Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2021, 3:27 PM CDT for Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 min. 4 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 24, 2021, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 3:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Clarke County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Thomasville, AL | EM REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THOMASVILLE, AL AT CURRENT TIME. |
| Apr 24, 3:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Rural, AL | EM REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF THOMASVILLE. |
| Apr 24, 3:36 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 Sw Rural, AL | EM REPORTS BASEBALL SIZE HAIL JUST SOUTH OF THOMASVILLE, AL WITH PICTURES PROVIDED. |
| Apr 24, 3:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Thomasville, AL | EM REPORTS QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN THOMASVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 855 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
586
WFUS54 KMOB 242027
TORMOB
ALC025-242115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0028.210424T2027Z-210424T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
327 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 327 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northeast of Coffeeville, or 11 miles
northwest of Grove Hill, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Thomasville and Fulton around 340 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8767 3188 8767 3188 8763 3187 8762
3183 8762 3183 8750 3181 8750 3181 8752
3174 8752 3176 8779 3180 8799 3189 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 268DEG 54KT 3182 8793
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
153
WWUS54 KMOB 242052
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
352 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC025-242102-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210424T2115Z/
Clarke AL-
352 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central and southwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3193 8767 3188 8767 3188 8763 3187 8762
3183 8762 3183 8750 3181 8750 3181 8752
3174 8752 3176 8779 3180 8799 3189 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 268DEG 54KT 3183 8748
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 3:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 4:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 13 min |
| Apr 24, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Apr 24, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Apr 24, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 54 min |
| Apr 24, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 6:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 9:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 18 min |
| Apr 24, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 4:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 20 min |
| Apr 24, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 66 min |
| Apr 24, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 110 min |
| Apr 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 3 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2021Every tornado warning in 2021Tornadoes in 2021
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.