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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Oct 13, 2014, 3:06 PM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2014, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2014, 1:58 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
882 WWUS74 KMOB 132006 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 306 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-140400- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.141013T2006Z-141014T0900Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 306 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
208 WWUS74 KMOB 140354 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1054 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-140900- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-141014T0900Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY... SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1054 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
186 WWUS74 KMOB 140604 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 104 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ALZ051>057-059-061>064-FLZ001-002-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-140715- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-141014T0900Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-ESCAMBIA- UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN- INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE... FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS... BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE... WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE... MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 104 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THESE AREAS. $$ ALZ058-060-FLZ003>006-140900- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-141014T0900Z/ CRENSHAW-COVINGTON-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ANDALUSIA...OPP... JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 104 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
332 WWUS74 KMOB 140658 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 158 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN ALL AREAS. ALZ058-060-FLZ003>006-140800- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-141014T0900Z/ CRENSHAW-COVINGTON-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ANDALUSIA...OPP... JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 158 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN ALL AREAS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 40 hr | |
| Oct 13, 6:32 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | 35 hr | |
| Oct 13, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington | 47 min |
| Oct 13, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 38 min |
| Oct 13, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Oct 13, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 24 min |
| Oct 13, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 15 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Oct 13, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 35 min |
| Oct 13, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.