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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Mobile, AL

July 13, 2019Conecuh County, Escambia County, Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2019, 2:02 PM CDT for Conecuh County, Escambia County, Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 13, 2019, 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2019, 2:37 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2019-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 488 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2019-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

187 
WFUS54 KMOB 131902
TORMOB
ALC035-053-099-132000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0016.190713T1902Z-190713T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
202 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  Northwestern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Western Conecuh County in south central Alabama...

* Until 300 PM CDT.
    
* At 202 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over I65 And AL 21, or 5 miles north of Atmore, moving
  northeast 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...
  I65 And AL 113 around 225 PM CDT.
  Uriah around 230 PM CDT.
  Frisco City and Excel around 250 PM CDT.
  Repton around 255 PM CDT.
  Monroeville and Peterman around 300 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 3111 8721 3113 8761 3183 8733 3182 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 202DEG 26KT 3110 8748 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH
1 follow-up statement
392 
WWUS54 KMOB 131937 RRA
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
237 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2019

ALC035-053-099-131947-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190713T2000Z/
Monroe AL-Escambia AL-Conecuh AL-
237 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MONROE...NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA AND WESTERN
CONECUH COUNTIES 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.

LAT...LON 3111 8721 3113 8761 3183 8733 3182 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 202DEG 26KT 3134 8737 

$$

JLH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Jul 12, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile43 min
Jul 12, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB25 min
Jul 12, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB24 min
Jul 12, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB31 min
Jul 12, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile39 hr
Jul 12, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB12 min
Jul 12, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB51 min
Jul 13, 12:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
Jul 13, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Jul 13, 1:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin51 min
Jul 13, 2:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jul 13, 2:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 13, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile47 min
Jul 13, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile42 min
Jul 13, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin42 min
Jul 13, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Jul 13, 4:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 13, 6:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile39 min
Jul 13, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin47 min
Jul 13, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 13, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin38 min
Jul 13, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile45 min
Jul 13, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin30 min
Jul 13, 8:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Jul 13, 12:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile6 hr
Jul 13, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile33 min
Jul 13, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Jul 13, 1:38 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia67 min
Jul 13, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile42 min
Jul 13, 2:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Jul 13, 3:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin19 hr
Jul 13, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jul 13, 5:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Washington15 hr
Jul 13, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Jul 13, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile16 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.