Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2018, 5:19 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 3, 2018, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1531 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
634
WUUS54 KMOB 032219
SVRMOB
ALC023-025-129-032300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0041.180603T2219Z-180603T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
519 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
Northeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
Central Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 519 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Coffeeville,
or 16 miles west of Grove Hill, moving southeast at 25 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, Leroy and Coffeeville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3173 8823 3185 8806 3157 8765 3137 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 312DEG 21KT 3171 8806
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
687
WWUS54 KMOB 032246
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
546 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018
ALC023-032256-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-180603T2300Z/
Choctaw AL-
546 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3164 8814 3178 8797 3157 8765 3137 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 312DEG 21KT 3160 8792
$$
ALC025-129-032300-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-180603T2300Z/
Washington AL-Clarke AL-
546 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES...
At 546 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Jackson, moving southeast at 25 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 and Leroy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3164 8814 3178 8797 3157 8765 3137 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 312DEG 21KT 3160 8792
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 43 min | |
| Jun 3, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.