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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2024, 2:06 PM CST for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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
- Dec 27, 2024, 2:06 PM CST (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2024, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2:08 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 S Dees, AL | Tree debris strewn across Grand Bay/Wilmer Road. Public report received via X. |
| Dec 27, 2:15 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Hutchens Elementa, AL | Southern Oaks Trail subdivision sustained tree and structural damage. A number of snapped trees and limbs were reported down. In some parts of the neighborhood, sheds were flipped over or moved. One family did say that they had a large tree limb that came thro |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 9.9
The text
As transmitted.
110
WFUS54 KMOB 272006
TORMOB
ALC097-272045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0019.241227T2006Z-241227T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
206 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 245 PM CST.
* At 205 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grand Bay, moving northeast at 20 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...
Tillmans Corner around 230 PM 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 3050 8835 3053 8838 3072 8823 3060 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 232DEG 16KT 3053 8834
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM5 follow-up statements
769
WWUS54 KMOB 272008
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
208 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
ALC097-272045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-241227T2045Z/
Mobile AL-
208 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...
At 207 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 4 miles north of Grand
Bay, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Tillmans Corner around 235 PM CST.
Mobile Regional Airport around 240 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3051 8834 3054 8837 3072 8823 3060 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 230DEG 16KT 3054 8833
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM627
WWUS54 KMOB 272013
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
213 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
ALC097-272045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-241227T2045Z/
Mobile AL-
213 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...
At 212 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles north of Grand
Bay, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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 tornado will be near...
Mobile Regional Airport around 230 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3054 8832 3056 8836 3072 8823 3061 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 217DEG 16KT 3056 8832
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM794
WWUS54 KMOB 272021
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
221 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
ALC097-272045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-241227T2045Z/
Mobile AL-
221 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...
At 220 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles south of
Mobile Regional Airport, or 6 miles west of Tillmans Corner, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Mobile Regional Airport around 230 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3059 8831 3072 8823 3062 8814 3057 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 228DEG 22KT 3060 8828
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM015
WWUS54 KMOB 272031
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
231 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
ALC097-272045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-241227T2045Z/
Mobile AL-
231 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
At 230 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mobile Regional Airport, or 4 miles northwest of
Tillmans Corner, moving northeast at 20 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Mobile County.
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 3063 8828 3070 8822 3063 8815 3060 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 227DEG 17KT 3063 8824
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM365 WWUS54 KMOB 272042 SVSMOB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 242 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 ALC097-272052- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-241227T2045Z/ Mobile AL- 242 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM CST... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. LAT...LON 3063 8828 3070 8822 3063 8815 3060 8825 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 232DEG 16KT 3066 8820 $$ MM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 11:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 12:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 2:48 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Dec 27, 3:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 9 min |
| Dec 27, 3:14 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 106 min |
| Dec 27, 3:39 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| Dec 27, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 48 min |
| Dec 27, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 50 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.