Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2016, 12:11 AM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 64 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 22, 2016, 12:11 AM CST (06:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 64 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, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:14 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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.
208
WUUS54 KMOB 220611 RRA
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-041-053-220715-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0009.160122T0611Z-160122T0715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1211 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 115 AM CST
* AT 1211 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF EVERGREEN TO 6 MILES WEST OF RED
LEVEL TO 7 MILES WEST OF CAROLINA TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF US 29 AND
CR 43...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...BRANTLEY...BABBIE...RIVER FALLS...RED LEVEL...
DOZIER...CAROLINA...HEATH...SANFORD...HORN HILL AND GANTT.
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 3153 8620 3111 8619 3105 8683 3123 8674
3147 8683 3153 8658 3152 8650 3154 8650
3162 8615 3154 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 226DEG 48KT 3144 8690 3141 8672 3122 8665 3107
8676
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
882
WWUS54 KMOB 220635
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1235 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
ALC035-053-220644-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
1235 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EAST
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3153 8620 3111 8619 3106 8670 3123 8666
3147 8654 3152 8650 3154 8650 3162 8615
3154 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 253DEG 36KT 3156 8641 3147 8642 3124 8649 3109
8660
$$
ALC039-041-220715-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
CRENSHAW AL-COVINGTON AL-
1235 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN CRENSHAW AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1234 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOZIER TO NEAR ROSE HILL TO
LIBERTYVILLE TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF CAROLINA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...BRANTLEY...BABBIE...RIVER FALLS...DOZIER...
CAROLINA...HEATH...SANFORD...HORN HILL...GANTT AND ONYCHA.
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 3153 8620 3111 8619 3106 8670 3123 8666
3147 8654 3152 8650 3154 8650 3162 8615
3154 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 253DEG 36KT 3156 8641 3147 8642 3124 8649 3109
8660
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$544
WWUS54 KMOB 220653
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1253 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
ALC039-041-220715-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
CRENSHAW AL-COVINGTON AL-
1253 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND EASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1252 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BRANTLEY TO 7 MILES EAST OF DOZIER TO HORN HILL TO 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF LOCKHART...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OPP...BRANTLEY...BABBIE...SANFORD...HORN HILL AND ONYCHA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3111 8620 3109 8653 3127 8644 3142 8635
3159 8628 3162 8615 3154 8614 3153 8620
3111 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0652Z 254DEG 30KT 3158 8623 3149 8624 3126 8631 3109
8645
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$122
WWUS54 KMOB 220709
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
109 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
ALC039-041-220718-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
CRENSHAW AL-COVINGTON AL-
109 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND
EASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM CST...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...THEREFORE THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3111 8620 3109 8653 3127 8644 3142 8635
3159 8628 3162 8615 3154 8614 3153 8620
3111 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0706Z 226DEG 48KT 3158 8623 3149 8624 3126 8631 3109
8645
$$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 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, 12:43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.