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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Mobile, AL

October 30, 2019Mobile County, Alabama; George County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 30, 2019, 2:53 AM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama; George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 7 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 30, 2019, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
Expired
Oct 30, 2019, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
7 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Mobile County, AL, George County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 00:00Z on 2019-10-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2019-10-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

678 
WFUS54 KMOB 300753
TORMOB
ALC097-MSC039-300900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0043.191030T0753Z-191030T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
253 AM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southeastern George County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 400 AM CDT.
    
* At 253 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Dauphin Island, moving northwest 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Grand Bay around 400 AM 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 3022 8826 3054 8841 3074 8841 3074 8849
      3087 8855 3095 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0753Z 152DEG 11KT 3024 8816 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
457 
WWUS54 KMOB 300800
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 AM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019

ALC097-MSC039-300809-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-191030T0900Z/
Mobile AL-George MS-
300 AM CDT Wed Oct 30 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MOBILE AND SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGE 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 3022 8826 3054 8841 3074 8841 3074 8849
      3087 8855 3095 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 152DEG 11KT 3026 8817 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB88 min
Oct 30, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Oct 30, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile62 min
Oct 30, 2:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB69 min
Oct 30, 3:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile54 min
Oct 30, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Oct 30, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB29 min
Oct 30, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile40 min
Oct 30, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB114 min
Oct 30, 4:35 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile38 hr
Oct 30, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Oct 30, 6:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Oct 30, 7:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Oct 30, 7:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile55 min
Oct 30, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB54 min
Oct 30, 8:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile48 min
Oct 30, 8:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Oct 30, 9:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB27 min
Oct 30, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile46 min
Oct 30, 9:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile2 hr
Oct 30, 10:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington6 days
Oct 30, 10:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington21 days
Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Oct 30, 11:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB26 min
Oct 30, 12:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB36 min
Oct 30, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB32 min
Oct 30, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile44 min
Oct 30, 12:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBMobile15 min
Oct 30, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Oct 30, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB35 min
Oct 30, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB10 min
Oct 30, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB69 min
Oct 30, 2:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile6 hr
Oct 30, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile59 min
Oct 30, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Oct 30, 3:18 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB45 hr
Oct 30, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Oct 30, 3:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile6 hr
Oct 30, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin54 min
Oct 30, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Oct 30, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Oct 30, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB29 min
Oct 30, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin43 min
Oct 30, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Oct 30, 6:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Oct 30, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Oct 30, 6:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge66 min
Oct 30, 8:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene51 min
Oct 30, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone6 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.