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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Mobile, AL

April 24, 2021Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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 24, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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
Apr 24, 1:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1240 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 242 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
8.6

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The text

As transmitted.

838 
WUUS54 KMOB 242257
SVRMOB
ALC003-097-242345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0107.210424T2257Z-210424T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
557 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Axis, or 4
  miles north of Creola, moving east at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bay Minette, Creola, Stockton, Axis and I65 And AL 225. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3087 8820 3104 8819 3108 8762 3100 8762
      3100 8760 3096 8759 3087 8764 3085 8762
      3085 8763 3084 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 275DEG 56KT 3095 8804 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 7:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more17 hr
Apr 24, 3:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington65 min
Apr 24, 3:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Washington4 hr
Apr 24, 3:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington39 min
Apr 24, 4:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington50 min
Apr 24, 4:27 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington13 min
Apr 24, 4:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe44 min
Apr 24, 4:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Apr 24, 5:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 2 more51 min
Apr 24, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile46 min
Apr 24, 5:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Apr 24, 5:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox48 min
Apr 24, 5:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia54 min
Apr 24, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile63 min
Apr 24, 6:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile4 hr
Apr 24, 6:21 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw24 min
Apr 24, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia48 min
Apr 24, 6:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin47 min
Apr 24, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile30 min
Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington45 min
Apr 24, 9:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBClarke6 hr
Apr 24, 11:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile5 hr
Apr 24, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia39 min
Apr 24, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington38 min
Apr 24, 12:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington44 min
Apr 24, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington39 min
Apr 24, 1:17 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington18 min
Apr 24, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia, Monroe45 min
Apr 24, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington26 min
Apr 24, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe46 min
Apr 24, 2:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh38 min
Apr 24, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw47 min
Apr 24, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke45 min
Apr 24, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw40 min
Apr 24, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke25 min
Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMonroe, Wilcox49 min
Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox2 hr
Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Washington47 min
Apr 24, 3:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe, Wilcox44 min
Apr 24, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington46 min
Apr 24, 4:05 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox4 hr
Apr 24, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe50 min
Apr 24, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe, Wilcox35 min
Apr 24, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler27 min
Apr 24, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Washington43 min
Apr 24, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington20 min
Apr 24, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw43 min
Apr 24, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe39 min
Apr 24, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw51 min
Apr 24, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMonroe46 min
Apr 24, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile40 min
Apr 24, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw39 min
Apr 24, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe66 min
Apr 24, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw64 min
Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBConecuh, Covington110 min
Apr 24, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe29 min
Apr 24, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia48 min
Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh31 min
Apr 24, 6:33 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe3 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.