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Tornado Warning 94, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2008, 4:35 AM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 55 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, 4:35 AM CDT (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 55 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), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 235 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 010935
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-113-011030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0094.080901T0935Z-080901T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
435 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 432 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ORIOLE BEACH...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF NAVARRE...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 52 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GULF BREEZE BY 455 AM CDT...
BROWNSVILLE...WEST PENSACOLA AND GOULDING BY 500 AM CDT...
BELLVIEW BY 505 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 3032 8733 3055 8763 3076 8743 3046 8716
3042 8717 3038 8725 3034 8726 3034 8720
3035 8719 3036 8722 3040 8712 3037 8708
3036 8711 3037 8708 3035 8706 3034 8707
3031 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0935Z 141DEG 45KT 3017 8701
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 010957
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
457 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
ALC003-FLC033-113-011030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-080901T1030Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
457 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA...SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA AND EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN
COUNTIES...
AT 455 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS NEAR GULF BREEZE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 52 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MYRTLE GROVE...WEST PENSACOLA AND BROWNSVILLE BY 505 AM CDT...
BELLVIEW BY 510 AM CDT...
BEULAH BY 515 AM CDT...
SEMINOLE BY 520 AM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELSANOR AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARRINEAU
PARK BY 525 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3033 8730 3032 8733 3057 8761 3072 8746
3041 8721 3038 8725 3034 8726 3034 8720
3036 8721 3037 8719 3033 8716 3031 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 141DEG 45KT 3034 8725
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 011010
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
510 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
FLC113-011020-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-080901T1030Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
510 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 3040 8742 3041 8742 3057 8761 3064 8755
3047 8734 3047 8733 3046 8733 3043 8729
3033 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 127DEG 42KT 3042 8740
$$
ALC003-FLC033-011030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-080901T1030Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
510 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTIES...
AT 507 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS NEAR MYRTLE GROVE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF
PENSACOLA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 49 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SEMINOLE BY 520 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3040 8742 3041 8742 3057 8761 3064 8755
3047 8734 3047 8733 3046 8733 3043 8729
3033 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 127DEG 42KT 3042 8740
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 44 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 |
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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.