Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 58, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2012, 7:41 AM CDT for George County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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
- Aug 30, 2012, 7:41 AM CDT (12:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 8:14 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mobile County, AL, George County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 11:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:13 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694
WFUS54 KMOB 301241
TORMOB
ALC097-MSC039-301330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0058.120830T1241Z-120830T1330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
741 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 739 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF ESCATAWPA...OR 4 MILES EAST
OF WADE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY
RURAL EASTERN GEORGE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3074 8855 3100 8858 3100 8843 3100 8842
3099 8829 3073 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1241Z 190DEG 38KT 3068 8849
$$2 follow-up statements
663
WWUS54 KMOB 301251
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
751 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
ALC097-MSC039-301330-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-120830T1330Z/
GEORGE MS-MOBILE AL-
751 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL MOBILE AND EASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES...
AT 748 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUCEDALE...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WADE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY
RURAL EASTERN GEORGE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3074 8855 3100 8858 3100 8843 3100 8842
3099 8829 3073 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 190DEG 38KT 3078 8847
$$599
WWUS54 KMOB 301314
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
814 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
ALC097-MSC039-301324-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-120830T1330Z/
GEORGE MS-MOBILE AL-
814 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE AND
EASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES...
AT 811 AM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL
MOBILE AND EASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS
THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL (800) 284-9059.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3074 8855 3100 8858 3100 8843 3100 8842
3099 8829 3073 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 190DEG 38KT 3102 8842
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 10:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 9 days |
| Aug 29, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 11:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 16 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Perry | 22 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 4:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 9 days |
| Aug 30, 5:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 5:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 30, 7:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 8:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 9 days |
| Aug 30, 1:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 20 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 7:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Aug 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Aug 30, 12:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 3:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 4:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 16 min |
| Aug 30, 4:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 6:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 9:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 30, 10:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 30, 10:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 11:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 4:29 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 20 hr |
Nearby
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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.