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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Mobile, AL

January 21, 2017Clarke County, Monroe County, Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 9:56 PM CST for Clarke County, Monroe County, Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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
Jan 21, 2017, 9:56 PM CST (03:56 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 10:45 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, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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
Jan 21, 6:51 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2017-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

196 
WUUS54 KMOB 220356
SVRMOB
ALC025-099-131-220445-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0055.170122T0356Z-170122T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
956 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  Southwestern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...
  Northeastern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 1045 PM CST

* At 956 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Whatley, or 9
  miles south of Grove Hill, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Whatley, Vredenburgh and Yellow Bluff. 

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 south central
and southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3189 8725 3146 8772 3157 8788 3204 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 218DEG 41KT 3158 8775 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 6:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile57 min
Jan 21, 6:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile42 min
Jan 21, 6:31 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Jan 21, 6:49 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBMobile41 min
Jan 21, 6:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin46 min
Jan 21, 7:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington20 min
Jan 21, 7:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile38 min
Jan 21, 7:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile34 min
Jan 21, 7:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin45 min
Jan 21, 7:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe50 min
Jan 21, 7:30 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia45 min
Jan 21, 7:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile28 min
Jan 21, 7:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia44 min
Jan 21, 7:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia54 min
Jan 21, 7:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia52 min
Jan 21, 8:11 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBEscambia49 min
Jan 21, 8:15 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBEscambia30 min
Jan 21, 8:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia62 min
Jan 21, 8:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington47 min
Jan 21, 8:51 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia6 hr
Jan 21, 9:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington39 min
Jan 21, 9:11 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington34 min
Jan 21, 9:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia46 min
Jan 21, 9:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw44 min
Jan 21, 9:33 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Jan 21, 10:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington45 min
Jan 21, 10:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more59 min
Jan 21, 10:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Monroe, Wilcox41 min
Jan 21, 10:20 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Jan 21, 10:25 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBCovington6 hr
Jan 21, 11:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw25 min
Jan 21, 11:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe and 2 more75 min
Jan 21, 11:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox16 min
Jan 21, 11:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw50 min
Jan 22, 12:35 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB115 min
Jan 22, 5:23 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more30 hr
Jan 22, 6:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB82 min
Jan 22, 7:56 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB49 min
Jan 22, 8:13 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jan 22, 8:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin43 min
Jan 22, 8:35 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Jan 22, 8:44 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Jan 22, 9:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin50 min
Jan 22, 9:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile40 min
Jan 22, 9:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin44 min
Jan 22, 9:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jan 22, 9:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington51 min
Jan 22, 10:02 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Jan 22, 10:04 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington, Escambia41 min
Jan 22, 10:11 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB49 min
Jan 22, 10:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington33 min
Jan 22, 10:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Escambia46 min
Jan 22, 10:34 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe41 min
Jan 22, 10:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Washington23 min
Jan 22, 10:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe36 min
Jan 22, 10:58 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Jan 22, 11:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington58 min
Jan 22, 11:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Escambia42 min
Jan 22, 11:07 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington38 min
Jan 22, 11:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox36 min
Jan 22, 11:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox51 min
Jan 22, 11:39 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 min
Jan 22, 12:08 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Crenshaw52 min
Jan 22, 12:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw34 min
Jan 22, 4:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.