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2016 [KMOB] MOBILE Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 13

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Storm Based Warning History

056 
WFUS54 KMOB 152156
TORMOB
ALC035-053-152245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.160215T2156Z-160215T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
356 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST
    
* AT 356 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER POLLARD...OR NEAR FLOMATON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  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...
  RIVERVIEW AROUND 405 PM CST. 
  BREWTON AND EAST BREWTON AROUND 410 PM CST. 
  US 29 AND CR 43 AROUND 430 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3100 8697 3100 8727 3105 8732 3145 8683
      3130 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 230DEG 33KT 3104 8718 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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544 
WWUS54 KMOB 152207
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
407 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC035-053-152245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160215T2245Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
407 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 406 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BREWTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8697 3106 8719 3110 8726 3145 8683
      3130 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 217DEG 32KT 3111 8710 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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188 
WWUS54 KMOB 152221
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
421 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC035-053-152245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160215T2245Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
421 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 421 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASTLEBERRY...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BREWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
US 29 AND CR 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3104 8685 3119 8715 3145 8683 3130 8670
      3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 228DEG 34KT 3119 8695 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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056 
WFUS54 KMOB 152156
TORMOB
ALC035-053-152245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.160215T2156Z-160215T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
356 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST
    
* AT 356 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER POLLARD...OR NEAR FLOMATON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  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...
  RIVERVIEW AROUND 405 PM CST. 
  BREWTON AND EAST BREWTON AROUND 410 PM CST. 
  US 29 AND CR 43 AROUND 430 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3100 8697 3100 8727 3105 8732 3145 8683
      3130 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 230DEG 33KT 3104 8718 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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544 
WWUS54 KMOB 152207
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
407 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC035-053-152245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160215T2245Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
407 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 406 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BREWTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8697 3106 8719 3110 8726 3145 8683
      3130 8670 3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 217DEG 32KT 3111 8710 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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Permalink to 201602152221-KMOB-WWUS54-SVSMOB
188 
WWUS54 KMOB 152221
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
421 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC035-053-152245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160215T2245Z/
CONECUH AL-ESCAMBIA AL-
421 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH AND NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 421 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASTLEBERRY...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BREWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
US 29 AND CR 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3104 8685 3119 8715 3145 8683 3130 8670
      3110 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 228DEG 34KT 3119 8695 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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