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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Mobile, AL

July 13, 2017Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2017, 4:52 PM CDT for Covington County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
Jul 13, 2017, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 13, 5:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Opp, ALSEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 331 IN OPP.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2017-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1081 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2017-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1081 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

748 
WUUS54 KMOB 132152
SVRMOB
ALC039-041-132230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0199.170713T2152Z-170713T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
452 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Crenshaw County in south central Alabama...
  Northeastern Covington County in south central Alabama...

* Until 530 PM CDT

* At 452 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Opp, moving
  north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Opp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8616 3153 8620 3119 8619 3117 8624
      3145 8644 3155 8615 3154 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 158DEG 12KT 3128 8619 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
548 
WWUS54 KMOB 132205
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
505 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

ALC039-041-132230-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-170713T2230Z/
Crenshaw AL-Covington AL-
505 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW AND NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES...

At 505 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Opp, moving
northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Opp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8616 3153 8620 3125 8619 3122 8625
      3145 8644 3155 8615 3154 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 151DEG 13KT 3132 8623 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB43 min
Jul 13, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB48 min
Jul 13, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington50 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.