Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 25, 2019, 4:59 PM CDT for Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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
- Oct 25, 2019, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2019, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 376 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
781
WFUS54 KMOB 252159
TORMOB
ALC129-252245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0033.191025T2159Z-191025T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
459 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 459 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northeast of Deer Park, or 12 miles north of
Citronelle, moving north at 35 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...
Tibbie around 510 PM CDT.
Chatom around 520 PM CDT.
Millry around 540 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 3123 8813 3125 8831 3164 8833 3159 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 186DEG 30KT 3127 8823
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
566
WWUS54 KMOB 252206
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
506 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
ALC129-252245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-191025T2245Z/
Washington AL-
506 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY...
At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tibbie, or 9 miles south of Chatom, moving north at
35 mph.
THIS CIRCULATION HAS STEADILY GOTTEN STRONGER.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Tibbie around 510 PM CDT.
Chatom around 525 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3128 8812 3129 8829 3164 8833 3159 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 188DEG 29KT 3133 8822
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$987
WWUS54 KMOB 252231
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
531 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
ALC129-252245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-191025T2245Z/
Washington AL-
531 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...
At 531 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Chatom, moving north at 20 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
north central 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 3145 8812 3146 8828 3164 8833 3159 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 193DEG 18KT 3148 8820
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Oct 25, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 39 min |
| Oct 25, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Oct 25, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 39 min |
| Oct 25, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Oct 25, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 33 min |
| Oct 25, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 13 min |
| Oct 25, 11:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Oct 25, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 28 min |
| Oct 25, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 29 min |
| Oct 25, 11:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Oct 25, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 37 min |
| Oct 25, 1:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 48 min |
| Oct 25, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Oct 25, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 25, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 48 min |
| Oct 25, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 34 min | |
| Oct 25, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Oct 25, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 27 min |
| Oct 25, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Oct 25, 2:52 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 27 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 45 min |
| Oct 25, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Oct 25, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 50 min |
| Oct 25, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Oct 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 20 min |
| Oct 25, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile | 48 min |
| Oct 25, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 48 min |
| Oct 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Oct 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 35 min |
| Oct 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 35 min |
| Oct 25, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 47 min |
| Oct 25, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 42 min |
| Oct 25, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 39 min |
| Oct 25, 5:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 25, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 32 min |
| Oct 25, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 52 min |
| Oct 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 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.