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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Mobile, AL

May 9, 2006Santa Rosa County, Florida; Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2006, 8:40 PM CDT for Santa Rosa County, Florida; Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2006, 8:40 PM CDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2006, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Escambia County, AL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 9, 8:40 PM CDTHAIL 21 N Brewton, ALJUST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A SEVERE STORM...PUBLIC IN THE BREWTON AREA REPORTED HAIL MEASURED AT 2.00 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 238 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2006-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 274 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2006-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
274 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 100141
TORMOB
ALC053-FLC113-100230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0027.060510T0140Z-060510T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
840 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 840 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER BREWTON...        
  AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  ROCK HILL BY 845 PM CDT
  DIXONVILLE BY 900 PM CDT
  MCLELLAN AND 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BERRYDALE BY 915 PM CDT
  MUNSON BY 930 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3123 8704 3113 8721 3074 8694 3090 8678

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KMOB 100157
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
856 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

ALC053-FLC113-100230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060510T0230Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-SANTA ROSA FL-
856 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 853 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK HILL...OR 
ABOUT NEAR BREWTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO 
PRODUCING LARGE...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ROBERTS BY 905 PM CDT
  MCLELLAN BY 910 PM CDT
  8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MUNSON BY 930 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3118 8694 3109 8708 3074 8694 3085 8678
      3099 8678

$$
000 
WWUS54 KMOB 100216
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
914 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

FLC113-100224-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060510T0230Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
914 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE 
NORTH OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3115 8677 3113 8678 3100 8679 3100 8696
      3112 8695 3115 8691 3116 8683 3119 8677

$$

ALC053-100230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060510T0230Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-
914 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA COUNTY...

AT 906 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE POSSIBLE 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROBERTS...OR ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF BREWTON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PARKER SPRINGS BY 920 PM CDT

PUBLIC REPORTS FROM THE BREWTON AREA INDICATE THAT 2.00 INCH DIAMETER
HAIL AND VERY STRONG WINDS OCCURRED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS STORM. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3115 8677 3113 8678 3100 8679 3100 8696
      3112 8695 3115 8691 3116 8683 3119 8677

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa39 min
May 9, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe34 min
May 9, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMonroe17 min
May 9, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia47 min
May 9, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke47 min
May 9, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington40 min
May 9, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMonroe28 min
May 10, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWilcox50 min
May 10, 3:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBWilcox2 hr
May 10, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw19 min
May 10, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw42 min
May 10, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw60 min
May 10, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox21 min
May 10, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox66 min
May 10, 5:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Wilcox3 hr
May 10, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke26 min
May 10, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw38 min
May 10, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox31 min
May 10, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Wilcox44 min
May 10, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe47 min
May 10, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Monroe47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.