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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Mobile, AL

March 9, 2011Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2011, 9:40 AM CST for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. 4 reports 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: Mar 9, 2011, 9:40 AM CST (15:40 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2011, 10:30 AM CST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 9, 10:01 AM CST	HAIL 1	10 Nw Pensacola, FL	HAIL REPORTED ALONG TEN MILE ROAD NORTH OF PENSACOLA.
Mar 9, 10:02 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Wnw Bagdad, FL	50 PERCENT OF ROOF MISSING FROM HOME AND WATER DAMAGE. DAMAGE VALUE ESTIMATED 100,000.00. HOME LOCATED ON TIMBER RIDGE DRIVE.
Mar 9, 10:07 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 W Bagdad, FL	MODERATE DAMAGE TO SHED. ESTIMATED DAMAGE VALUE 5000.00. BUILDING LOCATED ON TIMBER RIDGE DRIVE.
Mar 9, 10:16 AM CST	TORNADO	Milton, FL	STREET SIGN BENT OVER AND A TREE DOWN IN YARD NEAR THE FIVE THOUSAND BLOCK OF ALABAMA STREET.

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
Mar 9, 7:26 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1220 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 499 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 571 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.3
Supercell composite: 19.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

231 
WFUS54 KMOB 091540
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-113-091630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0018.110309T1540Z-110309T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
940 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST PENSACOLA...WARRINGTON...
  PENSACOLA...MYRTLE GROVE...MOLINO...GOULDING...GONZALEZ...FERRY
  PASS...ENSLEY...BRENT...BELLVIEW...
  SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PACE...MILTON...BAGDAD...
  SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST

* AT 935 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM MOLINO TO 9 MILES WEST OF MOLINO TO 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MOLINO TO 8 MILES WEST OF BELLVIEW TO ORANGE BEACH...
  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GONZALEZ AND BELLVIEW AROUND 945 AM CST...
  MYRTLE GROVE...FERRY PASS...ENSLEY AND BRENT AROUND 950 AM CST...
  PACE...WEST PENSACOLA...WARRINGTON AND PENSACOLA REGIONAL AROUND
  955 AM CST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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 NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3038 8762 3053 8745 3065 8739 3075 8749
      3076 8678 3040 8680 3036 8721 3037 8721
      3046 8693 3051 8703 3055 8701 3045 8709
      3052 8710 3058 8717 3042 8716 3035 8726
      3034 8743 3036 8744 3033 8747 3031 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 273DEG 41KT 3074 8732 3069 8739
          3064 8739 3050 8737 3035 8750

$$

3 follow-up statements

937 
WWUS54 KMOB 091555
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
955 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALC003-FLC033-113-091630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110309T1630Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
955 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SANTA ROSA...CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN
COUNTIES...

AT 952 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
TORNADOES THAT FORM SUDDENLY.  THE THUNDERSTORM LINE EXTENDED FROM 7 
MILES EAST TO GONZALEZ TO ENSLEY TO MYRTLE GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 40 
MPH.

TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GOULDING...BROWNSVILLE...WALLACE AND PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT
  AROUND 1000 AM CST...
  HARP...AVALON BEACH AND PENSACOLA AROUND 1005 AM CST...
  SHERMAN GROVE...POINT BAKER AND GALT CITY AROUND 1010 AM CST...


A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3045 8745 3051 8735 3062 8734 3075 8739
      3076 8678 3041 8680 3036 8721 3041 8710
      3042 8700 3046 8693 3051 8703 3055 8701
      3045 8709 3052 8710 3058 8717 3042 8716
      3035 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 270DEG 33KT 3074 8718 3069 8725
          3064 8725 3050 8723 3042 8735 3036 8755

$$

200 
WWUS54 KMOB 091605
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1005 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALC003-FLC033-113-091630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110309T1630Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
1005 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SANTA ROSA...CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN
COUNTIES...

AT 957 AM CST.... THESE TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILTON TO PACE TO FERRY PASS TO 
MYRTLE GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.



TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITING FIELD...POINT BAKER...GALT CITY AND MILTON AROUND 1010 AM
  CST...
  WARD BASIN...ROEVILLE...PINE BLUFF AND INDIAN FORD AROUND 1015 AM
  CST...
  BROXSON AND ORIOLE BEACH AROUND 1020 AM CST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL 
OCCUR.  QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED TO BE FALLING WITH THESE 
STORMS NEAR 10 MILE ROAD NORTH OF PENSACOLA AROUND 10 AM CST.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3045 8745 3051 8735 3062 8734 3075 8739
      3076 8678 3041 8680 3036 8721 3041 8710
      3042 8700 3046 8693 3051 8703 3055 8701
      3045 8709 3052 8710 3058 8717 3042 8716
      3035 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 277DEG 36KT 3073 8708 3068 8715
          3063 8715 3049 8713 3041 8725 3035 8745

$$

638 
WWUS54 KMOB 091620
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1020 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALC003-091626-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110309T1630Z/
BALDWIN AL-
1020 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IS 
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3041 8710 3042 8700 3046 8693 3051 8703
      3055 8701 3045 8709 3052 8710 3058 8717
      3044 8716 3042 8717 3042 8723 3051 8724
      3066 8711 3074 8708 3076 8679 3042 8680
      3036 8720
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 261DEG 31KT 3074 8693 3070 8698
          3059 8698 3051 8707 3045 8723 3042 8731

$$

FLC033-113-091630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110309T1630Z/
ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
1020 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SANTA ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 1012 AM CST.... THESE TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILTON TO BAGDAD TO 6 MILES 
EAST OF FERRY PASS TO WEST PENSACOLA TO MYRTLE GROVE...MOVING EAST 
AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PARKERVILLE...BROXSON...HAROLD AND PENSACOLA AROUND 1025 AM CST...
  FLORIDALE AND ORIOLE BEACH AROUND 1030 AM CST...

MULTIPLE TORNADOES TODAY HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF SPINNING UP IN ONLY 
A FEW MINUTES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING VISUALLY. MANY OF THEM HAVE 
BEEN RAIN WRAPPED ALSO WHICH ALSO COMPLICATES SEEING THE TORNADOES 
BEFORE THEY STRIKE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER SIZED SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 70 
MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3041 8710 3042 8700 3046 8693 3051 8703
      3055 8701 3045 8709 3052 8710 3058 8717
      3044 8716 3042 8717 3042 8723 3051 8724
      3066 8711 3074 8708 3076 8679 3042 8680
      3036 8720
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 261DEG 31KT 3074 8693 3070 8698
          3059 8698 3051 8707 3045 8723 3042 8731

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 9:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	58 min
Mar 9, 9:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	65 min
Mar 9, 9:10 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	50 min
Mar 9, 9:16 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	44 min
Mar 9, 9:25 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	6 hr
Mar 9, 9:26 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	49 min
Mar 9, 10:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	66 min
Mar 9, 10:17 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Santa Rosa	6 hr
Mar 9, 10:30 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	32 min
Mar 9, 11:03 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	5 hr
Mar 9, 11:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	65 min
Mar 9, 11:14 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	61 min
Mar 9, 11:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	26 min
Mar 9, 11:48 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	4 hr
Mar 9, 12:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	26 min
Mar 8, 7:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile, Washington	34 min
Mar 8, 8:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	37 min
Mar 8, 9:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	41 min
Mar 8, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington, Wilcox	46 min
Mar 9, 1:32 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw	118 min
Mar 9, 4:20 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw	6 hr
Mar 9, 4:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	38 min
Mar 9, 4:32 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	33 min
Mar 9, 5:07 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw	6 hr
Mar 9, 5:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	33 min
Mar 9, 5:51 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington, Wilcox	6 hr
Mar 9, 6:37 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	17 min
Mar 9, 7:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile, Washington	52 min
Mar 9, 7:26 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington	6 hr
Mar 9, 7:33 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Monroe	6 hr
Mar 9, 7:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	83 min
Mar 9, 7:54 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		81 min
Mar 9, 8:01 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	44 min
Mar 9, 8:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	61 min
Mar 9, 8:27 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	63 min
Mar 9, 8:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	40 min
Mar 9, 8:41 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	4 hr
Mar 9, 8:48 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	5 hr
Mar 9, 8:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw	40 min
Mar 9, 9:16 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	59 min
Mar 9, 9:19 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		116 min
Mar 9, 9:23 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Mar 9, 9:26 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	26 min
Mar 9, 9:36 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	114 min
Mar 9, 9:44 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw	4 hr
Mar 9, 9:54 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	25 min
Mar 9, 10:22 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw	5 hr
Mar 9, 10:55 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		80 min
Mar 9, 11:00 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw	5 hr
Mar 9, 11:30 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	10 days
Mar 9, 11:54 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	111 min
Mar 9, 11:58 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Mar 9, 12:00 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington, Wilcox	4 hr
Mar 9, 2:02 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		58 min

Nearby

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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.