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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL

February 15, 2016Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2016, 3:56 PM CST for Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 min. 4 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, 3:56 PM CST (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2016, 4:45 PM CST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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, 4:05 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	East Brewton, AL	TREES DOWN IN EAST BREWTON.
Feb 15, 4:05 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	East Brewton, AL	TREES DOWN IN EAST BREWTON. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Feb 15, 4:05 PM CST	TORNADO	4 Sw Brewton, AL	BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO ALONG FOSHEE RD NEAR BREWTON.
Feb 15, 4:33 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Se Johnsonville, AL	STORM CHASER REPORTS THAT A TORNADO CROSSED CR-6 AND DESTROYED THE JOHNSONVILLE VFD. A HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE WITH NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES SNAPPED.

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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 229 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 485 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 523 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

056 
WFUS54 KMOB 152156
TORMOB
ALC035-053-152245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.160215T2156Z-160215T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
356 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST
    
* AT 356 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER POLLARD...OR NEAR FLOMATON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
           BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RIVERVIEW AROUND 405 PM CST. 
  BREWTON AND EAST BREWTON AROUND 410 PM CST. 
  US 29 AND CR 43 AROUND 430 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8697 3100 8727 3105 8732 3145 8683
      3130 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 230DEG 33KT 3104 8718 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BUTTS

2 follow-up statements

544 
WWUS54 KMOB 152207
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
407 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC035-053-152245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160215T2245Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
407 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 406 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BREWTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8697 3106 8719 3110 8726 3145 8683
      3130 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 217DEG 32KT 3111 8710 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BUTTS

188 
WWUS54 KMOB 152221
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
421 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC035-053-152245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160215T2245Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
421 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 421 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASTLEBERRY...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BREWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
US 29 AND CR 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3104 8685 3119 8715 3145 8683 3130 8670
      3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 228DEG 34KT 3119 8695 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BUTTS

The 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 Tornado observed	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, 2:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe	39 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, 3:59 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 Tornado observed	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.