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Tornado Warning 82, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 24, 2020, 2:31 AM CST for Baldwin County, Escambia County, Monroe County, Alabama. It was in force for 29 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
- Dec 24, 2020, 2:31 AM CST (08:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2020, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1:42 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
448
WFUS54 KMOB 240831
TORMOB
ALC003-053-099-240915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0082.201224T0831Z-201224T0915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
231 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Monroe County in south central Alabama...
North central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
* Until 315 AM CST.
* At 230 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Stockton, or 14 miles north of Bay
Minette, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Monroe, north central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia
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 3102 8779 3106 8784 3134 8761 3123 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 221DEG 33KT 3109 8777
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
403
WWUS54 KMOB 240841
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
241 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
ALC003-053-099-240915-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-201224T0915Z/
Monroe AL-Baldwin AL-Escambia AL-
241 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
MONROE...NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 241 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Poarch Creek Reservation, or 15
miles northwest of Atmore, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Monroe, north central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3111 8771 3115 8775 3134 8761 3123 8747
3118 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0841Z 221DEG 35KT 3117 8770
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$543
WWUS54 KMOB 240854
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
254 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
ALC003-053-240903-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-201224T0915Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia AL-
254 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES 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 1100 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3127 8752 3126 8752 3123 8757 3124 8759
3124 8764 3125 8766 3126 8767 3134 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 219DEG 34KT 3126 8762
$$
ALC099-240915-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-201224T0915Z/
Monroe AL-
254 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
MONROE COUNTY...
At 253 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Uriah, or 17 miles southwest of
Frisco City, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Monroe County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3127 8752 3126 8752 3123 8757 3124 8759
3124 8764 3125 8766 3126 8767 3134 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 219DEG 34KT 3126 8762
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$333
WWUS54 KMOB 240900
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
ALC099-240910-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-201224T0915Z/
Monroe AL-
300 AM CST Thu Dec 24 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3127 8752 3126 8752 3123 8757 3124 8759
3124 8764 3125 8766 3126 8767 3134 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 221DEG 33KT 3131 8757
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Dec 24, 8:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 17 min | |
| Dec 24, 9:10 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Dec 24, 10:15 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 15 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.