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Tornado Warning 130, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 5:11 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 64 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, 5:11 AM CDT (10:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:56 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 44 | Mary Esther, FL | KHRT- HULBERT FIELD ASOS RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 44 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.
758
WFUS54 KMOB 051011
TORMOB
FLC091-051115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0130.110905T1011Z-110905T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
511 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 505 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF VALPARAISO...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHALIMAR...MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH. OTHER CIRCULATING STORMS WERE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH
OF THE LEAD STORM AND THESE WILL BE MOVING NORTH ALONG THE SAME
STORM PATH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHALIMAR... OCEAN CITY... LAKE LORRAINE...
FORT WALTON BEACH... CINCO BAYOU... WRIGHT...
VALPARAISO... NICEVILLE... MARY ESTHER...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 67.
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 3040 8669 3099 8667 3099 8639 3045 8639
3044 8642 3048 8646 3045 8649 3042 8659
3040 8658 3040 8653 3042 8649 3042 8644
3041 8640 3038 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 199DEG 35KT 3057 8652
$$4 follow-up statements
649
WWUS54 KMOB 051032
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
532 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC091-051115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0130.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
532 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
OKALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 529 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. OTHER CIRCULATING STORMS WILL
FOLLOW IN THE LEAD STORMS WAKE.
THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF OKALOOSA
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3040 8669 3099 8658 3099 8639 3045 8639
3044 8642 3048 8646 3045 8649 3042 8659
3040 8658 3040 8653 3042 8649 3042 8644
3041 8640 3038 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 199DEG 35KT 3069 8642
$$051
WWUS54 KMOB 051043
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
543 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC091-051115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0130.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
543 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
OKALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 538 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PASS JUST
EAST OF CRESTVIEW BEFORE EXITING NORTHEAST OKALOOSA COUNTY.
IN ADDITION...SEVERAL STORMS WITH DEVELOPING CIRCULATIONS WERE
FOLLOWING CLOSELY IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM AND WILL ALSO PASS OVER
EASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY THROUGH 615 AM CDT.
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 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3040 8669 3099 8658 3099 8639 3045 8639
3044 8642 3048 8646 3045 8649 3042 8659
3040 8658 3040 8653 3042 8649 3042 8644
3041 8640 3038 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1040Z 198DEG 24KT 3075 8640
$$940
WWUS54 KMOB 051057
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
557 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC091-051115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0130.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
557 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
OKALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 552 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE LEAD STORM HAS
EXITED THE COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING TOWARDS DEERLAND
THROUGH 615 AM CDT.
IN ADDITION...CIRCULATING STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD OFF OF
THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY.
THE TORNADO WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED ONCE AGAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3040 8669 3099 8658 3099 8639 3045 8639
3044 8642 3048 8646 3045 8649 3042 8659
3040 8658 3040 8653 3042 8649 3042 8644
3041 8640 3038 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 202DEG 36KT 3067 8641
$$214
WWUS54 KMOB 051112
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
612 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC091-051123-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0130.000000T0000Z-110905T1115Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
612 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615
AM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3040 8669 3099 8658 3099 8639 3045 8639
3044 8642 3048 8646 3045 8649 3042 8659
3040 8658 3040 8653 3042 8649 3042 8644
3041 8640 3038 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 202DEG 36KT 3084 8633
$$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, 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, 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.