Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 26, 2012, 9:33 AM CST for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 57 min. 3 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
- Jan 26, 2012, 9:33 AM CST (15:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 10:30 AM CST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Choctaw County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:33 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Silas, AL | PUBLIC REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 45 IN SILAS. |
| Jan 26, 9:43 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Gilbertown, AL | PUBLIC REPORTS WINDOWS OUT AND TREE DOWN ON PARAGON RD. IN GILBERTOWN. PUBLIC ALSO REPORTS DAMAGE TO A SHED BEHIND MM HARDWARE IN GILBERTOWN. |
| Jan 26, 9:52 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nne Toxey, AL | PUBLIC REPORTS NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN IN LUSK, AL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:18 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KMOB 261533
TORMOB
ALC023-261630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0004.120126T1533Z-120126T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
933 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 929 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...OR 4 MILES WEST OF SILAS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOXEY... SILAS... PENNINGTON...
NEEDHAM... LISMAN... GILBERTOWN...
BUTLER...
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 NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8795 3228 8801
3215 8801 3214 8804 3208 8804 3205 8811
3201 8811 3199 8807 3195 8812 3194 8811
3170 8832 3170 8836 3176 8847 3186 8847
3231 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 213DEG 35KT 3182 8836
$$3 follow-up statements
698
WWUS54 KMOB 261555
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
955 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
ALC023-261630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120126T1630Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
955 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 952 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LUSK...OR 8 MILES
SOUTH OF BUTLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MORGAN
CHAPEL...SLATER...MOUNT STERLING...LITTLE WALKER...CROMWELL...
MOLLIE...LAVACA...LISMAN...CHAPEL HILL...JACHIN...ROBJOHN...CHOCTAW
CITY...DEAS...PENNINGTON...TOMPKINSVILLE...INDIAN SPRINGS...
NAHEOLA...PELHAM...EDNA AND OAKCHIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8795 3230 8798
3228 8801 3215 8801 3214 8804 3208 8804
3205 8811 3201 8811 3199 8807 3194 8812
3191 8817 3192 8824 3196 8832 3202 8836
3231 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 213DEG 35KT 3200 8822
$$377
WWUS54 KMOB 261619
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1019 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
ALC023-261630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120126T1630Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
1019 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 1015 AM CST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHOCTAW CITY...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUTLER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EDNA
AND OAKCHIA
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 NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8795 3230 8798
3228 8801 3215 8802 3213 8806 3214 8811
3213 8809 3212 8811 3213 8811 3213 8809
3217 8817 3222 8818 3230 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 213DEG 35KT 3224 8806
$$549
WWUS54 KMOB 261624 CCA
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1024 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
ALC023-261633-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120126T1630Z/
CHOCTAW AL-
1024 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1030 AM CST...
NO TORNADO HAS REPORTED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8795 3230 8798
3228 8801 3215 8802 3213 8806 3214 8811
3213 8809 3212 8811 3213 8811 3213 8809
3217 8817 3222 8818 3230 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 213DEG 35KT 3227 8803
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 8:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 49 min |
| Jan 26, 9:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 26, 9:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 40 min |
| Jan 26, 9:41 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jan 26, 9:49 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 2 more | 116 min |
| Jan 26, 9:50 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 23 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:03 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Jan 26, 11:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 21 min |
| Jan 26, 11:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Jan 26, 12:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:49 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Jan 26, 1:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 39 min |
| Jan 26, 1:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 6 days |
| Jan 26, 1:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 6 days |
| Jan 26, 1:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.