766 3193 8766 3199 8766
3201 8763 3213 8763 3214 8753 3226 8753
3228 8750 3228 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 258DEG 20KT 3203 8751
$$198
WWUS54 KMOB 022357
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
557 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC131-030015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
WILCOX AL-
557 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
NORTHERN WILCOX COUNTY...
AT 551 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDWAY...OR 11
MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRAIRIE
BLUFF...MILLERS FERRY...GASTONBURG...BOYKIN...REHOBOTH AND ALBERTA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8737 3220 8733 3205 8717 3199 8766
3201 8763 3213 8763 3214 8753 3226 8753
3228 8750 3228 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 229DEG 33KT 3212 8741
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:40 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 26 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 4:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 48 min |
| Mar 2, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 17 min |
| Mar 2, 4:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 5:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 5:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 19 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.