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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Mobile, AL

April 13, 20214 counties in Alabama; Greene County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2021, 4:57 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama; Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2021, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 13, 5:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 50Deer Park, ALTRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED WINDS OF 50 MPH IN THE DEER PARK COMMUNITY.
Apr 13, 5:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 50Deer Park, ALTRAIN SPOTTER ESTIMATED WINDS OF 50 MPH IN THE DEER PARK COMMUNITY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2021-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1989 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

170 
WUUS54 KMOB 132157
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-097-129-MSC041-132300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0065.210413T2157Z-210413T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
457 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  South central Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southeastern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging 
  winds was located 7 miles northeast of Citronelle, moving east at 
  30 mph. Multiple reports of high winds have been received in 
  Greene county near Leakesville. 

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Bay Minette, Citronelle, Creola, Leakesville, Chunchula, Stockton,
  Gulfcrest, Deer Park, Axis, Calvert, Mount Vernon, McIntosh, I65
  And AL 225 and Movico.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3130 8845 3134 8826 3132 8797 3128 8777
      3116 8762 3086 8764 3087 8810 3097 8843
      3100 8843 3100 8852 3113 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 284DEG 25KT 3116 8814 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
805 
WWUS54 KMOB 132249
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
549 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

ALC025-129-MSC041-132258-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210413T2300Z/
Washington AL-Clarke AL-Greene MS-
549 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTH
CENTRAL CLARKE AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3087 8810 3097 8843 3100 8842 3102 8836
      3110 8797 3118 8778 3116 8762 3086 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 286DEG 40KT 3096 8817 

$$

ALC003-097-132300-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210413T2300Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
549 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MOBILE AND NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...

At 548 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging 
wind was located near Chunchula, or 9 miles northwest of Creola, 
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bay Minette, Creola, Chunchula, Stockton, Gulfcrest, Axis, Mount
Vernon, I65 And AL 225 and Movico.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3087 8810 3097 8843 3100 8842 3102 8836
      3110 8797 3118 8778 3116 8762 3086 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 286DEG 40KT 3096 8817 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 2:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBBaldwin, Mobile55 hr
Apr 13, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile, Washington38 min
Apr 13, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile57 min
Apr 13, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB81 min
Apr 13, 6:09 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile3 hr
Apr 13, 6:50 PM CDTGale WarningMOB3 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.