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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 12:59 PM CDT for Conecuh County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 61 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 31, 2016, 12:59 PM CDT (17:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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 31, 8:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1024 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMOB 311759
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-053-FLC091-311900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0110.160331T1759Z-160331T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1259 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 1258 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER US 29 AND CR
43...OR 17 MILES EAST OF EAST BREWTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...FLORALA...BABBIE...LAUREL HILL...RIVER FALLS...
LOCKHART...CAROLINA...HEATH...SANFORD...HORN HILL...ONYCHA...LIBERTYVILLE
AND US 29 AND CR 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3099 8639 3085 8639 3105 8691 3132 8681
3140 8620 3100 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 290DEG 28KT 3114 8678
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTTS2 follow-up statements
050
WWUS54 KMOB 311820
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
120 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC035-FLC091-311828-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-160331T1900Z/
CONECUH AL-OKALOOSA FL-
120 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND
NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO AFFECT CONECUH AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8635 3100 8677 3105 8691
3126 8683 3126 8677 3120 8677 3119 8676
3120 8674 3118 8673 3118 8672 3119 8672
3119 8670 3133 8670 3140 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 279DEG 28KT 3113 8659
$$
ALC039-053-311900-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-160331T1900Z/
COVINGTON AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
120 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR COVINGTON AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 118 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CAROLINA...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...FLORALA...BABBIE...RIVER FALLS...LOCKHART...CAROLINA...
HEATH...SANFORD...HORN HILL...ONYCHA...LIBERTYVILLE AND US 29 AND CR 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8635 3100 8677 3105 8691
3126 8683 3126 8677 3120 8677 3119 8676
3120 8674 3118 8673 3118 8672 3119 8672
3119 8670 3133 8670 3140 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 279DEG 28KT 3113 8659
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTTS492
WWUS54 KMOB 311837
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
137 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC053-311846-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-160331T1900Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-
137 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8632 3100 8669 3100 8670
3112 8670 3117 8667 3119 8664 3122 8664
3134 8660 3140 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 265DEG 27KT 3114 8642
$$
ALC039-311900-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-160331T1900Z/
COVINGTON AL-
137 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR COVINGTON COUNTY...
AT 136 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LIBERTYVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLORALA...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...FLORALA...BABBIE...LOCKHART...CAROLINA...SANFORD...HORN
HILL...ONYCHA AND LIBERTYVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8632 3100 8669 3100 8670
3112 8670 3117 8667 3119 8664 3122 8664
3134 8660 3140 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 265DEG 27KT 3114 8642
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTTSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 8:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 9:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 days |
| Mar 31, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 6 days |
| Mar 31, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 10:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 1 more | 118 min |
| Mar 31, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 6:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 5 days |
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.