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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

February 12, 2025Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Feb 12, 2025, 11:54 PM CST for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 12, 2025, 11:54 PM CST (05:54 UTC)
Expired: Feb 13, 2025, 12:45 AM CST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 296 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: 46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 188 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 12, 11:38 PM CST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 11:38 PM CST, 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 12, 8:55 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
855 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

MSZ067-075-076-130345-
Perry MS-Greene MS-Wayne MS-
855 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PERRY...WAYNE AND
NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CST...

At 855 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles northeast of Ovett to 14 miles east of
Macedonia to near Richton to 7 miles north of New Augusta. Movement
was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
State Line, Waynesboro, Clara, and Buckatunna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8900 3143 8894 3165 8894 3189 8847
      3138 8845 3135 8900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 258DEG 36KT 3152 8899 3145 8894 3136 8898 3130
8906

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLH

Local storm report, Feb 12, 9:15 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
915 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     Tornado          4 SSE Coffeeville       31.71N 88.06W
02/12/2025                   Clarke             AL   Emergency Mngr

            Numerous trees down on Hwy 69 and Hwy 84.
            Structural damage reported on Norris Rd due
            to a fallen tree. Structural damage to a
            home on Hwy 84 near Winn Rd.

&&

JFB

Special weather statement, Feb 12, 9:27 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
927 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

ALZ051-052-130400-
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-
927 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CST...

At 926 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles east of Waynesboro to 9 miles west of
Millry to 8 miles north of State Line to Buckatunna. Movement was
east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Millry, Saint Stephens, and Silas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3175 8814 3176 8812 3176 8810 3168 8808
      3165 8809 3162 8807 3160 8808 3159 8806
      3158 8802 3157 8802 3157 8804 3155 8801
      3149 8799 3152 8845 3174 8847 3182 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 249DEG 53KT 3168 8849 3164 8847 3160 8845 3155
8849 3153 8853

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLH

Special weather statement, Feb 12, 10:03 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1003 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

ALZ053>055-130445-
Clarke AL-Wilcox AL-Monroe AL-
1003 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MONROE...NORTHERN
CLARKE AND WESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CST...

At 1003 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Putnam to 11 miles west of
Fulton to 8 miles northwest of Grove Hill to 7 miles east of
Coffeeville. Movement was east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Camden, Fulton, Yellow Bluff, Vredenburgh, Thomasville, and Pine
Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8719 3180 8719 3176 8752 3165 8809
      3175 8797 3181 8798 3193 8805 3199 8787
      3199 8767 3200 8763 3207 8762 3218 8731
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 250DEG 52KT 3189 8795 3184 8792 3177 8791 3173
8797

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLH

Special weather statement, Feb 12, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1045 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

ALZ054-130515-
Wilcox AL-
1045 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WILCOX COUNTY THROUGH
1115 PM CST...

At 1045 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Yellow Bluff, or 10 miles southwest of Camden,
moving northeast at 70 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Camden and Yellow Bluff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for south central
Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3212 8725 3210 8723 3208 8719 3205 8718
      3205 8686 3196 8686 3196 8691 3191 8691
      3183 8733 3183 8755 3193 8761 3212 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 243DEG 62KT 3190 8744

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Black

Special weather statement, Feb 12, 11:54 PM CST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 12, 6:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	44 min
Feb 12, 6:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	51 min
Feb 12, 6:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Clarke	10 min
Feb 12, 6:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	23 min
Feb 12, 7:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	11 min
Feb 12, 7:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	52 min
Feb 12, 8:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Choctaw	21 min
Feb 12, 9:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	33 min
Feb 12, 9:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe	33 min
Feb 12, 9:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe	27 min
Feb 12, 10:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	42 min
Feb 12, 10:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Monroe, Wilcox	23 min
Feb 12, 10:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	30 min
Feb 12, 11:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Monroe, Wilcox	37 min
Feb 13, 12:21 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		84 min
Feb 13, 2:08 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Feb 13, 3:52 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		53 min
Feb 13, 10:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	21 days
Feb 13, 10:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox	3 days
Feb 12, 6:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	37 min
Feb 12, 7:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	52 min
Feb 12, 8:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	50 min
Feb 13, 11:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene	21 days

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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.