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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2012, 5:43 AM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2012, 5:43 AM CST (11:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.
646 WWUS74 KMOB 261143 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 543 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR NASHVILLE TENNESSEE IS CREATING A TIGHT...WEST TO NORTHWEST GRADIENT...WHICH LOOKS TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE RESULT IS FREQUENT WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 25 MPH. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-261945- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.121226T1143Z-121226T2100Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 543 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 25 MPH * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
790 WWUS74 KMOB 261757 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1157 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CLEAR OF THE AREA TODAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 25 MPH. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-262100- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1157 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 25 MPH * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$
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, 9:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 51 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 |
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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.