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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 10, 2013, 7:11 PM CST for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
- Feb 10, 2013, 7:11 PM CST (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2013, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 7:18 PM CST | TORNADO | Denham, MS | TRAILER BLOWN OFF ITS BLOCKS AND A ROOF OFF OF A HOME ON DENHAM PROGRESS ROAD. INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT THE NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AS WELL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 3:14 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889 WFUS54 KMOB 110111 TORMOB ALC023-025-129-MSC153-110200- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.130211T0111Z-130211T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 711 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 800 PM CST * AT 705 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNESBORO...OR NEAR CLARA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY...RADAR SHOWS STRONG SIGNS OF A LARGE TORNADO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WAYNESBORO... CLARA... BUCKATUNNA... SILAS... COFFEEVILLE... MILLRY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3197 8812 3157 8797 3152 8867 3166 8876 TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 253DEG 36KT 3161 8862 $$
2 follow-up statements
332 WWUS54 KMOB 110116 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 716 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ALC023-025-129-MSC153-110200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130211T0200Z/ CHOCTAW AL-WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-CLARKE AL- 716 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL CLARKE...EAST CENTRAL WAYNE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES... AT 714 PM CST...A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AND WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUCKATUNNA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS TORNADO HAS CAUSED DAMAGE JUST SOUTH OF CLARA. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SILAS... COFFEEVILLE... MILLRY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3155 8857 3168 8864 3197 8812 3157 8797 TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 253DEG 36KT 3162 8856 $$
794 WWUS54 KMOB 110132 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 732 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 MSC153-110142- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130211T0200Z/ WAYNE MS- 732 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY... AT 728 PM CST...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3158 8841 3174 8846 3197 8812 3157 8797 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 253DEG 36KT 3167 8837 $$ ALC023-025-129-110200- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130211T0200Z/ CHOCTAW AL-WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL- 732 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL CLARKE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES... AT 728 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES EAST OF WAYNESBORO...OR 6 MILES WEST OF MILLRY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SILAS... COFFEEVILLE... MILLRY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3158 8841 3174 8846 3197 8812 3157 8797 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 253DEG 36KT 3167 8837 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 63 min |
| Feb 10, 6:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe | 64 min |
| Feb 10, 6:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Feb 10, 6:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Feb 10, 6:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 54 min |
| Feb 10, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Feb 10, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 53 min |
| Feb 10, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Feb 10, 7:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 45 min |
| Feb 10, 8:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 10 days |
| Feb 10, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 64 min |
| Feb 10, 8:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington | 2 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 43 min |
| Feb 10, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Feb 11, 12:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:53 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Feb 11, 3:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Feb 11, 5:33 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 3 hr | |
| Feb 11, 6:29 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:49 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:49 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 7 days |
| Feb 11, 9:49 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:14 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:25 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:27 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 64 min |
| Feb 11, 2:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Perry | 43 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:49 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 10 days |
| Feb 11, 9:49 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 20 days |
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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.