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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Mobile, AL

February 15, 2016Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2016, 2:52 PM CST for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 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: Feb 15, 2016, 2:52 PM CST (20:52 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2016, 3:30 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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
Feb 15, 3:33 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Sw Century, FL	BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED FROM MCDAVID TO CENTURY. RADAR OBSERVED TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE.

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
Feb 15, 12:02 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 228 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: 569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 320 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

494 
WUUS54 KMOB 152052
SVRMOB
ALC003-FLC033-152130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0030.160215T2052Z-160215T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
252 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
  NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 252 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOXLEY...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ATMORE...ROBERTSDALE...CENTURY...LOXLEY...SILVERHILL...STAPLETON AND
  DAPHNE--FAIRHOPE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3064 8788 3100 8759 3100 8733 3094 8725
      3093 8726 3094 8727 3092 8729 3089 8728
      3088 8730 3085 8731 3084 8730 3081 8729
      3079 8731 3051 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 220DEG 29KT 3068 8772 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

2 follow-up statements

667 
WWUS54 KMOB 152107
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
307 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC003-FLC033-152130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160215T2130Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
307 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

AT 307 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES EAST OF
STAPLETON...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAY MINETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATMORE...CENTURY AND STAPLETON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3100 8759 3100 8733 3094 8725 3093 8726
      3094 8727 3092 8729 3089 8728 3088 8730
      3085 8731 3084 8730 3081 8729 3079 8731
      3058 8760 3074 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 225DEG 33KT 3076 8761 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

081 
WWUS54 KMOB 152124
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
324 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

ALC003-152133-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160215T2130Z/
BALDWIN AL-
324 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

LAT...LON 3074 8753 3078 8754 3084 8762 3087 8764
      3096 8759 3099 8760 3100 8759 3100 8733
      3094 8725 3093 8726 3094 8727 3092 8729
      3089 8728 3088 8730 3085 8731 3081 8729
      3079 8731 3069 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 31KT 3082 8746 

$$

FLC033-152130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160215T2130Z/
ESCAMBIA FL-
324 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST
FOR NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY...

AT 323 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF MOLINO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATMORE AND CENTURY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3074 8753 3078 8754 3084 8762 3087 8764
      3096 8759 3099 8760 3100 8759 3100 8733
      3094 8725 3093 8726 3094 8727 3092 8729
      3089 8728 3088 8730 3085 8731 3081 8729
      3079 8731 3069 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 31KT 3082 8746 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 5:00 AM CST	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	19 hr
Feb 15, 11:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	7 hr
Feb 15, 3:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	39 min
Feb 15, 4:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	26 min
Feb 15, 4:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	32 min
Feb 15, 5:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	12 min
Feb 15, 5:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	40 min
Feb 15, 5:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	52 min
Feb 15, 5:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	31 min
Feb 15, 11:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	45 min
Feb 15, 11:46 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	44 min
Feb 15, 11:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	43 min
Feb 15, 12:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	39 min
Feb 15, 12:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Monroe	23 min
Feb 15, 12:14 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
Feb 15, 12:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe	36 min
Feb 15, 12:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	43 min
Feb 15, 12:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	39 min
Feb 15, 12:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	34 min
Feb 15, 12:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh	46 min
Feb 15, 12:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile, Washington	28 min
Feb 15, 1:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Monroe	30 min
Feb 15, 1:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	28 min
Feb 15, 1:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wilcox	35 min
Feb 15, 1:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	47 min
Feb 15, 1:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	44 min
Feb 15, 1:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	27 min
Feb 15, 1:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Monroe, Wilcox	49 min
Feb 15, 1:30 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		90 min
Feb 15, 1:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh	42 min
Feb 15, 1:34 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		86 min
Feb 15, 1:45 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		90 min
Feb 15, 1:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	44 min
Feb 15, 2:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe	39 min
Feb 15, 2:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh	38 min
Feb 15, 2:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	49 min
Feb 15, 2:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	40 min
Feb 15, 2:41 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		34 min
Feb 15, 3:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	24 min
Feb 15, 3:15 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		90 min
Feb 15, 3:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	29 min
Feb 15, 3:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox	41 min
Feb 15, 3:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	52 min
Feb 15, 3:30 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Feb 15, 3:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	49 min
Feb 15, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington	31 min
Feb 15, 4:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	50 min
Feb 15, 4:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia	44 min
Feb 15, 4:32 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		88 min
Feb 15, 4:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	36 min
Feb 15, 5:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Butler, Covington, Crenshaw	50 min
Feb 15, 5:26 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Feb 15, 5:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	23 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.