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Tornado Warning 58, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 7, 2017, 7:28 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 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
- Oct 7, 2017, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2017, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 8:01 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 1 Se Calvert, AL | PERSONAL WEATHER STATION IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY RECORDED A 75MPH WIND GUST WITH THUNDERSTORM PASSAGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
140
WFUS54 KMOB 080028
TORMOB
ALC003-097-129-080115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0058.171008T0028Z-171008T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
728 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 815 PM CDT
* At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over I65 And AL 225, or 9 miles northwest of Bay
Minette, moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Mount Vernon and Movico around 750 PM CDT.
Calvert around 800 PM CDT.
McIntosh around 815 PM CDT.
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 3124 8828 3135 8807 3116 8794 3116 8797
3115 8797 3115 8794 3114 8794 3116 8793
3094 8778 3084 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 148DEG 26KT 3096 8790
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
720
WWUS54 KMOB 080044
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
744 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017
ALC003-097-129-080115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-171008T0115Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-Washington AL-
744 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mount Vernon, or 13 miles north of Creola, moving
northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Calvert around 755 PM CDT.
McIntosh around 810 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3124 8828 3135 8807 3116 8794 3116 8797
3115 8797 3115 8794 3114 8794 3116 8793
3105 8790 3100 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 152DEG 24KT 3108 8797
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$283
WWUS54 KMOB 080058
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
758 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017
ALC003-097-080108-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-171008T0115Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
758 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MOBILE AND NORTHWESTERN
BALDWIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3124 8828 3135 8807 3116 8794 3116 8797
3117 8798 3117 8799 3114 8802 3114 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 147DEG 21KT 3117 8804
$$
ALC129-080115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-171008T0115Z/
Washington AL-
758 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
At 758 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Calvert, or 12 miles northeast of Citronelle, moving
northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
McIntosh around 810 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3124 8828 3135 8807 3116 8794 3116 8797
3117 8798 3117 8799 3114 8802 3114 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 147DEG 21KT 3117 8804
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Oct 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Oct 7, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 20 min |
| Oct 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Oct 7, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 9:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Oct 7, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Oct 7, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 9:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 7 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 8:13 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 17 hr | |
| Oct 8, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 63 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 11 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:20 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 21 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 6 hr |
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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.