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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL

April 14, 2019Choctaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2019, 12:22 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 53 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: Apr 14, 2019, 12:22 AM CDT (05:22 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2019, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Choctaw County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:23 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 13, 9:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 428 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

708 
WFUS54 KMOB 140522
TORMOB
ALC023-140615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0009.190414T0522Z-190414T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1222 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 115 AM CDT.
    
* At 1222 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Toxey, or 10 miles south of Butler, moving
  northeast at 55 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...
  Butler around 1235 AM CDT.
  Pennington around 1245 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794 3230 8800
      3228 8801 3228 8802 3226 8801 3215 8802
      3214 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3200 8811 3183 8822 3189 8836 3231 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 204DEG 48KT 3194 8828 

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

$$

JLH

4 follow-up statements

244 
WWUS54 KMOB 140528
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1228 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

ALC023-140615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190414T0615Z/
Choctaw AL-
1228 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
    
At 1228 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of Toxey, or 8 miles south of Butler,
moving northeast at 45 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...
  Butler around 1235 AM CDT.
  Pennington around 1255 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794 3230 8800
      3228 8801 3228 8802 3226 8801 3215 8802
      3214 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3200 8811 3189 8818 3194 8830 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 217DEG 41KT 3197 8823 

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

$$

JLH

344 
WWUS54 KMOB 140535
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1235 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

ALC023-140615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190414T0615Z/
Choctaw AL-
1235 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
    
At 1234 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Butler, moving northeast at 55 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 1245 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794 3230 8800
      3228 8801 3228 8802 3226 8801 3215 8802
      3214 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3200 8811 3201 8824 3231 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 204DEG 50KT 3206 8817 

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

$$

JLH

842 
WWUS54 KMOB 140547
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1247 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

ALC023-140615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190414T0615Z/
Choctaw AL-
1247 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
    
At 1247 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Pennington, or 11 miles northeast of Butler, moving
northeast at 55 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 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794 3230 8800
      3228 8801 3228 8802 3226 8801 3215 8802
      3214 8804 3210 8805 3211 8812 3231 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 217DEG 46KT 3217 8805 

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

$$

JLH

874 
WWUS54 KMOB 140605
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
105 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

ALC023-140615-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190414T0615Z/
Choctaw AL-
105 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
115 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8794 3230 8794 3230 8800
      3228 8801 3228 8802 3226 8801 3215 8802
      3214 8804 3210 8805 3211 8812 3231 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 204DEG 48KT 3239 8794 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 7:32 PM CDT	Coastal Flood Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	7 hr
Apr 13, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	33 min
Apr 13, 11:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	25 min
Apr 13, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	43 min
Apr 14, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	44 min
Apr 14, 12:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	57 min
Apr 14, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	49 min
Apr 14, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	46 min
Apr 14, 2:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile, Washington	50 min
Apr 14, 3:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	39 min
Apr 14, 3:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	35 min
Apr 14, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Apr 14, 3:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Clarke, Mobile, Washington	3 hr
Apr 14, 3:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	28 min
Apr 14, 4:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe	3 hr
Apr 14, 4:27 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		93 min
Apr 14, 4:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw	42 min
Apr 14, 4:54 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
Apr 14, 5:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Escambia	3 hr
Apr 14, 5:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Escambia	44 min
Apr 14, 5:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	3 hr
Apr 14, 5:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	49 min
Apr 14, 5:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	53 min
Apr 14, 5:50 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		85 min
Apr 14, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	49 min
Apr 14, 6:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	36 min
Apr 14, 6:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia	3 hr
Apr 14, 6:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	17 min
Apr 14, 7:11 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Apr 14, 7:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	35 min
Apr 14, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	23 min
Apr 14, 8:38 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		37 min
Apr 14, 8:49 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		34 min
Apr 14, 8:49 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		3 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.