Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2017, 7:26 AM CDT for 8 counties in Alabama; George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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
- Apr 3, 2017, 7:26 AM CDT (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:26 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | Wilmer, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lenox, AL | A BARN DAMAGED AND TREES ON A HOME |
| Apr 3, 8:07 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se I65 And Cr 6, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 6 NEAR COUNTY ROAD 28 AND APPLETON ROAD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:06 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -464 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -530 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
021
WUUS54 KMOB 031226
SVRMOB
ALC003-013-025-035-053-097-099-129-MSC039-031315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0114.170403T1226Z-170403T1315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
726 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Butler County in south central Alabama...
Monroe County in south central Alabama...
Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
Western Escambia County in south central Alabama...
Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
George County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 815 AM CDT
* At 725 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of Frisco City to 8 miles northeast of
Latimer, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Tillmans Corner,
Saraland, Bay Minette, Atmore, Monroeville, Chickasaw, Satsuma,
Citronelle, Evergreen, Lucedale, Creola, Frisco City, Chunchula,
Stockton, McCullough, Peterman and Gulfcrest.
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 900 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi. A tornado watch also remains
in effect until 100 PM CDT for south central Alabama...and
northwestern Florida.
LAT...LON 3058 8841 3074 8841 3074 8889 3077 8889
3089 8879 3100 8863 3100 8843 3113 8843
3180 8743 3170 8696 3147 8676 3100 8753
3100 8760 3096 8759 3056 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1225Z 265DEG 36KT 3141 8753 3061 8880
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
869
WWUS54 KMOB 031300
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
800 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017
ALC025-099-129-031310-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-170403T1315Z/
Monroe AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
800 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi. A tornado watch also remains
in effect until 100 PM CDT for south central Alabama...and
northwestern Florida.
LAT...LON 3058 8841 3074 8841 3075 8875 3081 8870
3115 8789 3115 8788 3114 8788 3126 8748
3126 8743 3139 8731 3167 8694 3147 8676
3100 8753 3100 8760 3096 8759 3056 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 266DEG 45KT 3141 8703 3065 8834
$$
ALC003-013-035-053-097-MSC039-031315-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-170403T1315Z/
Butler AL-Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-Escambia AL-Conecuh AL-George MS-
800 AM CDT MON APR 3 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER...MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...WESTERN
ESCAMBIA...CENTRAL CONECUH AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES...
At 800 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from I65 And US 84 to near Tanner Williams, moving east at
50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Tillmans Corner, Saraland,
Bay Minette, Atmore, Chickasaw, Satsuma, Evergreen, Creola,
Chunchula, Stockton, McCullough, Gulfcrest, Axis, Mount Vernon,
Tanner Williams, Semmes and Repton.
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 900 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi. A tornado watch also remains
in effect until 100 PM CDT for south central Alabama...and
northwestern Florida.
LAT...LON 3058 8841 3074 8841 3075 8875 3081 8870
3115 8789 3115 8788 3114 8788 3126 8748
3126 8743 3139 8731 3167 8694 3147 8676
3100 8753 3100 8760 3096 8759 3056 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 266DEG 45KT 3141 8703 3065 8834
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 6:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Apr 3, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 7:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 8:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Apr 3, 8:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 8:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Apr 3, 8:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 13 min |
| Apr 3, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Apr 3, 9:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 9:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Apr 3, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 8 days |
| Apr 3, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 9 days |
| Apr 3, 9:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 3, 10:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 3, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| Apr 3, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 114 min | |
| Apr 3, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Apr 3, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene, Perry | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 5:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 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.