Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2018, 3:19 AM CDT for 12 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 14, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2018, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted.
093 WWUS74 KMOB 140819 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 319 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOCATIONS FROM 10 AM CDT TODAY UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM 10 AM CDT TODAY UNTIL 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... ALZ051>060-261-262-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-150000- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.180414T1500Z-180415T0600Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Escambia Inland- Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Jay, Milton, Crestview, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 319 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...From mid morning today through late tonight. * WINDS...15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to 30 mph or higher. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ ALZ263>266-FLZ202-204-206-150000- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.180414T1500Z-180415T2100Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 319 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 4 PM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...From mid morning today through late Sunday afternoon. * WINDS...15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to 30 mph or higher. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
1 follow-up statement
287 WWUS74 KMOB 142037 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 337 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH MID EVENING... ALZ051>060-261-262-FLZ201-203-205-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-142145- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180415T0600Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Escambia Inland- Santa Rosa Inland-Okaloosa Inland-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Jay, Milton, Crestview, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 337 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Latest observations indicate that frequent wind gusts have dropped below criteria to maintain wind advisory. Will continue to remain breezy over interior southwest Alabama and northern portions of the Western Florida panhandle. $$ ALZ263-264-142145- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180415T2100Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, and Spanish Fort 337 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Mobile has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Latest observations indicate that frequent wind gusts have dropped below maintaining wind advisory criteria. Will continue to remain breezy. $$ ALZ265-266-FLZ202-204-206-150200- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180415T0200Z/ Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 337 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through mid evening. * WINDS...15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts to 30 mph or higher. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph or frequent gusts of 30 to 39 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:09 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:09 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 63 hr | |
| Apr 14, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 2:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 20 min |
| Apr 13, 8:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 14 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 1:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene, Perry, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 58 min |
| Apr 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George, Greene | 57 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.