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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Mobile, AL

December 28, 2024Conecuh County, Monroe County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2024, 10:25 PM CST for Conecuh County, Monroe 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
Dec 28, 2024, 10:25 PM CST (04:25 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2024, 10:50 PM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Conecuh County, AL, Monroe County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Dec 28, 10:30 PM CSTTORNADO2 N Range, ALAn EF0 tornado began along Highway 41 north of Wesley Road. Along this road trees were uprooted facing due north, with some of the trees on the eastern side of the road uprooted laying due west. The next location ground survey crew were able to reach was along
Dec 28, 10:38 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Repton, ALCouple of houses damaged on Hwy 84 east of Repton.
Dec 28, 10:38 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGRepton, ALNumerous trees and power lines down near Hwy 84 and Hwy 41.
Dec 28, 10:55 PM CSTTORNADO2 S Burnt Corn, ALThe tornado touched down a quarter of a mile south of County Road 5 and Old Federal Road junction, where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to the north-northeast, uprooting a few more trees and shifting Bethany Baptist Church slightly off of its

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 28, 6:34 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2024-12-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2024-12-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 358 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
600 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
358 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
475 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

934 
WFUS54 KMOB 290425
TORMOB
ALC035-099-290515-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0028.241229T0425Z-241229T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1025 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  Southwestern Conecuh County in south central Alabama...

* Until 1115 PM CST.

* At 1024 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 7 miles northeast of I65 And AL 113, or 12
  miles southeast of Frisco City, moving north at 30 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...
  Repton around 1035 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 3153 8704 3126 8723 3126 8727 3127 8731
      3157 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 198DEG 27KT 3130 8726 

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

$$

RD
2 follow-up statements
572 
WWUS54 KMOB 290435
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1035 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

ALC035-099-290515-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-241229T0515Z/
Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-
1035 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MONROE AND WEST CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTIES...

At 1035 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Repton, or 9 miles east of Frisco City, moving north
at 40 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 Monroe and west central Conecuh Counties.

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 3132 8720 3134 8730 3157 8726 3154 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 190DEG 36KT 3139 8724 

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

$$

RD
856 
WWUS54 KMOB 290450
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1050 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

ALC035-099-290500-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-241229T0515Z/
Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-
1050 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONROE AND WEST CENTRAL CONECUH
COUNTIES 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 200 AM CST for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3132 8720 3134 8730 3157 8726 3154 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 198DEG 27KT 3150 8720 

$$

RD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 6:08 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
Dec 28, 6:27 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile48 min
Dec 28, 6:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile39 min
Dec 28, 6:59 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Dec 28, 7:05 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBMobile24 min
Dec 28, 7:17 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Dec 28, 7:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin48 min
Dec 28, 7:44 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Dec 28, 7:46 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB29 min
Dec 28, 8:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin42 min
Dec 28, 8:42 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Dec 28, 9:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin45 min
Dec 28, 9:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw67 min
Dec 28, 9:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington66 min
Dec 28, 9:36 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington24 min
Dec 28, 9:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia47 min
Dec 28, 9:58 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBConecuh, Escambia3 hr
Dec 28, 10:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile49 min
Dec 28, 10:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox41 min
Dec 28, 10:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington62 min
Dec 28, 10:29 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBMobile31 min
Dec 28, 10:52 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin, Mobile23 min
Dec 28, 10:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe49 min
Dec 28, 10:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox63 min
Dec 28, 11:04 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Dec 28, 11:12 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBButler, Conecuh33 min
Dec 28, 11:25 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile65 min
Dec 28, 11:29 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Dec 28, 11:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile39 min
Dec 28, 11:37 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBButler38 min
Dec 28, 11:42 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBMobile33 min
Dec 28, 11:44 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe3 hr
Dec 28, 11:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington3 hr
Dec 28, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Wilcox57 min
Dec 28, 11:56 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox21 min
Dec 29, 12:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia41 min
Dec 29, 12:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin62 min
Dec 29, 12:26 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Monroe3 hr
Dec 29, 12:27 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin33 min
Dec 29, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia60 min
Dec 29, 12:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia60 min
Dec 29, 12:58 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Dec 29, 1:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington62 min
Dec 29, 1:43 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia3 hr
Dec 29, 2:18 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Dec 29, 2:27 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Dec 29, 2:48 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB72 min
Dec 29, 3:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Dec 29, 3:58 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB32 min
Dec 29, 5:33 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin20 hr
Dec 29, 5:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin20 hr
Dec 29, 7:18 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin25 hr

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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.