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Tornado Warning 163, NWS Mobile, AL

December 10, 2008Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2008, 6:09 AM CST for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2008, 6:09 AM CST (12:09 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2008, 6:39 AM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 10, 1:41 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 220 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2008-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2008-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMOB 101209
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-101245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0163.081210T1209Z-081210T1245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
609 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 645 AM CST

* AT 608 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES EAST OF
  ELBERTA...OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  35 MPH.

* THE  TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SEMINOLE BY 615 AM CST...
  BEULAH BY 625 AM CST...
  CANTONMENT BY 635 AM CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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

LAT...LON 3044 8766 3081 8737 3069 8726 3065 8726
      3063 8725 3034 8748 3034 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 1210Z 216DEG 28KT 3046 8750

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KMOB 101222
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
622 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

ALC003-FLC033-101245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0163.000000T0000Z-081210T1245Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
621 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...

AT 619 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
NEAR SEMINOLE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BEULAH BY 625 AM CST...
  CANTONMENT BY 635 AM CST...
  COTTAGE HILL...BARRINEAU PARK AND MOLINO BY 645 AM CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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

LAT...LON 3044 8766 3081 8737 3069 8726 3065 8726
      3063 8725 3034 8748 3034 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 213DEG 24KT 3052 8747

$$
000 
WWUS54 KMOB 101239
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
639 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

ALC003-FLC033-101245-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0163.000000T0000Z-081210T1245Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
637 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 635 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE TORNADO POTENTIAL HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING FOR CENTRAL 
ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...BUT A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 645 AM.

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

LAT...LON 3044 8766 3081 8737 3069 8726 3065 8726
      3063 8725 3034 8748 3034 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 1235Z 213DEG 24KT 3060 8741

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 6:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia40 min
Dec 10, 7:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa39 min
Dec 10, 7:38 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa112 min
Dec 10, 7:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa45 min
Dec 10, 8:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa46 min
Dec 10, 8:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa41 min
Dec 10, 9:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa41 min
Dec 10, 9:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Dec 10, 12:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa3 hr
Dec 10, 3:02 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa4 days
Dec 10, 2:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox52 min
Dec 10, 2:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw45 min
Dec 10, 2:35 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB40 min
Dec 10, 3:09 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile25 min
Dec 10, 3:16 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB44 min
Dec 10, 3:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe50 min
Dec 10, 4:01 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Dec 10, 5:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia45 min
Dec 10, 5:57 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Dec 10, 6:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw18 min
Dec 10, 6:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington29 min
Dec 10, 6:45 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Dec 10, 7:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington52 min
Dec 10, 7:24 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia3 hr
Dec 10, 7:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin40 min
Dec 10, 8:24 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBCovington36 min
Dec 10, 8:57 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Dec 10, 9:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington26 min
Dec 10, 10:46 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Dec 10, 12:44 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Dec 10, 2:08 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.