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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Mobile, AL

March 31, 2020Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2020, 10:25 AM CDT for Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 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
Mar 31, 2020, 10:25 AM CDT (15:25 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2020, 11:05 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:25 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 31, 8:51 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2020-03-31Temperature 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2020-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 734 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
734 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
929 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

169 
WFUS54 KMOB 311525
TORMOB
ALC035-053-311615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0010.200331T1525Z-200331T1615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1025 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southeastern Conecuh County in south central Alabama...

* Until 1115 AM CDT.
    
* At 1025 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 7 miles southeast of I65 And AL 113, or 8 miles
  west of Brewton, moving east 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...
  Brewton and East Brewton around 1035 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 3108 8727 3116 8729 3134 8670 3105 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1525Z 262DEG 38KT 3113 8722 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
695 
WWUS54 KMOB 311551 RRA
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1051 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

ALC035-053-311615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-200331T1615Z/
Escambia AL-Conecuh AL-
1051 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTIES...
    
At 1050 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northeast of East Brewton, or 11 miles east of
Brewton, moving east at 50 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 Escambia and southeastern Conecuh 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 3112 8698 3120 8698 3134 8670 3111 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 258DEG 42KT 3116 8689 

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

$$
791 
WWUS54 KMOB 311605
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1105 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

ALC035-053-311614-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-200331T1615Z/
Escambia AL-Conecuh AL-
1105 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN
CONECUH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3112 8698 3120 8698 3134 8670 3111 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 262DEG 38KT 3118 8671 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 5:13 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile13 hr
Mar 31, 7:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw43 min
Mar 31, 7:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Wilcox55 min
Mar 31, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington46 min
Mar 31, 8:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox53 min
Mar 31, 9:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile37 min
Mar 31, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler, Wilcox34 min
Mar 31, 9:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia and 4 more55 min
Mar 31, 9:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington44 min
Mar 31, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB86 min
Mar 31, 9:54 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBMobile35 min
Mar 31, 10:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia45 min
Mar 31, 10:01 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia44 min
Mar 31, 10:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Mar 31, 10:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more53 min
Mar 31, 10:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile39 min
Mar 31, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Mar 31, 10:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin51 min
Mar 31, 10:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia47 min
Mar 31, 11:01 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin27 min
Mar 31, 11:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Mar 31, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin41 min
Mar 31, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington48 min
Mar 31, 11:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin14 min
Mar 31, 12:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Mar 31, 12:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 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.