Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2012, 10:06 PM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2012, 10:06 PM CST (04:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:17 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 2491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 114 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
671 WWUS74 KMOB 030406 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1006 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A VERY COLD AIRMASS SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT... BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND TWENTY...RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ALZ056>060-FLZ001-003-005-031200- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.120103T0406Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW 1006 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE GUSTING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH UNTIL DAYBREAK. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE MID TWENTIES BY MIDNIGHT THEN BOTTOM OUT AROUND TWENTY DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * TIMING...FOR THE STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE HARD FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM...AND COVER ABOVE GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ062-064-FLZ002-004-006-031200- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.120103T0406Z-120103T1200Z/ UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT... NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1006 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * EVENT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DAYBREAK. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LIMBS. LIMBS MAY FALL ONTO POWER LINES RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ053>055-031200- /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL... CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE 1006 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE MID TWENTIES BY MIDNIGHT THEN BOTTOM OUT AROUND TWENTY DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM...AND COVER ABOVE GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
881 WWUS74 KMOB 030608 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1208 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR SOME COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY MORNING FOR CRENSHAW...COVINGTON...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A VERY COLD AIRMASS SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT... BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND TWENTY...RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ALZ056-057-059-FLZ001-031200- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-ESCAMBIA-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...ATMORE... BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO 1208 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BUT WILL STILL BE GUSTY AT 15 TO 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH EARLY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE IS STILL EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE MID TWENTIES BY MIDNIGHT THEN BOTTOM OUT AROUND TWENTY DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM...AND COVER ABOVE GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. && $$ ALZ062-064-FLZ002-030715- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY MINETTE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA... BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE 1208 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BUT WILL STILL BE GUSTY AT 15 TO 20 MPH OCCASIONALLY FROM THE NORTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ ALZ058-060-FLZ003-005-031200- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CRENSHAW-COVINGTON-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ANDALUSIA...OPP... JAY...CRESTVIEW 1208 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE GUSTING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH UNTIL DAYBREAK. FOR TUESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE MID TWENTIES BY MIDNIGHT THEN BOTTOM OUT AROUND TWENTY DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * TIMING...FOR THE STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE HARD FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM...AND COVER ABOVE GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FLZ004-006-031200- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 1208 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * EVENT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DAYBREAK. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN LIMBS. LIMBS MAY FALL ONTO POWER LINES RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ053>055-031200- /O.CON.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL... CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE 1208 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE MID TWENTIES BY MIDNIGHT THEN BOTTOM OUT AROUND TWENTY DEGREES DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEM...AND COVER ABOVE GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. && $$
507 WWUS74 KMOB 030917 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 317 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 8 AM CST FOR PARTS OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA,,,SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND INTERIOR AREAS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A VERY COLD AIR MASS SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 17 TO 20 DEGREES IN THE WARNED AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALZ058-060-FLZ003-005-040000- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CRENSHAW-COVINGTON-INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ANDALUSIA...OPP... JAY...CRESTVIEW 317 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 17 TO 20 DEGREES. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ004-006-031030- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ COASTAL SANTA ROSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PACE...MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE... SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB 317 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ ALZ053>057-059-FLZ001-040000- /O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.120104T0600Z-120104T1400Z/ CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-ESCAMBIA-INLAND ESCAMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL... CAMDEN...PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN... GREENVILLE...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO 317 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 17 TO 20 DEGREES. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:17 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 29 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.