Tornado Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL

Issued

Jul 6, 2005, 6:52 AM CDT (11:52 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2005, 7:17 AM CDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Mobile, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KMOB 061153
TORMOB
ALC003-053-FLC033-113-061215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0021.050706T1152Z-050706T1215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
652 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  EXTREME EASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  SOUTHWEST ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
  EXTREME NORTHWEST SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT

* AT 650 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER
  CANTONMENT...AND MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  CHUMUCKLA BY 700 AM CDT
  MCDAVID BY 710 AM CDT
  CENTURY AND FLOMATON BY 715 AM CDT

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...ABANDON VEHICLES AND
MOBILE HOMES AND SEEK A REINFORCED SHELTER. MOVE TO THE LOWEST FLOOR
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET. COVER YOUR BODY WITH BLANKETS OR PILLOWS.

IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3055 8744 3054 8724 3114 8717 3115 8744

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMOB 061217
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
715 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

ALC003-053-FLC033-113-061223-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050706T1215Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
715 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA...EXTREME EASTERN 
BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA AND 
EXTREME NORTHWEST SANTA ROSA COUNTY FLORIDA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 715 AM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO 
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD DISSIPATED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANOTHER NEARBY 
TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALABAMA...EXTREME 
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY ALABAMA...NORTHEAST BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA 
AND NORTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA THAT CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 
745 AM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3055 8744 3054 8724 3114 8717 3115 8744

$$

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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.