Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2016, 2:06 PM CST for Baldwin County, Clarke County, Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2016, 2:06 PM CST (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:24 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Nnw Gainestown, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED. |
| Feb 15, 2:24 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Nnw Gainestown, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 12:02 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 569 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
363
WUUS54 KMOB 152006
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-099-152045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0025.160215T2006Z-160215T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
206 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 245 PM CST
* AT 206 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF
MALCOLM...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF JACKSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRISCO CITY...EXCEL...MEGARGEL AND URIAH.
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 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3140 8729 3124 8760 3124 8762 3123 8762
3111 8785 3119 8795 3121 8795 3122 8793
3124 8794 3126 8797 3126 8798 3127 8797
3127 8795 3128 8796 3166 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 225DEG 34KT 3124 8786
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTTS1 follow-up statement
947
WWUS54 KMOB 152030
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
230 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
ALC003-152038-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160215T2045Z/
BALDWIN AL-
230 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.
LAT...LON 3140 8729 3139 8730 3124 8760 3124 8764
3126 8767 3130 8771 3130 8773 3140 8783
3166 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 229DEG 34KT 3135 8765
$$
ALC025-099-152045-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160215T2045Z/
MONROE AL-CLARKE AL-
230 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES...
AT 228 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
URIAH...OR 15 MILES WEST OF FRISCO CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRISCO CITY...EXCEL...MEGARGEL AND URIAH.
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 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3140 8729 3139 8730 3124 8760 3124 8764
3126 8767 3130 8771 3130 8773 3140 8783
3166 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 229DEG 34KT 3135 8765
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTTSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 5:00 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 19 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 45 min |
| Feb 15, 11:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 11:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 43 min |
| Feb 15, 12:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 12:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe | 23 min |
| Feb 15, 12:14 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Feb 15, 12:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 12:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Feb 15, 12:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 12:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 12:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 12:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 1:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 30 min |
| Feb 15, 1:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 1:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 1:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 47 min |
| Feb 15, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 1:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 1:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Feb 15, 1:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Feb 15, 1:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 42 min |
| Feb 15, 1:34 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Feb 15, 1:45 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Feb 15, 1:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 2:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 2:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Feb 15, 2:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Feb 15, 2:41 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 34 min | |
| Feb 15, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 3:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 3:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Feb 15, 3:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 3:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Feb 15, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 3:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 52 min |
| Feb 15, 3:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 49 min |
| Feb 15, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 4:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 50 min |
| Feb 15, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 3 more | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 4:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 4:32 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Feb 15, 4:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 12 min |
| Feb 15, 5:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 50 min |
| Feb 15, 5:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 40 min |
| Feb 15, 5:26 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Feb 15, 5:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 23 min |
| Feb 15, 5:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.