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Tornado Warning 137, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 10:35 AM CDT for Escambia County, Florida; Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 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 5, 2011, 10:35 AM CDT (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 875 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
962
WFUS54 KMOB 051535
TORMOB
ALC053-FLC033-051615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0137.110905T1535Z-110905T1615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1035 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
* AT 1031 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH OF
ATMORE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF I65 AND CR 1...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCCULLOUGH... I65 AND CR 1... I65 AND AL 21...
I65 AND AL 113... ATMORE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 71.
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 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 8758 3125 8751 3126 8748 3125 8737
3120 8722 3094 8743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 201DEG 43KT 3103 8747
$$2 follow-up statements
616
WWUS54 KMOB 051541
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1041 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
FLC033-051551-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1615Z/
ESCAMBIA FL-
1041 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3108 8755 3125 8751 3125 8750 3126 8748
3125 8737 3120 8722 3103 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 1541Z 201DEG 43KT 3110 8744
$$
ALC053-051615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1615Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-
1041 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
AT 1040 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROBINSONVILLE...OR
NEAR ATMORE...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCCULLOUGH...LITTLE ROCK...SARDINE...STANLEY CROSSROADS...PINEVIEW...
HUXFORD...I65 AND AL 113 AND BARNETT CROSSROADS
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 3108 8755 3125 8751 3125 8750 3126 8748
3125 8737 3120 8722 3103 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 1541Z 201DEG 43KT 3110 8744
$$645
WWUS54 KMOB 051547
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1047 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
ALC053-051615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0137.000000T0000Z-110905T1615Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-
1047 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
AT 1045 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE ROCK...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF ATMORE...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HUXFORD...I65 AND AL 113 AND BARNETT CROSSROADS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3114 8751 3125 8751 3126 8748 3125 8737
3120 8722 3109 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 201DEG 43KT 3117 8741
$$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, 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, 10:39 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 |
| Sep 4, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Sep 4, 10:26 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Sep 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 2:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 16 min |
| Sep 5, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 112 min | |
| Sep 5, 3:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:38 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 29 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Sep 5, 5:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 51 min |
| Sep 5, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 114 min | |
| Sep 5, 6:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 19 min |
| Sep 5, 6:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Sep 5, 7:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 38 min |
| Sep 5, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Sep 5, 7:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Sep 5, 8:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Sep 5, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 9:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 41 min | |
| Sep 5, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Sep 5, 9:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Sep 5, 10:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe | 26 min |
| Sep 5, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 14 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 38 min |
| Sep 5, 11:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 107 min | |
| Sep 5, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 26 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.