Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 2:56 AM CDT for Butler County, Conecuh County, Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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
- May 3, 2021, 2:56 AM CDT (07:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 343 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
292
WUUS54 KMOB 030756
SVRMOB
ALC013-035-039-030845-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0114.210503T0756Z-210503T0845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
256 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Butler County in south central Alabama...
Eastern Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
Northwestern Covington County in south central Alabama...
* Until 345 AM CDT.
* At 256 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near I65 And US
84, or 6 miles southwest of Evergreen, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Evergreen, Georgiana, McKenzie, Castleberry and I65 And US 84.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3127 8704 3141 8718 3179 8680 3146 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 240DEG 34KT 3138 8704
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
071
WWUS54 KMOB 030821
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
321 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021
ALC013-035-039-030845-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-210503T0845Z/
Butler AL-Conecuh AL-Covington AL-
321 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN CONECUH AND NORTHWESTERN
COVINGTON COUNTIES...
At 320 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Evergreen, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Evergreen, Georgiana and McKenzie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3134 8691 3150 8705 3179 8680 3146 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 236DEG 51KT 3150 8685
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| May 3, 1:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 40 min |
| May 3, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 66 min |
| May 3, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 25 min |
| May 3, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 48 min |
| May 3, 3:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 113 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.