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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Mobile, AL

October 13, 2014Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT for Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 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: Oct 13, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2014, 7:34 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

326 
WFUS54 KMOB 140011
TORMOB
ALC097-129-140100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0028.141014T0011Z-141014T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
711 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 709 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF CITRONELLE...OR 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCINTOSH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3110 8822 3135 8813 3128 8795 3127 8796
      3127 8797 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8797
      3107 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 210DEG 21KT 3112 8815

$$

2 follow-up statements

503 
WWUS54 KMOB 140022
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
722 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

ALC097-140032-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-141014T0100Z/
MOBILE AL-
722 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL MOBILE
COUNTY...

AT 718 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING 
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. 

LAT...LON 3114 8817 3134 8810 3128 8795 3127 8796
      3127 8798 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8797
      3114 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 213DEG 21KT 3117 8811

$$

ALC129-140100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-141014T0100Z/
WASHINGTON AL-
722 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...

AT 718 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CITRONELLE...OR 4 MILES WEST OF MOWA
CHOCTAW RESERVATION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCINTOSH...

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 300 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING 
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. 

&&

LAT...LON 3114 8817 3134 8810 3128 8795 3127 8796
      3127 8798 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8797
      3114 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 213DEG 21KT 3117 8811

$$

401 
WWUS54 KMOB 140034
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
734 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

ALC129-140044-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-141014T0100Z/
WASHINGTON AL-
734 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTY...

AT 731 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3114 8817 3134 8810 3128 8795 3127 8796
      3127 8798 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8797
      3114 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 213DEG 21KT 3123 8806

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 13, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile, Washington	26 min
Oct 13, 7:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	27 min
Oct 13, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	33 min
Oct 13, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	32 min
Oct 13, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
Oct 13, 9:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe	6 hr
Oct 13, 9:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia	116 min
Oct 13, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Oct 13, 11:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		87 min
Oct 13, 11:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	110 min
Oct 14, 12:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
Oct 14, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.