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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2015, 7:16 AM CST for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 59 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
- Dec 28, 2015, 7:16 AM CST (13:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 8:15 AM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 6:41 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902
WFUS54 KMOB 281316
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-113-281415-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0024.151228T1316Z-151228T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
716 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 815 AM CST
* AT 716 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOHNSONS BEACH...OR 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ORANGE BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PENSACOLA AROUND 720 AM CST.
PERDIDO BEACH AND JOHNSONS BEACH AROUND 725 AM CST.
LILLIAN AROUND 735 AM CST.
BELLVIEW AROUND 740 AM CST.
ENSLEY AROUND 745 AM CST.
GONZALEZ AROUND 750 AM CST.
MOLINO AROUND 800 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8754 3031 8753 3031 8744 3032 8748
3032 8743 3033 8744 3041 8741 3043 8734
3045 8735 3047 8742 3042 8740 3032 8752
3032 8754 3089 8748 3086 8713 3031 8736
3029 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 193DEG 43KT 3022 8747
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
709
WWUS54 KMOB 281327
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
727 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
ALC003-FLC033-113-281415-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151228T1415Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
727 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...WESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
AT 727 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHNSONS BEACH...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE
GROVE...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BELLVIEW AROUND 740 AM CST.
ENSLEY AROUND 745 AM CST.
GONZALEZ AROUND 750 AM CST.
MOLINO AROUND 800 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 8754 3031 8753 3031 8744 3032 8748
3032 8743 3033 8744 3041 8741 3043 8734
3045 8735 3047 8742 3042 8740 3032 8752
3032 8754 3089 8748 3086 8713 3031 8736
3029 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 193DEG 43KT 3036 8743
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$845
WWUS54 KMOB 281343
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
743 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
ALC003-FLC033-113-281415-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151228T1415Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
743 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...WESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
AT 741 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GONZALEZ...MOVING NORTH AT 110 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MOLINO AROUND 750 AM CST.
PEOPLE LIVING NEAR LILLIAN AND PARADISE BEACH SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 8748 3086 8714 3033 8736 3031 8743
3031 8746 3034 8742 3035 8743 3040 8740
3044 8734 3045 8735 3047 8742 3043 8740
3042 8743 3034 8751 3036 8751 3031 8752
3031 8751 3030 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 191DEG 94KT 3055 8738
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$623
WWUS54 KMOB 281357
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
757 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
ALC003-FLC033-113-281415-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151228T1415Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
757 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...WESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...
...RESIDENTS NEAR CANTONMENT AND NEAR RAMSEY BEACH SHOULD TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY...
AT 753 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BEULAH...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAMSEY
BEACH MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CANTONMENT AT 800 AM CST...
RAMSEY BEACH AT 800 AM CST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 8748 3086 8714 3033 8736 3031 8743
3031 8746 3034 8742 3035 8743 3040 8740
3044 8734 3045 8735 3047 8742 3043 8740
3042 8743 3034 8751 3036 8751 3031 8752
3031 8751 3030 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 194DEG 36KT 3056 8737
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2:38 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 9 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:16 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 15 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 2 min |
| Dec 28, 8:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 41 min |
| Dec 28, 8:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 51 min |
| Dec 28, 9:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Dec 28, 9:20 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 6 days |
| Dec 28, 9:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 9:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 30 min |
| Dec 28, 9:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 53 min |
| Dec 28, 10:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 10:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 57 min |
| Dec 28, 10:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 15 min |
| Dec 28, 11:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 36 min |
| Dec 28, 12:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 88 min |
| Dec 28, 12:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 44 min |
| Dec 28, 1:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 48 min |
| Dec 28, 1:59 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Dec 28, 6:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 6:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 63 min |
| Dec 28, 6:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Dec 28, 7:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 57 min |
| Dec 28, 7:10 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Dec 28, 7:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 46 min |
| Dec 28, 7:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 7:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 47 min |
| Dec 28, 7:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 8:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Monroe | 30 min |
| Dec 28, 8:06 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Dec 28, 8:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 39 min |
| Dec 28, 8:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 8:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 62 min |
| Dec 28, 8:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Dec 28, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 46 min |
| Dec 28, 9:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Dec 28, 9:27 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Dec 28, 9:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Wilcox | 13 min |
| Dec 28, 10:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 44 min |
| Dec 28, 11:16 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 119 min | |
| Dec 28, 11:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 26 min |
| Dec 28, 11:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler | 12 min |
| Dec 28, 12:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 96 min |
| Dec 28, 12:14 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:46 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 119 min | |
| Dec 28, 12:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 39 min |
| Dec 28, 1:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 35 min |
| Dec 28, 2:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 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.