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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2014, 8:18 AM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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 16, 2014, 8:18 AM CDT (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2014, 8:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Atmore, AL | COLLAPSE OF BUILDING AT FREDS. |
| Mar 16, 8:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Atmore, AL | PART OF WALL DESTROYED AT OREILLY AUTO PARTS. |
| Mar 16, 8:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Atmore, AL | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT BURKES OUTLET. |
| Mar 16, 8:21 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 5 E Atmore, AL |
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 16, 4:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 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
- 1142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
188 WFUS54 KMOB 161318 TORMOB ALC053-FLC033-113-161345- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0009.140316T1318Z-140316T1345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 818 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CENTURY... NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FLOMATON...EAST BREWTON...BREWTON... ATMORE... * UNTIL 845 AM CDT * AT 815 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ATMORE... MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FLOMATON AND CENTURY BY 830 AM CDT... POLLARD AND 6 MILES NORTH OF JAY BY 835 AM CDT... RIVERVIEW...EAST BREWTON AND BREWTON BY 840 AM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3118 8690 3090 8688 3090 8755 3108 8758 TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 262DEG 46KT 3101 8745 $$ JP
2 follow-up statements
815
WWUS54 KMOB 161331
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
831 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
ALC053-FLC033-113-161345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140316T1345Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-SANTA ROSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-
831 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES...
AT 829 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLOMATON...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTH OF JAY BY 835 AM CDT...
KEEGO...RIVERVIEW...EAST BREWTON AND BREWTON BY 840 AM CDT...
SPRING HILL...ROCK HILL...6 MILES NORTH OF DIXONVILLE AND 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SELLERSVILLE BY 845 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3096 8729 3110 8730 3115 8714 3118 8690
3090 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 1331Z 261DEG 46KT 3104 8724
$$
JP327
WWUS54 KMOB 161346
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
846 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
ALC053-FLC033-113-161356-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140316T1345Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-SANTA ROSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-
846 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL
SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3096 8729 3110 8730 3115 8714 3118 8690
3090 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 1331Z 261DEG 46KT 3104 8724
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Mar 16, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 9:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 9:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 10:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 5:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 5:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 6:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 6:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 6:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 7:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Mar 16, 8:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 38 min |
| Mar 16, 9:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 9:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Mar 16, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Mar 16, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Mar 16, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 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.