Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 2, 2017, 11:56 AM CST for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. 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
- Jan 2, 2017, 11:56 AM CST (17:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2017, 12:45 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 12:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Jackson, AL | TREE ON A HOME ON BELVIEW CIRCLE NEAR JACKSON. SEVERAL OTHER TREES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jan 2, 12:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson, AL | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF THE SUBWAY IN JACKSON. SOME INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Jan 2, 12:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Alma, AL | MULTIPLE MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED IN THE PERRY CHAPEL COMMUNITY OFF OF BRYAN JOHNSON RD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 11:22 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
612
WUUS54 KMOB 021756
SVRMOB
ALC025-129-021845-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0002.170102T1756Z-170102T1845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1156 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
Central Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 1245 PM CST
* At 1156 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Saint Stephens to 6 miles southwest of
Wagarville to near Deer Park, moving northeast at 35 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...
Jackson, Chatom, Saint Stephens, Wagarville, Leroy, Deer Park,
Whatley, Tibbie and McIntosh.
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 800 PM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3155 8757 3151 8762 3148 8757 3144 8757
3141 8761 3143 8765 3140 8771 3134 8775
3135 8775 3137 8776 3131 8779 3130 8777
3128 8783 3123 8784 3119 8838 3138 8824
3147 8826 3162 8816 3175 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 244DEG 31KT 3151 8810 3136 8807 3124 8823
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
865
WWUS54 KMOB 021815
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1215 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
ALC025-129-021845-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170102T1845Z/
Washington AL-Clarke AL-
1215 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES...
At 1215 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Whatley to 14 miles south of Grove Hill to 8 miles
south of Jackson, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Saint Stephens, Wagarville, Leroy, Deer Park, Whatley,
Tibbie and McIntosh.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3155 8757 3151 8762 3148 8757 3144 8757
3141 8761 3143 8765 3140 8771 3134 8775
3135 8775 3137 8776 3131 8779 3130 8777
3128 8783 3123 8784 3119 8838 3138 8824
3154 8806 3167 8794 3175 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 245DEG 30KT 3166 8773 3151 8770 3139 8786
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:06 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 8:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:05 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 10:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 54 min |
| Jan 2, 11:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 12:05 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Jan 2, 12:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jan 2, 12:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 48 min |
| Jan 2, 12:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 19 min |
| Jan 2, 12:57 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 2, 12:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jan 2, 1:10 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Jan 2, 1:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Jan 2, 1:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 1:52 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:00 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:11 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Jan 2, 2:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 50 min |
| Jan 2, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe | 43 min |
| Jan 2, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 2:51 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:03 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 3:11 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Jan 2, 3:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 19 min |
| Jan 2, 3:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jan 2, 3:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 68 min | |
| Jan 2, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 3:53 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jan 2, 4:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 54 min |
| Jan 2, 4:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 2, 4:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Jan 2, 4:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 4:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jan 2, 4:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jan 2, 5:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe | 63 min |
| Jan 2, 5:56 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 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.