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2015 [KMOB] MOBILE Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 31

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Storm Based Warning History

951 
WFUS54 KMOB 281419
TORMOB
ALC053-FLC033-113-281500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0031.151228T1419Z-151228T1500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
819 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
  NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 900 AM CST
    
* AT 818 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOLINO...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTURY...FLOMATON AND JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  POLLARD AROUND 855 AM CST.
  BREWTON...EAST BREWTON AND RIVERVIEW AROUND 900 AM 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 3057 8722 3057 8724 3058 8726 3061 8739
      3120 8726 3113 8696 3059 8718 3057 8719
      3056 8719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 194DEG 35KT 3066 8727 

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

$$
460 
WWUS54 KMOB 281429
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
829 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

ALC053-FLC033-113-281500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
829 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
    
AT 829 AM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR MOLINO...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTURY AND JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  FLOMATON AROUND 855 AM CST.
  POLLARD AROUND 900 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8722 3069 8732 3093 8732 3117 8727
      3113 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 189DEG 32KT 3076 8725 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
243 
WWUS54 KMOB 281431
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
831 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

ALC053-FLC033-113-281500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
831 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
        
AT 831 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MOLINO...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTURY AND JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  FLOMATON AROUND 855 AM CST.
  POLLARD AROUND 900 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8722 3069 8732 3093 8732 3117 8727
      3113 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 189DEG 32KT 3078 8725 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
987 
WWUS54 KMOB 281444
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
844 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

FLC033-281453-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA FL-
844 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3082 8726 3097 8721 3099 8717 3100 8718
      3100 8720 3115 8716 3114 8709 3112 8702
      3082 8715 3080 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 203DEG 33KT 3089 8718 

$$

ALC053-FLC113-281500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-SANTA ROSA FL-
844 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
    
AT 843 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JAY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CENTURY...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...
  JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...RIVERVIEW AND POLLARD AROUND 900 AM 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 3082 8726 3097 8721 3099 8717 3100 8718
      3100 8720 3115 8716 3114 8709 3112 8702
      3082 8715 3080 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 203DEG 33KT 3089 8718 

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

$$
Permalink to 201512281419-KMOB-WFUS54-TORMOB
951 
WFUS54 KMOB 281419
TORMOB
ALC053-FLC033-113-281500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0031.151228T1419Z-151228T1500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
819 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
  NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 900 AM CST
    
* AT 818 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOLINO...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTURY...FLOMATON AND JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  POLLARD AROUND 855 AM CST.
  BREWTON...EAST BREWTON AND RIVERVIEW AROUND 900 AM 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 3057 8722 3057 8724 3058 8726 3061 8739
      3120 8726 3113 8696 3059 8718 3057 8719
      3056 8719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 194DEG 35KT 3066 8727 

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

$$
Permalink to 201512281429-KMOB-WWUS54-SVSMOB
460 
WWUS54 KMOB 281429
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
829 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

ALC053-FLC033-113-281500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
829 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
    
AT 829 AM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR MOLINO...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTURY AND JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  FLOMATON AROUND 855 AM CST.
  POLLARD AROUND 900 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8722 3069 8732 3093 8732 3117 8727
      3113 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 189DEG 32KT 3076 8725 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
Permalink to 201512281431-KMOB-WWUS54-SVSMOB
243 
WWUS54 KMOB 281431
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
831 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

ALC053-FLC033-113-281500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
831 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
        
AT 831 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MOLINO...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTURY AND JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  FLOMATON AROUND 855 AM CST.
  POLLARD AROUND 900 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8722 3069 8732 3093 8732 3117 8727
      3113 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 189DEG 32KT 3078 8725 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
Permalink to 201512281444-KMOB-WWUS54-SVSMOB
987 
WWUS54 KMOB 281444
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
844 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

FLC033-281453-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA FL-
844 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3082 8726 3097 8721 3099 8717 3100 8718
      3100 8720 3115 8716 3114 8709 3112 8702
      3082 8715 3080 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 203DEG 33KT 3089 8718 

$$

ALC053-FLC113-281500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-SANTA ROSA FL-
844 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
    
AT 843 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JAY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CENTURY...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...
  JAY AROUND 850 AM CST.
  BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...RIVERVIEW AND POLLARD AROUND 900 AM 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 3082 8726 3097 8721 3099 8717 3100 8718
      3100 8720 3115 8716 3114 8709 3112 8702
      3082 8715 3080 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 203DEG 33KT 3089 8718 

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

$$

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