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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2025, 4:49 AM CST for 12 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 5, 2025, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2025, 4:49 AM CST (10:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2025, 7:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2025, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:52 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 312 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 807 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 912 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.6
The text
As transmitted.
734 WWUS74 KMOB 051049 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 449 AM CST Wed Mar 5 2025 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-051900- /O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.250305T1300Z-250306T0000Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Grove Hill, Perdido Bay, Bagdad, Citronelle, Spanish Fort, Dauphin Island, Wright, Gulf Shores, Fort Walton Beach, McLain, Butler, Eglin AFB, Century, Atmore, Bayou La Batre, Valparaiso, Jackson, Crestview, Navarre, Leakesville, Pine Hill, Saraland, Milton, Thomasville, Wiggins, Destin, Beulah, Lisman, Theodore, Waynesboro, Silas, Gulf Breeze, Andalusia, Fairhope, Ensley, Mobile, New Augusta, Camden, Pensacola, Opp, Homewood, Seminole, Flomaton, Prichard, Bay Minette, Stockton, Daphne, Orange Beach, Walnut Hill, Pensacola Beach, Beaumont, Richton, Greenville, Luverne, Molino, Grand Bay, Jay, Monroeville, Chatom, Niceville, Fort Morgan, Millry, Evergreen, Fort Pickens, Brewton, Brantley, Foley, and Lucedale 449 AM CST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with occasional gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
1 follow-up statement
362 WWUS74 KMOB 052018 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 218 PM CST Wed Mar 5 2025 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-060000- /O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- Including the cities of Atmore, Bay Minette, Walnut Hill, Chatom, Brewton, McLain, Monroeville, Theodore, Pensacola Beach, Waynesboro, Luverne, Daphne, Stockton, Fort Pickens, Milton, Fort Walton Beach, Dauphin Island, Orange Beach, Lucedale, Wiggins, Saraland, Bagdad, Navarre, Niceville, Evergreen, Molino, Lisman, Beulah, Camden, Jay, New Augusta, Richton, Eglin AFB, Grove Hill, Ensley, Greenville, Mobile, Prichard, Opp, Flomaton, Millry, Gulf Shores, Jackson, Leakesville, Butler, Thomasville, Fort Morgan, Perdido Bay, Foley, Brantley, Spanish Fort, Wright, Fairhope, Silas, Century, Crestview, Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Pine Hill, Beaumont, Seminole, Destin, Andalusia, Valparaiso, Bayou La Batre, Grand Bay, Citronelle, and Homewood 218 PM CST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts possibly up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 6:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 4, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 4, 6:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 41 min |
| Mar 4, 6:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 63 min |
| Mar 4, 7:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 61 min |
| Mar 4, 7:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 53 min |
| Mar 4, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 35 min |
| Mar 4, 8:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 53 min |
| Mar 4, 8:16 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Mar 4, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 65 min |
| Mar 4, 8:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Mobile | 62 min |
| Mar 4, 9:10 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Mar 4, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 62 min |
| Mar 4, 9:39 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Mar 4, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 61 min |
| Mar 4, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe | 40 min |
| Mar 4, 10:16 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Mar 4, 10:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 59 min |
| Mar 4, 11:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 66 min |
| Mar 4, 11:31 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 74 min | |
| Mar 4, 11:33 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 72 min | |
| Mar 5, 4:54 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 22 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 51 min |
| Mar 4, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 58 min |
| Mar 4, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.