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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2017, 9:11 PM CST for Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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, 9:11 PM CST (03:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 9:45 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Covington County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
299
WFUS54 KMOB 220311
TORMOB
ALC039-220345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0016.170122T0311Z-170122T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
911 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Covington County in south central Alabama...
* Until 945 PM CST
* At 910 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles southwest of Andalusia, moving northeast at
45 mph. Another severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles southeast of Andalusia also moving northeast
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Andalusia around 925 PM CST.
Opp around 940 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 8670 3123 8670 3148 8628 3146 8628
3145 8626 3144 8626 3144 8620 3107 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 247DEG 38KT 3118 8662
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
105
WWUS54 KMOB 220322
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
922 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
ALC039-220345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170122T0345Z/
Covington AL-
922 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
COVINGTON COUNTY...
At 920 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Opp, moving northeast at 50 mph.
Another severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was
located 6 southwest of Andalusia moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Andalusia and Opp are in the path of these tornadic storms.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 8670 3123 8670 3148 8628 3146 8628
3145 8626 3144 8626 3144 8620 3107 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 244DEG 42KT 3120 8618
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$083
WWUS54 KMOB 220333
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
933 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
ALC039-220345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170122T0345Z/
Covington AL-
933 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY...
At 932 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Opp, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Andalusia and Opp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3130 8649 3148 8628 3146 8628 3145 8626
3144 8626 3144 8620 3114 8619 3114 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 248DEG 31KT 3123 8633
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$056
WWUS54 KMOB 220337
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
937 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
ALC039-220347-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170122T0345Z/
Covington AL-
937 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 945 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for south central
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3130 8649 3148 8628 3146 8628 3145 8626
3144 8626 3144 8620 3114 8619 3114 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 247DEG 38KT 3125 8628
$$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 | Mobile | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 6:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 42 min |
| 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, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 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, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 28 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, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 8:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 39 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, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 45 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, 11:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 25 min |
| 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, 5:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 30 hr |
| 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, 9:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 40 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, 10:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.