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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2014, 6:31 AM CDT for Greene County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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, 6:31 AM CDT (11:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2014, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
032
WFUS54 KMOB 161131
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-161215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0007.140316T1131Z-140316T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
631 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT
* AT 630 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MCLAIN...OR
14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICHTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LEAKESVILLE BY 645 AM CDT...
DEER PARK AND VINEGAR BEND BY 700 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY 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 3135 8823 3115 8820 3114 8833 3112 8833
3111 8836 3109 8884 3127 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1131Z 264DEG 46KT 3119 8878
$$
JP3 follow-up statements
974
WWUS54 KMOB 161149
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
649 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
ALC129-MSC041-161215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-
649 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 647 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROUNSAVILLE...OR
NEAR LEAKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BURBANK...EPWORTH...WALLEY AND ESCATAWPA BY 655 AM CDT...
DEER PARK...VINEGAR BEND AND FOUR POINT BY 700 AM CDT...
DWIGHT BY 705 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3131 8854 3135 8823 3115 8821 3114 8831
3115 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 267DEG 45KT 3122 8849
$$
JP648 WWUS54 KMOB 161154 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 654 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 MSC041-161204- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1215Z/ GREENE MS- 654 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3115 8821 3117 8843 3132 8844 3135 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 267DEG 45KT 3122 8842 $$ ALC129-161215- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1215Z/ WASHINGTON AL- 654 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 652 AM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALLEY...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DEER PARK...VINEGAR BEND AND FOUR POINT BY 700 AM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3115 8821 3117 8843 3132 8844 3135 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 267DEG 45KT 3122 8842 $$ JP
592 WWUS54 KMOB 161211 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 711 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ALC129-161220- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140316T1215Z/ WASHINGTON AL- 711 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 715 AM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3115 8821 3117 8843 3132 8844 3135 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 1210Z 267DEG 45KT 3123 8819 $$ JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 9 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 6:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene, Perry | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | George | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Perry | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 5:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 6:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 7:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 7:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 8:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Mar 16, 8:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 38 min |
| Mar 16, 9:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 9:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Mar 16, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Mar 16, 9:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Mar 16, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Mar 16, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 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.