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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

March 3, 2019Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2019, 1:33 PM CST for Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2019, 1:33 PM CST (19:33 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2019, 2:00 PM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 3, 1:37 PM CSTTORNADO8 Sw Mcintosh, ALTHE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR JOHN JOHNSTON ROAD AND CONTINUED EAST, ADJACENT TO FAIRFORD ROAD. THE TORNADO LIFTED ROUGHLY JUST SOUTH OF PRICE RIVERS ROAD AND JUST EAST OF FAIRFORD ROAD. THE TORNADO PRODUCED TREE DAMAGE ALONG ITS PATH, SNAPPING BOTH SOFTWOOD AND HARD
Mar 3, 1:39 PM CSTHAIL 15 S Topton, ALPUBLIC REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL NEAR SIMS CHAPEL, AL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Mar 3, 1:39 PM CSTTORNADO5 Sse Topton, ALSIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A CHURCH AND ONE MOBILE HOME REPORTED AS WELL AS SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG FAIRFORD RD IN SIMS CHAPEL, AL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 3, 11:03 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 192 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 490 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
490 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

717 
WFUS54 KMOB 031933
TORMOB
ALC129-032000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0003.190303T1933Z-190303T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
133 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 200 PM CST.
    
* At 133 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles east of Deer Park, or 7 miles north of
  Citronelle, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  McIntosh around 150 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 3115 8824 3125 8824 3130 8796 3127 8796
      3127 8797 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8795
      3116 8794 3116 8796 3117 8797 3117 8799
      3115 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 265DEG 34KT 3120 8820 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
864 
WWUS54 KMOB 031937
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
137 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2019

ALC129-032000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190303T2000Z/
Washington AL-
137 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
        
At 137 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles southwest of
McIntosh, or 8 miles northeast of Citronelle, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  McIntosh around 150 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3117 8824 3125 8824 3130 8796 3127 8796
      3127 8797 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8795
      3116 8794 3116 8796 3117 8797 3117 8799
      3115 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 265DEG 34KT 3120 8816 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
420 
WWUS54 KMOB 031958
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
158 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2019

ALC129-032008-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190303T2000Z/
Washington AL-
158 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 200 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However hail and 
strong winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3117 8824 3125 8824 3130 8796 3127 8796
      3127 8797 3126 8799 3126 8797 3125 8795
      3116 8794 3116 8796 3117 8797 3117 8799
      3115 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 265DEG 34KT 3122 8795 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 11:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw63 min
Mar 3, 11:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw52 min
Mar 3, 11:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington38 min
Mar 3, 11:55 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw, Clarke50 min
Mar 3, 12:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington52 min
Mar 3, 12:51 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Washington24 min
Mar 3, 1:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox51 min
Mar 3, 1:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Monroe, Washington48 min
Mar 3, 1:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox41 min
Mar 3, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe23 min
Mar 3, 1:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe50 min
Mar 3, 2:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia47 min
Mar 3, 2:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw67 min
Mar 3, 2:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile60 min
Mar 3, 2:31 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw29 min
Mar 3, 2:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia52 min
Mar 3, 2:48 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Mar 3, 2:53 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw23 min
Mar 3, 3:01 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Mar 3, 3:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile56 min
Mar 3, 3:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington40 min
Mar 3, 3:21 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Mar 3, 3:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington50 min
Mar 3, 3:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington46 min
Mar 3, 3:57 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB79 min
Mar 3, 4:07 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB81 min
Mar 3, 4:09 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB36 min
Mar 3, 4:28 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
Mar 3, 5:00 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Mar 3, 5:45 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.