Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 9:06 PM CST for Wayne County, Mississippi; Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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
- Jan 21, 2017, 9:06 PM CST (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 9:45 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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 21, 9:15 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Copeland, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN COPELAND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
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 21, 6:51 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMOB 220306
SVRMOB
ALC023-025-129-MSC153-220345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0048.170122T0306Z-170122T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
906 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 945 PM CST
* At 905 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Buckatunna,
or 13 miles west of Chatom, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Millry, Buckatunna, Silas and Coffeeville.
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 300 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3199 8796 3187 8782 3143 8849 3143 8859
3150 8868 3200 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 226DEG 43KT 3154 8847
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
164
WWUS54 KMOB 220338
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
938 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
ALC023-025-129-MSC153-220348-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170122T0345Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-Wayne MS-
938 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3199 8796 3187 8782 3143 8849 3143 8859
3150 8868 3200 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 226DEG 43KT 3181 8815
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 6:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 42 min |
| Jan 21, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 28 min |
| Jan 21, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 8:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 42 min |
| Jan 21, 9:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 10:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 11:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 11:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 25 min |
| Jan 22, 5:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 40 min |
| Jan 22, 10:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 10:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 4:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 4 days |
| Jan 21, 6:31 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 20 min |
| Jan 21, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 7:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 21, 7:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 52 min |
| Jan 21, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 30 min |
| Jan 21, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 62 min |
| Jan 21, 8:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 9:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 44 min |
| Jan 21, 9:33 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Jan 21, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 10:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 59 min |
| Jan 21, 10:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 10:20 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Covington | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe and 2 more | 75 min |
| Jan 21, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 16 min |
| Jan 21, 11:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 12:35 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 115 min | |
| Jan 22, 6:53 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 82 min | |
| Jan 22, 7:56 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jan 22, 8:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 8:35 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Jan 22, 8:44 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jan 22, 9:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 9:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 9:33 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 22, 9:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 10:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 10:11 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Jan 22, 10:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 10:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 23 min |
| Jan 22, 10:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 10:58 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Jan 22, 11:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 58 min |
| Jan 22, 11:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 42 min |
| Jan 22, 11:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 38 min |
| Jan 22, 11:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 11:39 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 4:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 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.