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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 12, 2025, 7:38 PM CST for Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 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
- Feb 12, 2025, 7:38 PM CST (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2025, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Choctaw County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 552 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 619 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
042
WFUS54 KMOB 130138 RRA
TORMOB
ALC023-130230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0010.250213T0138Z-250213T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
738 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 830 PM CST.
* At 738 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Crandall, or 9 miles east of Quitman, moving
northeast 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Lisman around 805 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3226 8801 3218 8801 3215 8802
3214 8804 3211 8805 3209 8804 3206 8807
3207 8810 3205 8812 3198 8846 3220 8843
3231 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 240DEG 34KT 3200 8857
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM4 follow-up statements
559
WWUS54 KMOB 130156
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
756 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
ALC023-130230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250213T0230Z/
Choctaw AL-
756 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...
At 755 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southwest of Lisman, or 7 miles west of Butler,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lisman around 800 PM CST.
Pennington around 810 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8793 3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798
3228 8802 3226 8801 3218 8801 3215 8802
3214 8804 3211 8805 3209 8804 3206 8807
3207 8810 3205 8812 3206 8842 3220 8843
3231 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 244DEG 43KT 3212 8834
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM680
WWUS54 KMOB 130204
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
804 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
ALC023-130230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250213T0230Z/
Choctaw AL-
804 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
At 804 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lisman, or 5 miles north of Butler, moving northeast
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Pennington around 820 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3210 8829 3220 8837 3231 8819 3231 8793
3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798 3228 8802
3226 8801 3217 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 240DEG 34KT 3217 8825
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM070
WWUS54 KMOB 130217
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
817 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
ALC023-130230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250213T0230Z/
Choctaw AL-
817 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
At 816 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Pennington, or 15 miles northeast of
Butler, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Choctaw County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3219 8811 3230 8819 3231 8818 3231 8793
3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798 3228 8802
3226 8801 3222 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 237DEG 45KT 3227 8806
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM818
WWUS54 KMOB 130227
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
827 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
ALC023-130236-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250213T0230Z/
Choctaw AL-
827 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3219 8811 3230 8819 3231 8818 3231 8793
3228 8793 3230 8794 3230 8798 3228 8802
3226 8801 3222 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 240DEG 34KT 3232 8797
$$
MMThe 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 | 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, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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 12, 11:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 51 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 |
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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.