Thunderstorm Wind, Conecuh
- When
- February 17, 1:57 PM CST to 1:59 PM CST
- Where
- Conecuh County, Range
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -87.230
Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 17, 2008
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and powerlines and also produced large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $54,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and powerlines and also produced large hail.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 17, 9:57 AM CST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 9:57 AM CST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
957 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
.UPDATE...CURRENTLY WATCHING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING. THEY ARE INTENSIFYING AS THEY MOVE EASTWARD INTO AN
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. PLENTY OF LOW LVL SHEAR EXISTS AND
AS TEMPS RISE INTO THE LOW 70S AND DEWPTS CONTINUE TO RISE ON STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS...INSTABILITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AS WELL. THE
COMBINATION OF INCREASING INSTABILITY AND STRONG SHEAR WILL CONTINUE
TO CREATE A RISK OF TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE MAXIMIZED IN THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE AND THESE STORMS WILL ALSO HAVE THE
GREATEST RISK OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. TORNADO WATCH 62 WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 1 PM AND AN EXTENSION/NEW WATCH WILL
LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS (PLEASE SEE MCD 256 FOR
MORE INFORMATION FROM SPC). /13
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM
20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
13/JCHazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 4:30 AM CST, 9 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 430 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-181200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 430 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LINE WILL SLOW DOWN DURING THE DAY AS ITS SUPPORTING UPPER DYNAMICS PULL AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. SHEAR PROFILES INDICATE MOSTLY WIND DAMAGE FROM THE SQUALL LINE AS IT PASSES...THOUGH THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITH SCATTERED...NORTHWARD MOVING THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS AND DEVELOPED SEAS WILL MAKE BOATING HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT CONTINUING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SETTLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE PLAINS WILL PUSH A FRONT TOWARDS THE AREA...STRENGTHENING WINDS AND CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT BY THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE NEEDED AT TIMES TODAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 17, 12:18 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1218 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1201 PM TORNADO MOLINO 30.72N 87.33W
02/17/2008 ESCAMBIA FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
4 HOUSES REPORTED DESTROYED IN MOLINO. NO INJURIES
REPORTED
&&
CULLENLocal storm report, Feb 17, 12:21 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1221 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1201 PM TORNADO MOLINO 30.72N 87.33W
02/17/2008 ESCAMBIA FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE OAK TREES ACROSS THE ROAD AND POWERLINES DOWN
CAUSING SOME OF THE RESPONDERS TO HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING
TO AFFECTED AREAS
&&
CULLENLocal storm report, Feb 17, 12:51 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1251 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1201 PM TORNADO MOLINO 30.72N 87.33W
02/17/2008 ESCAMBIA FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE OAK TREES ACROSS THE ROAD AND POWERLINES DOWN
CAUSING SOME OF THE RESPONDERS TO HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING
TO AFFECTED AREAS
&&
CULLENLocal storm report, Feb 17, 1:29 PM CST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
129 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1223 PM TORNADO 3 SE JAY 30.92N 87.12W
02/17/2008 SANTA ROSA FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOUSE AND ROOF DAMAGE JUST SOUTHEAST OF JAY. TIME AND
LOCATION ESTIMATED.
&&
CULLENSpecial weather statement, Feb 17, 1:39 PM CST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 139 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ALZ055-056-059-062>064-FLZ001-003-172045- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-ESCAMBIA-CONECUH-MONROE-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY MINETTE...DAUPHIN ISLAND AND EVERGREEN... 139 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER ESCAMBIA...CONECUH... MONROE...BALDWIN...MOBILE AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES... AT 133 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR EXCEL TO THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... MOBILE METRO AREA...DAUPHIN ISLAND...POINT CLEAR...NICHBURG... SARDINE...ROBINSONVILLE...LOXLEY AND LENOX THROUGH 245 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PURDY
Special weather statement, Feb 17, 1:54 PM CST, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 154 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ALZ056-059-062-064-FLZ001>003-172100- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-ESCAMBIA-CONECUH-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREWTON AND EVERGREEN... 154 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER ESCAMBIA...CONECUH... BALDWIN AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES... AT 154 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FAIRNELSON TO 5 MILES WEST OF FORT MORGAN... AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... WAWBEEK...WALLACE...DEANS...MIXONVILLE...EVERGREEN...WILCOX...WAHL AND POLLARD THROUGH 300 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. PURDY
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia
- When
- February 17, 2:43 PM CST to 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Escambia County, Brewton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.120, -87.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Crenshaw
- When
- February 17, 3:04 PM CST to 3:06 PM CST
- Where
- Crenshaw County, Highland Home
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -86.320
High winds from a thunderstorm caused roof damage to a home and damaged a barn just south of Highland Home.
Hail, Covington
- When
- February 17, 3:40 PM CST to 3:42 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, Opp
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -86.250
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, February 17, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 17, 2008
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, February 17, 2008
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 17, 2008
- Cold in Illinois, February 17 to 19, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, February 17, 2008
- Tornadoes in Florida, February 17, 2008
- Flooding in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2008
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 17 to 18, 2008
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17 to 18, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, February 17, 2008
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17, 2008
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, February 2008
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 82400, 82403, 82404, 82405.