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Tornado Warning 93, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2008, 3:31 AM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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
- Sep 1, 2008, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 838 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 010831
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-113-010915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0093.080901T0831Z-080901T0915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
331 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT
* AT 329 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GULF BREEZE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 54 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WARRINGTON BY 340 AM CDT...
MYRTLE GROVE AND WEST PENSACOLA BY 345 AM CDT...
BELLVIEW BY 350 AM CDT...
BEULAH BY 355 AM CDT...
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 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3035 8730 3063 8771 3078 8758 3041 8719
3038 8725 3034 8726 3034 8720 3037 8722
3039 8717 3036 8715 3036 8716 3036 8714
3034 8712 3033 8712 3031 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0831Z 135DEG 47KT 3030 8715
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 010843
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
343 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
ALC003-FLC033-113-010915-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0093.000000T0000Z-080901T0915Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
343 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA...SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND EAST CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTIES...
AT 338 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS NEAR PENSACOLA NAVAL BASE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PENSACOLA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 54 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BELLVIEW BY 350 AM CDT...
BEULAH BY 355 AM CDT...
SEMINOLE BY 400 AM CDT...
GATESWOOD AND 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROSINTON BY 415 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3035 8730 3063 8771 3076 8760 3041 8722
3038 8725 3036 8725 3035 8726 3035 8728
3034 8723 3037 8721 3037 8719 3031 8725
3031 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0843Z 135DEG 47KT 3039 8729
$$000 WWUS54 KMOB 010901 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 401 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 FLC113-010911- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0093.000000T0000Z-080901T0915Z/ SANTA ROSA FL- 401 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3063 8771 3068 8766 3050 8742 3045 8744 TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 122DEG 43KT 3051 8750 $$ ALC003-FLC033-010915- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0093.000000T0000Z-080901T0915Z/ BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL- 401 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTIES... AT 357 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR SEMINOLE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3063 8771 3068 8766 3050 8742 3045 8744 TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 122DEG 43KT 3051 8750 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 5:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 48 min |
| Sep 1, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 62 min |
| Sep 1, 6:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 53 min |
| Sep 1, 7:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 7:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 7:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 48 min |
| Sep 1, 8:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 63 min |
| Sep 1, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 8:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 51 min |
| Sep 1, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 43 min |
| Sep 1, 8:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 9:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 10:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 29 min |
| Sep 1, 10:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 22 hr | |
| Sep 1, 12:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 22 min |
| Sep 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Sep 1, 3:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 60 min |
| Sep 1, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Sep 1, 5:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 5:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 6:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 7:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 8:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 9 min |
| Sep 1, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 28 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 min |
| Sep 1, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Sep 1, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Sep 1, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 52 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.