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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 25, 2019, 8:12 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2019, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 500 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
236
WFUS54 KMOB 260112
TORMOB
ALC023-025-260200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0042.191026T0112Z-191026T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
812 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 811 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles north of Coffeeville, or 19 miles northwest of
Grove Hill, moving north 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Pennington around 850 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 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3218 8801 3215 8802 3214 8804
3209 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3205 8812
3202 8812 3199 8810 3201 8809 3199 8807
3199 8791 3178 8795 3178 8814 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 187DEG 34KT 3185 8806
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
448
WWUS54 KMOB 260128
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
828 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
ALC023-025-260200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-191026T0200Z/
Choctaw AL-Clarke AL-
828 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES...
At 828 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles south of Putnam, or 15 miles southeast of Butler,
moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Choctaw and northwestern Clarke Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3218 8801 3215 8802 3214 8804
3209 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3205 8812
3202 8812 3199 8810 3201 8809 3199 8807
3199 8791 3189 8793 3190 8812 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 185DEG 13KT 3194 8803
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$419
WWUS54 KMOB 260139
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
839 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
ALC025-260147-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-191026T0200Z/
Clarke AL-
839 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3218 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804
3207 8809 3207 8810 3205 8812 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 187DEG 22KT 3202 8801
$$
ALC023-260200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-191026T0200Z/
Choctaw AL-
839 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
At 837 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Putnam, or 13 miles east of Butler, moving north at
25 mph. This s torm could possible affect extremem northeast Choctaw
County Alabama.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Pennington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3218 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804
3207 8809 3207 8810 3205 8812 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 187DEG 22KT 3202 8801
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$356
WWUS54 KMOB 260145
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
845 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
ALC023-260155-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-191026T0200Z/
Choctaw AL-
845 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened
and will now move away from the warned area. Therefore, the warning
has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3218 8801 3214 8804 3209 8804
3207 8809 3207 8810 3205 8812 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 187DEG 34KT 3210 8800
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 67 min |
| Oct 25, 8:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 6 hr |
| Oct 25, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 45 min |
| Oct 25, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 31 min |
| Oct 26, 1:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 5:56 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 26, 7:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 114 min | |
| Oct 26, 7:52 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 10 hr |
| Oct 26, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Oct 26, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 26 min |
| Oct 26, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 47 min |
| Oct 26, 9:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 32 min |
| Oct 26, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Oct 26, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 61 min |
| Oct 26, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Oct 26, 10:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Oct 26, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 37 min | |
| Oct 26, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Oct 26, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 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.