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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Mobile, AL

March 9, 2022Butler County, Conecuh County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2022, 1:58 AM CST for Butler County, Conecuh County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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: Mar 9, 2022, 1:58 AM CST (07:58 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2022, 2:26 AM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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
Mar 9, 2:05 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Belleville, AL	BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES NEAR BELLEVILLE, AL. TIME ESTIMATED ON RADAR.
Mar 9, 2:11 AM CST	TORNADO	2 Ese Belleville, AL	A 2.5 MILE LONG SWATH OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND SOUTH OF BELLEVILLE PRECEDED THE BRIEF BELLEVILLE TORNADO. THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE BEGAN TO THE WEST OF CR 15, SOUTH OF BELLEVILLE, AND CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD HIGHWAY 84. THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAG

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
Mar 9, 1:21 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

654 
WFUS54 KMOB 090758
TORMOB
ALC013-035-090845-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0012.220309T0758Z-220309T0845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
158 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Butler County in south central Alabama...
  Central Conecuh County in south central Alabama...

* Until 245 AM CST.
    
* At 158 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Repton, or 11 miles east of Frisco City, moving
  northeast at 50 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...
  Evergreen and I65 And US 84 around 215 AM CST.
  McKenzie around 235 AM CST.
  Georgiana around 240 AM CST.

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 3152 8668 3152 8670 3151 8670 3126 8723
      3138 8732 3145 8723 3146 8720 3148 8720
      3152 8717 3183 8669 3160 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 236DEG 42KT 3138 8722 

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

058 
WWUS54 KMOB 090812
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
212 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

ALC013-035-090845-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-220309T0845Z/
Butler AL-Conecuh AL-
212 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
BUTLER AND CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTIES...
    
At 212 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles northwest of I65 And US 84, or 7 miles west of
Evergreen, moving northeast at 45 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...
  I65 And US 84 around 215 AM CST.
  Evergreen around 220 AM CST.
  McKenzie around 240 AM CST.
  Georgiana around 245 AM CST.

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 3152 8668 3152 8670 3151 8670 3138 8708
      3141 8716 3145 8716 3149 8715 3152 8711
      3183 8669 3160 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 243DEG 38KT 3145 8708 

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

$$

757 
WWUS54 KMOB 090826
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
226 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

ALC013-035-090836-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-220309T0845Z/
Butler AL-Conecuh AL-
226 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BUTLER AND CENTRAL CONECUH
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CST for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3152 8668 3152 8670 3151 8670 3138 8708
      3141 8716 3145 8716 3149 8715 3152 8711
      3183 8669 3160 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 236DEG 42KT 3154 8692 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 8, 7:36 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MOB		9 hr
Mar 9, 12:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	44 min
Mar 9, 12:28 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
Mar 9, 12:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	45 min
Mar 9, 12:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	27 min
Mar 9, 12:55 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	50 min
Mar 9, 1:00 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		90 min
Mar 9, 1:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	42 min
Mar 9, 1:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	52 min
Mar 9, 1:42 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		93 min
Mar 9, 2:38 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Mar 9, 2:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	41 min
Mar 9, 3:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.