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Tornado Warning 124, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 4, 2011, 11:53 PM CDT for Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 67 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 4, 2011, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 289 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718
WFUS54 KMOB 050453
TORMOB
FLC113-050600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0124.110905T0453Z-110905T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1153 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTH OF
MILTON...OR 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEA RIDGE...MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITING FIELD... WHITFIELD... SPRINGHILL...
SKYLINE... ROEVILLE... POINT BAKER...
PEA RIDGE... FIDELIS... EAST MILTON...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 34.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3051 8697 3053 8701 3054 8702 3054 8703
3057 8711 3100 8706 3100 8679 3094 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 197DEG 27KT 3061 8705
$$5 follow-up statements
836
WWUS54 KMOB 050504
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1204 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC113-050600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110905T0600Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
1204 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE CIRCULATION WAS STRENGTHENING NEAR
MILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROEVILLE...WHITING FIELD...INDIAN FORD...SPRINGHILL...WHITFIELD...
MUNSON...BERRYDALE...SIMMONS CROSSING...FIDELIS...DIXONVILLE...SANTA
MARIA...SELLERSVILLE...MCLELLAN AND BELANDVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3064 8710 3100 8706 3100 8679 3094 8679
3062 8693 3060 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 0504Z 197DEG 27KT 3068 8702
$$579
WWUS54 KMOB 050518
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1218 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC113-050600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110905T0600Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
1218 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
AT 1213 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR WHITING
FIELD...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE
STORM WILL MOVE INTO RURAL AREAS OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SPRINGHILL...WHITFIELD...MUNSON...BERRYDALE...SIMMONS CROSSING...
FIDELIS...DIXONVILLE...SANTA MARIA...SELLERSVILLE...MCLELLAN AND
BELANDVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3068 8703 3074 8707 3100 8706 3100 8679
3094 8679 3072 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 197DEG 27KT 3075 8700
$$821
WWUS54 KMOB 050530
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1230 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC113-050600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110905T0600Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
1230 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
AT 1227 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF MUNSON...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER RURAL SECTIONS OF
NORTHEAST SANTA ROSA COUNTY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SIMMONS
CROSSING...SANTA MARIA...SELLERSVILLE...MCLELLAN AND BELANDVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3080 8686 3077 8698 3081 8702 3100 8700
3100 8679 3094 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 197DEG 27KT 3084 8697
$$980
WWUS54 KMOB 050543
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1243 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC113-050600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110905T0600Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
1243 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
AT 1237 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE NEAR SIMMONS
CROSSING...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF EAST BREWTON...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER RURAL NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF SANTA ROSA
COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANTA
MARIA...SELLERSVILLE...MCLELLAN AND BELANDVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3092 8681 3091 8680 3086 8684 3085 8684
3085 8697 3089 8701 3100 8700 3100 8679
3094 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 200DEG 22KT 3089 8695
$$145
WWUS54 KMOB 050555
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1255 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC113-050603-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110905T0600Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
1255 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3092 8681 3091 8680 3086 8684 3085 8684
3085 8697 3089 8701 3100 8700 3100 8679
3094 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 200DEG 22KT 3096 8692
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 63 min |
| Sep 4, 9:58 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Sep 4, 9:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | 15 hr | |
| Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 53 min |
| Sep 5, 2:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 15 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 64 min |
| Sep 5, 7:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 12 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 65 min |
| Sep 5, 9:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 9:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 9:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 61 min |
| Sep 5, 10:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 10:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 111 min |
| Sep 5, 10:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 62 min |
| Sep 5, 12:54 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 39 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.