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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 11:12 PM CDT for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 28, 2014, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2014, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 1160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1240 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
315
WFUS54 KMOB 290412
TORMOB
ALC025-129-290500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0019.140429T0412Z-140429T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1112 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1109 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHATOM...OR 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MILLRY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON... SAINT STEPHENS... MILLRY...
LEROY...
LAT...LON 3147 8786 3152 8846 3170 8846 3170 8809
3171 8809 3172 8785
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 272DEG 24KT 3161 8836
$$2 follow-up statements
704
WWUS54 KMOB 290450
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1150 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC025-129-290500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140429T0500Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-
1150 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
CLARKE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1146 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF CHATOM...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT
STEPHENS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
A NEW WARNING MAY SOON BE ISSUED FOR THIS AREA TO REPLACE THIS
WARNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON... SAINT STEPHENS... MILLRY...
LEROY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3172 8785 3147 8787 3152 8846 3154 8845
3165 8829 3170 8809 3171 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 263DEG 49KT 3151 8808
$$290
WWUS54 KMOB 290457
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1157 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC025-129-290507-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140429T0500Z/
WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-
1157 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR CENTRAL CLARKE
AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1155 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR CENTRAL
CLARKE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO
PRODUCE A TORNADO...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL (800) 284-9059.
ALTHOUGH THIS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY DEVELOP
REQUIRING NEW WARNINGS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3172 8785 3147 8787 3152 8846 3154 8845
3165 8829 3170 8809 3171 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 263DEG 49KT 3152 8795
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 66 min |
| Apr 29, 12:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 67 min |
| Apr 29, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 1:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 41 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 2:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 62 min |
| Apr 29, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 90 min |
| Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 4 days |
| Apr 29, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 118 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Apr 29, 10:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Apr 29, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Apr 29, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Apr 29, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Apr 29, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Apr 29, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 20 min | |
| Apr 29, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Apr 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Apr 29, 3:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 27 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 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.