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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 18, 2020, 3:42 PM CDT for 12 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 19, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2020, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2020, 2:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 983 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
148 WWUS74 KMOB 182042 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 342 PM CDT Sat Apr 18 2020 ALZ052-053-055-056-059-261>266-FLZ201>206-190445- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.200419T1700Z-200420T0600Z/ Washington-Clarke-Monroe-Conecuh-Escambia-Mobile Inland- Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal- Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland- Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 342 PM CDT Sat Apr 18 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. * WHEN...From noon Sunday to 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
6 follow-up statements
933 WWUS74 KMOB 190513 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1213 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ALZ052-053-055-056-059-261>266-FLZ201>206-191300- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.200419T1700Z-200420T0600Z/ Washington-Clarke-Monroe-Conecuh-Escambia-Mobile Inland- Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal- Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland- Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1213 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. * WHEN...From noon today to 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
688 WWUS74 KMOB 190709 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 209 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ALZ051-054-057-058-060-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-191515- /O.EXA.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.200419T1700Z-200420T0600Z/ Choctaw-Wilcox-Butler-Crenshaw-Covington-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone- George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Camden, Pine Hill, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Andalusia, Opp, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 209 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Choctaw, Wilcox, Butler, Crenshaw and Covington Counties. In Mississippi, Wayne, Perry, Greene, Stone and George Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ALZ052-053-055-056-059-261>266-FLZ201>206-191515- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.200419T1700Z-200420T0600Z/ Washington-Clarke-Monroe-Conecuh-Escambia-Mobile Inland- Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal- Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland- Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 209 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. * WHEN...From noon today to 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
104 WWUS74 KMOB 191515 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1015 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-192315- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.200419T1700Z-200420T0600Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, Wright, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 1015 AM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Choctaw, Wilcox, Butler, Crenshaw and Covington Counties. In Mississippi, Wayne, Perry, Greene, Stone and George Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
275 WWUS74 KMOB 192023 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 323 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ALZ051>055-261>263-265-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-200800- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200420T0800Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Mobile Inland- Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-Mobile Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene- Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 323 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Choctaw, Wilcox, Butler, Crenshaw and Covington Counties. In Mississippi, Wayne, Perry, Greene, Stone and George Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ALZ056>060-264-266-FLZ201>206-200800- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200420T1100Z/ Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia-Covington-Baldwin Central- Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal- Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland- Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, Opp, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 323 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Choctaw, Wilcox, Butler, Crenshaw and Covington Counties. In Mississippi, Wayne, Perry, Greene, Stone and George Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
067 WWUS74 KMOB 200325 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1025 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ALZ051>055-261-262-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-200430- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200420T0800Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Mobile Inland- Baldwin Inland-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Citronelle, Saraland, Stockton, Waynesboro, Beaumont, New Augusta, Richton, Leakesville, McLain, Wiggins, and Lucedale 1025 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Latest observations indicate wind speeds have lowered to below wind advisory criteria. $$ ALZ056>060-200430- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200420T1100Z/ Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw-Escambia-Covington- Including the cities of Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Andalusia, and Opp 1025 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Latest observations indicate wind speeds have lowered to below wind advisory criteria. $$ ALZ263>266-FLZ201>206-200900- /O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200420T0900Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 1025 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 15 to 25 with frequent higher gusts to around 30 mph. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile and Baldwin and Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties in northwest Florida. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
901 WWUS74 KMOB 200705 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 205 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020 ALZ263>266-FLZ201>206-200815- /O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-200420T0900Z/ Mobile Central-Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal- Escambia Inland-Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland- Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- Including the cities of Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, and Wright 205 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speed has lowered to below advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Apr 18, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Apr 18, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 11 days |
| Apr 18, 11:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 44 min | |
| Apr 18, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min |
Nearby
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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.