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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2009, 10:26 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 49 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
- Apr 13, 2009, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2009, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 9:12 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 472 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 131526
TORMOB
FLC091-113-131615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0035.090413T1526Z-090413T1615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1026 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FORT WALTON BEACH...DESTIN...
SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
* AT 1020 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LARGE WATERSPOUT OVER
SANTA ROSA SOUND NEAR NAVARRE...MOVING EAST. DOPPLER WEATHER
RADAR INDICATED A CIRCULATION ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF NAVARRE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS LARGE WATERSPOUT WILL MOVE ON
LAND SHORTLY AS A TORNADO.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VALPARAISO BY 1105 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 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3039 8684 3049 8682 3073 8639 3046 8639
3046 8642 3049 8645 3043 8658 3041 8652
3043 8646 3041 8639 3040 8639 3039 8649
3040 8651 3039 8653 3040 8664
TIME...MOT...LOC 1525Z 244DEG 25KT 3042 8680
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 131608
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1108 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009
FLC113-131616-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090413T1615Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
1108 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3040 8664 3048 8661 3056 8639 3046 8639
3046 8642 3049 8645 3043 8658 3041 8652
3043 8646 3041 8639 3040 8639 3039 8649
3040 8651 3039 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 244DEG 25KT 3055 8650
$$
FLC091-131615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090413T1615Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
1108 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 1104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN
SECTIONS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY AROUND FORT WALTON...DESTIN AND
NICEVILLE THROUGH 1115 AM. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3040 8664 3048 8661 3056 8639 3046 8639
3046 8642 3049 8645 3043 8658 3041 8652
3043 8646 3041 8639 3040 8639 3039 8649
3040 8651 3039 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 244DEG 25KT 3055 8650
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 131621
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1121 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009
FLC091-131631-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090413T1615Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
1121 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY WAS ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 1115 AM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3040 8664 3048 8661 3056 8639 3046 8639
3046 8642 3049 8645 3043 8658 3041 8652
3043 8646 3041 8639 3040 8639 3039 8649
3040 8651 3039 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 244DEG 25KT 3056 8649
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 7:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 7:45 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Apr 13, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 9:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 115 min |
| Apr 13, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 5 days |
| Apr 13, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 59 min |
| Apr 13, 11:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 19 min |
| Apr 13, 2:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 50 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 41 hr |
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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.