Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2016, 12:45 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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
- Mar 24, 2016, 12:45 PM CDT (17:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2016, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Midtown Mobile, AL | LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AIRPORT BLVD AND GREEN PARK DR. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Mar 24, 1:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | W University Of South A, AL | WIND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF APARTMENTS ON UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA CAMPUS. REPORTED BY PUBLIC VIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 844 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
089
WUUS54 KMOB 241745
SVRMOB
ALC003-097-241830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0096.160324T1745Z-160324T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1245 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1245 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GULFCREST TO NEAR SEMMES TO NEAR GRAND BAY...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOBILE...PRICHARD...DAPHNE...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...SPANISH FORT...
SATSUMA...CHICKASAW...CREOLA...MIDTOWN MOBILE...DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE...
NORTHEASTERN GRAND BAY...I65 AND AL 59...I65 AND I165...I10 AND I65...
CHUNCHULA AND STAPLETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3066 8841 3102 8828 3105 8762 3077 8765
3054 8784 3054 8791 3075 8793 3065 8793
3068 8797 3072 8797 3068 8798 3069 8798
3074 8803 3067 8802 3067 8803 3075 8804
3053 8808 3051 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 266DEG 36KT 3098 8816 3075 8819 3054 8838
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
693
WWUS54 KMOB 241806
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
106 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2016
ALC003-097-241830-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-160324T1830Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-
106 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN AND CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTIES...
AT 106 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR I65 AND AL 225 TO 6 MILES NORTH OF I10 NEAR THE
BATTL TO THEODORE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOBILE...PRICHARD...DAPHNE...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...SPANISH FORT...
SATSUMA...CHICKASAW...CREOLA...MIDTOWN MOBILE...DOWNTOWN MOBILE...TILLMANS
CORNER...THEODORE...REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE...NORTHEASTERN GRAND
BAY...I65 AND AL 59...I65 AND I165...I10 AND I65...STAPLETON AND
DAPHNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3066 8841 3103 8806 3105 8762 3077 8765
3054 8784 3054 8791 3075 8793 3065 8793
3068 8797 3072 8797 3068 8798 3069 8798
3074 8803 3067 8802 3067 8803 3075 8804
3053 8808 3051 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 265DEG 36KT 3098 8786 3076 8796 3055 8815
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 10:22 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 45 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 119 min |
| Mar 24, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 38 min |
| Mar 24, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Mar 24, 1:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 44 min |
| Mar 24, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Mar 24, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Mar 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 1:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Mar 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 44 min |
| Mar 24, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Mar 24, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 33 min |
| Mar 24, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 37 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.