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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2016, 11:05 PM CST for Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 min. 6 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
- Jan 21, 2016, 11:05 PM CST (05:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2016, 11:45 PM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 11:24 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Century, AL | HIGHWAY 31 IN FLOMATON BETWEEN BONDURANT LUMBER MILL AND HURRICANE PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jan 21, 11:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Repton, AL | BARN DESTROYED. TREE LIMBS SNAPPED OFF SEVERAL TREES. SCREENED PORCH BLOWN IN. REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jan 21, 11:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Huxford, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE HUXFORD COMMUNITY. |
| Jan 21, 11:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lenox, AL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND OUTBUILDING DAMAGE NEAR LENOX IN CONECUH COUNTY. TIME FROM RADAR |
| Jan 21, 11:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lenox, AL | CARPORT SMASHED. BARN ROOF LIFTED OFF STRUCTURE. TREES ON A HOUSE AND CAR. VERY LARGE TREE UPROOTED. REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jan 21, 11:44 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 51 | Evergreen, AL | EVERGREEN ASOS GUSTED TO 51MPH WITH THUNDERSTORM PASSAGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
342
WUUS54 KMOB 220505
SVRMOB
ALC035-053-220545-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0006.160122T0505Z-160122T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1105 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CST
* AT 1105 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF URIAH TO 5 MILES EAST OF I65
AND AL 21 TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOLINO TO 7 MILES EAST OF
LOXLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATMORE...BREWTON...EVERGREEN...EAST BREWTON...CENTURY...
CASTLEBERRY...I65 AND AL 41...I65 AND AL 21...MCCULLOUGH...I65 AND
AL 83...I65 AND AL 113 AND I65 AND CR 6.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3115 8685 3103 8719 3100 8730 3100 8747
3111 8748 3115 8758 3124 8753 3126 8748
3126 8743 3130 8740 3132 8736 3149 8696
3129 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 238DEG 51KT 3124 8746 3110 8739 3082 8749 3064
8763
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
007
WWUS54 KMOB 220524
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1124 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALC035-053-220545-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160122T0545Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
1124 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST
FOR SOUTHERN CONECUH AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 1124 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF REPTON TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF I65
AND AL 41 TO CENTURY TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOLINO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BREWTON...EVERGREEN...EAST BREWTON...CENTURY...CASTLEBERRY...I65 AND
AL 41...I65 AND AL 83...I65 AND CR 6 AND I65 AND US 84.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3115 8685 3103 8719 3100 8730 3117 8726
3126 8726 3132 8736 3149 8696 3129 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 238DEG 51KT 3137 8723 3123 8716 3095 8726 3077
8740
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$991
WWUS54 KMOB 220539
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1139 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALC035-053-220545-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160122T0545Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
1139 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 1139 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM I65 AND AL 83 TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CASTLEBERRY TO 6
MILES NORTH OF BREWTON TO NEAR RIVERVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 100
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BREWTON...EVERGREEN...EAST BREWTON...CASTLEBERRY...I65 AND US 84 AND
I65 AND AL 83.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3115 8685 3103 8719 3116 8720 3130 8710
3146 8702 3149 8696 3129 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0539Z 213DEG 86KT 3146 8695 3132 8698 3119 8706 3107
8710
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:50 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Jan 21, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 7:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 7:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 8:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 21, 8:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 9:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 9:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 9:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 9:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jan 21, 9:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 9:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 10:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 37 min |
| Jan 21, 10:47 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 11:40 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 9 days |
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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.