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Tornado Warning 125, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 1:07 AM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 53 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 1:07 AM CDT (06:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 41 | Pensacola Regional A/P, FL | KPNS ASOS RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 41 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 1653 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211
WFUS54 KMOB 050607
TORMOB
FLC033-113-050700-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0125.110905T0607Z-110905T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
107 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 105 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTH
OF WARRINGTON...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PERDIDO BEACH...MOVING
NORTH AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER WEAKER CIRCULATION WAS JUST SOUTH OF
PENSACOLA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODLAWN BEACH... WHITING FIELD... WALLACE...
TIGER POINT... SPRINGHILL... SKYLINE...
ROEVILLE... POINT BAKER... PEA RIDGE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 38.
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 3088 8724 3077 8682 3044 8693 3038 8700
3037 8709 3035 8714 3036 8705 3036 8701
3034 8703 3031 8721 3031 8727 3032 8731
3031 8733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 200DEG 32KT 3020 8729
$$3 follow-up statements
272
WWUS54 KMOB 050633
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
133 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC033-113-050700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0125.000000T0000Z-110905T0700Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-
133 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
AT 126 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED NEAR
PENSACOLA NAVAL BASE...OR NEAR GULF BREEZE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
ANOTHER CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED NEAR FERRY PASS.
BOTH OF THESE CIRCULATIONS WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH DURING
THE NEXT 45 MINUTES. THESE ARE THE TYPE OF STORMS WHEREBY TORNADOES
CAN FORM SUDDENLY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS
PASS YOUR LOCATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3088 8724 3077 8682 3044 8693 3038 8700
3037 8709 3035 8714 3036 8705 3036 8701
3034 8703 3031 8721 3031 8727 3032 8731
3031 8733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 201DEG 27KT 3036 8722
$$667
WWUS54 KMOB 050654
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
154 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC033-113-050700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0125.000000T0000Z-110905T0700Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-
154 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
AT 149 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR FERRY
PASS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE CIRCULATION WILL MOVE BETWEEN
MILTON AND WALLACE BEFORE 215 AM.
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 3087 8722 3078 8686 3061 8691 3047 8707
3050 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 200DEG 28KT 3055 8715
$$467
WWUS54 KMOB 050659
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
159 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC033-113-050709-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0125.000000T0000Z-110905T0700Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-
159 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND CENTRAL SANTA
ROSA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3087 8722 3078 8686 3061 8691 3047 8707
3050 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 200DEG 28KT 3059 8713
$$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 4, 11:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 67 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.