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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Mobile, AL

March 16, 2014Clarke County, Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2014, 6:00 AM CDT for Clarke County, Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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
Mar 16, 2014, 6:00 AM CDT (11:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2014, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clarke County, AL, Wilcox County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 16, 4:51 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2014-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2014-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1324 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

893 
WFUS54 KMOB 161100
TORMOB
ALC025-131-161145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0006.140316T1100Z-140316T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
600 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
  NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF THOMASVILLE...

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT

* AT 559 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF THOMASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  THOMASVILLE BY 605 AM CDT...
  PINE HILL BY 620 AM CDT...
  YELLOW BLUFF BY 625 AM CDT...
  CAMDEN BY 645 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

&&

LAT...LON 3183 8728 3183 8748 3182 8750 3184 8789
      3199 8785 3199 8772 3201 8763 3202 8762
      3205 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 265DEG 34KT 3195 8779

$$

JP
2 follow-up statements
506 
WWUS54 KMOB 161122
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
622 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

ALC025-161131-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140316T1145Z/
CLARKE AL-
622 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3205 8728 3183 8728 3183 8762 3187 8762
      3188 8763 3188 8767 3200 8767 3201 8767
      3201 8763 3202 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 275DEG 29KT 3193 8760

$$

ALC131-161145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140316T1145Z/
WILCOX AL-
622 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY...

AT 619 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HESTLE...OR 7
MILES EAST OF THOMASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MACMILLAN BY 630 AM CDT...
  SHEPPARD...COY AND YELLOW BLUFF BY 635 AM CDT...
  NELLIE...COAL BLUFF AND ASAHEL BY 640 AM CDT...
  DRY FORKS AND PEBBLE HILL BY 645 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR 
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER 
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8728 3183 8728 3183 8762 3187 8762
      3188 8763 3188 8767 3200 8767 3201 8767
      3201 8763 3202 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 275DEG 29KT 3193 8760

$$
761 
WWUS54 KMOB 161145
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
645 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

ALC131-161155-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140316T1145Z/
WILCOX AL-
645 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3205 8728 3183 8728 3183 8762 3187 8762
      3188 8763 3188 8767 3200 8767 3201 8767
      3201 8763 3202 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 275DEG 29KT 3191 8737

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 3:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more9 hr
Mar 16, 5:06 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke24 min
Mar 16, 5:30 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke30 min
Mar 16, 5:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington52 min
Mar 16, 6:31 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington44 min
Mar 16, 6:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile2 hr
Mar 16, 7:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile3 hr
Mar 16, 7:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile4 hr
Mar 16, 7:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile44 min
Mar 16, 7:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile31 min
Mar 16, 8:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia27 min
Mar 16, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile62 min
Mar 16, 8:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Mar 16, 8:37 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Covington38 min
Mar 16, 9:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia29 min
Mar 16, 9:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 1 more6 hr
Mar 16, 9:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Mar 16, 9:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Mar 16, 9:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia3 hr
Mar 16, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Mar 16, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin52 min
Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Mar 16, 10:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Mar 16, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 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.