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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL

October 13, 2014Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 7:18 PM CDT for Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 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, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 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
Oct 13, 1:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The text

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

570 
WFUS54 KMOB 140018
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-140045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0029.141014T0018Z-141014T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 713 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF LUCEDALE...OR 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEAKESVILLE...        VINEGAR BEND...

LAT...LON 3136 8852 3125 8831 3099 8854 3100 8869
      3107 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 217DEG 34KT 3107 8861

$$

3 follow-up statements

003 
WWUS54 KMOB 140026
SVSMOB

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

ALC129-MSC041-140045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141014T0045Z/
WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-
726 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 722 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 13 MILES EAST OF 
MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG LOW LEVEL 
CIRCULATION PERSISTS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEAKESVILLE...        VINEGAR BEND...

LAT...LON 3110 8855 3108 8861 3113 8863 3135 8851
      3125 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 212DEG 34KT 3113 8858

$$

022 
WWUS54 KMOB 140029
SVSMOB

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

ALC129-MSC041-140045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141014T0045Z/
WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-
729 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 15 MILES EAST OF 
MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE CIRCULATION CONTINUES TO 
STRENGTHEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VERY NEAR LEAKESVILLE...        VINEGAR BEND...

LAT...LON 3111 8854 3111 8859 3115 8861 3135 8851
      3125 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 212DEG 34KT 3114 8857

$$

676 
WWUS54 KMOB 140037
SVSMOB

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

ALC129-140045-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141014T0045Z/
WASHINGTON AL-
737 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

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

AT 731 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN 
WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL PASS FURTHER WEST...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3122 8857 3123 8857 3126 8855 3135 8851
      3132 8844 3121 8844 3116 8852 3115 8858
      3119 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 214DEG 32KT 3121 8853

$$

MSC041-140045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141014T0045Z/
GREENE MS-
737 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY...

AT 731 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAKESVILLE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VINEGAR
BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEAKESVILLE...

LAT...LON 3122 8857 3123 8857 3126 8855 3135 8851
      3132 8844 3121 8844 3116 8852 3115 8858
      3119 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 214DEG 32KT 3121 8853

$$

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, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile, Washington	23 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
Oct 13, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	61 min
Oct 13, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	48 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.