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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 2021Covington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 9:09 AM CDT for Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 13 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
Jun 19, 2021, 9:09 AM CDT (14:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 9:22 AM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Covington County, AL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:08 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
Jun 19, 1:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1367 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
747 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

305 
WFUS54 KMOB 191409
TORMOB
ALC039-191445-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0042.210619T1409Z-210619T1445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
909 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Covington County in south central Alabama...

* Until 945 AM CDT.
    
* At 909 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Florala, moving north at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Florala and Lockhart around 915 AM 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 3099 8625 3099 8638 3119 8630 3120 8626
      3119 8621 3118 8619 3109 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 197DEG 29KT 3095 8633 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
817 
WWUS54 KMOB 191422
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
922 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ALC039-191431-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210619T1445Z/
Covington AL-
922 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3099 8625 3099 8638 3119 8630 3120 8626
      3119 8621 3118 8619 3109 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 197DEG 29KT 3105 8630 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 19, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB18 min
Jun 19, 1:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB73 min
Jun 19, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 19, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
Jun 19, 3:07 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile25 min
Jun 19, 4:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Jun 19, 4:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Jun 19, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile95 min
Jun 19, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB46 min
Jun 19, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB26 min
Jun 19, 5:55 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin34 min
Jun 19, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jun 19, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 min
Jun 19, 6:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin22 min
Jun 19, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB28 min
Jun 19, 6:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile6 hr
Jun 19, 6:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB81 min
Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Jun 19, 7:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia52 min
Jun 19, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe4 hr
Jun 19, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia28 min
Jun 19, 7:37 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia53 min
Jun 19, 7:51 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh24 min
Jun 19, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Jun 19, 8:14 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe, Wilcox46 min
Jun 19, 8:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington30 min
Jun 19, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw18 min
Jun 19, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 19, 10:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Jun 19, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia5 hr
Jun 19, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia63 min
Jun 19, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington45 min
Jun 19, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB113 min
Jun 19, 12:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBCovington, Escambia3 hr
Jun 19, 1:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington30 min
Jun 19, 1:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington12 min
Jun 19, 3:54 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile9 hr
Jun 19, 3:56 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB21 hr
Jun 19, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 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.