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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2018, 2:47 AM CST for Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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
- Dec 28, 2018, 2:47 AM CST (08:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2018, 3:15 AM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 14.9
The text
As transmitted.
856
WFUS54 KMOB 280847
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-153-280915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0027.181228T0847Z-181228T0915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
247 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 315 AM CST.
* At 247 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over State Line, or 14 miles west of Chatom, moving
northeast at 50 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...
Millry around 310 AM 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 3134 8850 3140 8858 3168 8833 3153 8821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 221DEG 45KT 3141 8850
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
508
WWUS54 KMOB 280856
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
256 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018
MSC041-153-280905-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-181228T0915Z/
Wayne MS-Greene MS-
256 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3164 8830 3153 8821 3142 8845 3151 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 221DEG 45KT 3149 8841
$$
ALC129-280915-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-181228T0915Z/
Washington AL-
256 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
At 255 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of State Line, or 9 miles west of
Chatom, moving northeast at 50 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Washington County.
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 3164 8830 3153 8821 3142 8845 3151 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 221DEG 45KT 3149 8841
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 6:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 9:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 15 days |
| Dec 28, 12:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Perry | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 1:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 32 min |
| Dec 28, 2:26 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Stone | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 43 min |
| Dec 28, 4:27 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Perry | 6 days |
| Dec 28, 4:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 4:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | George, Greene | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 3 days |
| Dec 28, 6:13 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:03 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Wayne | 27 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Perry | 21 days |
| Dec 27, 6:57 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 16 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 7:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 16 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:24 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 13 days |
| Dec 27, 8:24 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 15 days |
| Dec 27, 8:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:02 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:29 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:13 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 16 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 47 min |
| Dec 28, 2:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 3:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 37 min |
| Dec 28, 3:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 19 min |
| Dec 28, 3:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Dec 28, 5:51 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Dec 28, 5:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 66 min |
| Dec 28, 6:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 41 min |
| Dec 28, 6:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:23 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 52 min |
| Dec 28, 8:38 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Dec 28, 8:42 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 68 min | |
| Dec 28, 1:15 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.