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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Mobile, AL

June 21, 2017Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 86 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
Jun 21, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 10:01 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 262 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 485 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
485 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
506 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted.

302 
WUUS54 KMOB 212204
SVRMOB
ALC003-097-212330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0188.170621T2204Z-170621T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
504 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 630 PM CDT

* At 503 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Magnolia
  Springs, or 9 miles southwest of Foley, moving north at 75 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Daphne, Fairhope, Saraland, Gulf Shores,
  Foley, Chickasaw, Spanish Fort, Point Clear, Magnolia Springs, Bon
  Secour, I65 And I165 and I65 And AL 158.

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 700 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3022 8793 3087 8814 3065 8783 3024 8762
      3022 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 163DEG 67KT 3035 8784 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
797 
WWUS54 KMOB 212229
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
529 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

ALC003-097-212330-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0188.000000T0000Z-170621T2330Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
529 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MOBILE AND SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...

At 526 PM CDT, another severe thunderstorm was moving ashore from 
the Gulf just to the west of Gulf Shores, moving north at 45 mph. 
Other storms within the warned area also have the potential to 
become severe. 

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Daphne, Fairhope, Saraland, Gulf Shores,
Foley, Chickasaw, Spanish Fort, Point Clear, Magnolia Springs, Bon
Secour, I65 And I165 and I65 And AL 158.

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 700 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3022 8793 3087 8814 3065 8783 3024 8762
      3022 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 163DEG 67KT 3073 8797 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 20, 8:19 PM CDTCoastal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile50 hr
Jun 20, 8:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Jun 20, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB113 min
Jun 20, 10:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile6 hr
Jun 20, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 3:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB118 min
Jun 21, 4:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile12 hr
Jun 21, 5:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia48 hr
Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia61 hr
Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia67 hr
Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia12 days
Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia3 days
Jun 21, 10:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 4 more6 hr
Jun 21, 11:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia6 hr
Jun 21, 12:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington6 hr
Jun 21, 12:35 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more24 hr
Jun 21, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin46 min
Jun 21, 2:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia30 min
Jun 21, 2:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin59 min
Jun 21, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile34 min
Jun 21, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 3:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin25 min
Jun 21, 3:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington6 hr
Jun 21, 3:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin52 min
Jun 21, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 4:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile3 days
Jun 21, 4:17 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia43 min
Jun 21, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Jun 21, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile38 min
Jun 21, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Jun 21, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin44 min
Jun 21, 5:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more6 hr
Jun 21, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB114 min
Jun 21, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin26 min
Jun 21, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 21, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.