Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2016, 11:46 PM CST for Conecuh County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. 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
- Jan 21, 2016, 11:46 PM CST (05:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 12:30 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 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.
280
WUUS54 KMOB 220546
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-053-FLC091-113-220630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0007.160122T0546Z-160122T0630Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1146 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CST
* AT 1146 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVERGREEN TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF BREWTON TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVERVIEW TO 3 MILES WEST OF
WHITFIELD...MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 55 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...JAY...RIVER
FALLS...RED LEVEL...RIVERVIEW...I65 AND AL 83...WHITFIELD AND US 29
AND CR 43.
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 AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3091 8657 3085 8719 3120 8714 3139 8698
3147 8700 3148 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 230DEG 76KT 3138 8689 3117 8700 3102 8704 3087
8712
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
195
WWUS54 KMOB 220614
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1214 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
ALC035-039-053-FLC091-113-220630-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160122T0630Z/
CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-ESCAMBIA AL-SANTA ROSA FL-OKALOOSA FL-
1214 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH...WESTERN COVINGTON...EASTERN ESCAMBIA...
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES...
AT 1214 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF MCKENZIE TO NEAR RED LEVEL TO 9 MILES
EAST OF US 29 AND CR 43 TO 9 MILES EAST OF WHITFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RIVER FALLS...RED LEVEL...WHITFIELD AND US 29 AND CR 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3091 8657 3087 8707 3122 8680 3137 8685
3147 8684 3148 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 239DEG 52KT 3147 8672 3140 8665 3112 8665 3088
8689
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$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, 11:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 40 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 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 |
| Jan 21, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 58 min |
| Jan 21, 6:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 8:01 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 119 min |
| Jan 21, 8:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 67 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 1:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 31 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.