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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Mobile, AL

August 19, 2021Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2021, 7:38 PM CDT for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 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
Aug 19, 2021, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 409 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

916 
WUUS54 KMOB 200038
SVRMOB
ALC025-129-200130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0191.210820T0038Z-210820T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
738 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Central Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 738 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Grove Hill to 5 miles east of Millry, and are
  nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Jackson, Grove Hill, Saint Stephens, Leroy, Whatley and Fulton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 8762 3142 8820 3169 8832 3170 8828
      3170 8809 3174 8809 3183 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 102DEG 2KT 3167 8777 3162 8822 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
374 
WWUS54 KMOB 200057
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
757 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

ALC025-129-200130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-210820T0130Z/
Washington AL-Clarke AL-
757 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES...

At 757 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Whatley to 7 miles northwest of Saint Stephens, and
are nearly stationary.
 
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Grove Hill, Saint Stephens, Leroy, Whatley and Fulton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 8762 3142 8820 3163 8824 3166 8824
      3170 8811 3170 8809 3171 8809 3171 8808
      3173 8800 3180 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 262DEG 3KT 3167 8770 3162 8815 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM
491 
WWUS54 KMOB 200121
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
821 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

ALC025-129-200131-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-210820T0130Z/
Washington AL-Clarke AL-
821 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND
CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3150 8762 3142 8820 3163 8824 3166 8824
      3170 8811 3170 8809 3171 8809 3171 8808
      3173 8800 3180 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 102DEG 2KT 3167 8771 3162 8816 

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 7:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington3 hr
Aug 19, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke56 min
Aug 19, 8:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington3 hr
Aug 19, 8:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke3 hr
Aug 20, 12:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB82 min
Aug 20, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin48 min
Aug 20, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Aug 20, 2:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 20, 3:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Monroe112 min
Aug 20, 3:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBConecuh, Escambia114 min
Aug 20, 3:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Washington2 hr
Aug 20, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile41 min
Aug 20, 4:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Monroe2 hr
Aug 20, 5:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile4 hr
Aug 20, 6:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Aug 20, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB48 min
Aug 20, 6:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 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.