Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 23, 2019, 5:39 PM CST for Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 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 23, 2019, 5:39 PM CST (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2019, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Covington County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 918 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 708 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 751 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
173
WFUS54 KMOB 232339
TORMOB
ALC039-240030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0001.190123T2339Z-190124T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
539 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Covington County in south central Alabama...
* Until 630 PM CST.
* At 539 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of River Falls, or 9 miles west of
Andalusia, moving east at 60 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...
Andalusia and Heath around 550 PM CST.
Opp around 600 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 3121 8670 3130 8670 3144 8621 3144 8619
3125 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 255DEG 52KT 3127 8664
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
213
WWUS54 KMOB 232355
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
555 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
ALC039-240030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190124T0030Z/
Covington AL-
555 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY...
At 555 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Heath, or over Andalusia, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Covington County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8650 3135 8651 3136 8650 3144 8621
3144 8619 3132 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 246DEG 37KT 3134 8645
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$692
WWUS54 KMOB 240007
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
607 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
ALC039-240030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190124T0030Z/
Covington AL-
607 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL COVINGTON COUNTY...
At 607 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northwest of Opp, moving east at 40 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
east central Covington 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 3133 8636 3136 8636 3140 8619 3132 8620
3132 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 269DEG 33KT 3135 8631
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$285
WWUS54 KMOB 240015
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
615 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
ALC039-240024-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190124T0030Z/
Covington AL-
615 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COVINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3133 8636 3136 8636 3140 8619 3132 8620
3132 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 255DEG 52KT 3138 8618
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2:43 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 16 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:43 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 8:54 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 49 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:44 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:14 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Jan 23, 12:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 65 min |
| Jan 23, 12:48 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 23, 1:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 54 min |
| Jan 23, 3:33 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Jan 23, 3:54 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 35 min |
| Jan 23, 4:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 67 min |
| Jan 23, 4:14 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Jan 23, 4:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:56 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Jan 23, 5:38 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 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.