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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Mobile, AL

February 15, 2016Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2016, 5:59 PM CST for Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 31 min. 9 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: Feb 15, 2016, 5:59 PM CST (23:59 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2016, 6:30 PM CST
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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, 6:02 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 60	2 E Brent, FL	PENSACOLA ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.
Feb 15, 6:05 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ene Gulf Breeze, FL	BROKEN WINDOWS AT RESIDENCES ALONG SEA BREEZE LANE. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE HOMES. FENCING BLOWN DOWN.
Feb 15, 6:10 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	N Oriole Beach, FL	SEVERAL HOUSES WITH ROOF DAMAGE IN THE SANTA ROSA SHORES AREA. LARGE BOAT PICKED UP AND DROPPED ON A PICKUP TRUCK.
Feb 15, 6:10 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	N Oriole Beach, FL	SEVERAL HOUSES WITH ROOF DAMAGE IN THE SANTA ROSA SHORES AREA. LARGE BOAT PICKED UP AND DROPPED ON A PICKUP TRUCK. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Feb 15, 6:15 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Navarre Beach, FL	MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES AT JAMES HARVELL RD AND HWY 87.
Feb 15, 6:15 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Navarre Beach, FL	MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES ON COSICA BLVD.
Feb 15, 6:26 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Niceville, FL	STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ON WOODBRIDGE RD IN NICEVILLE. TWO LARGE TREES DOWN AND ONE TREE FELL ON A TRUCK.
Feb 15, 6:26 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND DMG	4 E Niceville, FL	STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ON WOODBRIDGE RD IN NICEVILLE. TWO LARGE TREES DOWN AND ONE TREE FELL ON A TRUCK.
Feb 15, 6:33 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 60	2 Ne Eglin Afb, FL	THE VALPARAISO KVPS ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.

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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 241 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 366 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 411 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

255 
WUUS54 KMOB 152359
SVRMOB
ALC039-053-FLC033-091-113-160030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0042.160215T2359Z-160216T0030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
  EASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CST

* AT 559 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAKER TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  ROEVILLE TO NEAR ORIOLE BEACH TO NEAR JOHNSONS BEACH...MOVING EAST
  AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PENSACOLA...CRESTVIEW...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...MILTON...
  GULF BREEZE...VALPARAISO...MARY ESTHER...FLORALA...GOULDING AND BAGDAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3099 8619 3099 8639 3047 8639 3040 8660
      3040 8645 3039 8646 3030 8741 3033 8722
      3032 8737 3052 8716 3037 8717 3044 8688
      3060 8702 3044 8709 3044 8710 3055 8714
      3110 8689 3108 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 271DEG 52KT 3096 8679 3073 8687 3042 8712 3026
8740

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

2 follow-up statements

465 
WWUS54 KMOB 160025
SVSMOB

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

ALC053-FLC033-160034-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160216T0030Z/
ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
625 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

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

LAT...LON 3099 8639 3047 8639 3050 8645 3051 8642
      3052 8650 3047 8648 3043 8657 3046 8660
      3040 8660 3040 8645 3039 8646 3038 8701
      3044 8688 3050 8693 3057 8689 3109 8647
      3108 8619 3099 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 270DEG 43KT 3096 8642 3073 8650 3042 8676 3026
8704

$$

ALC039-FLC091-113-160030-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160216T0030Z/
COVINGTON AL-SANTA ROSA FL-OKALOOSA FL-
625 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA
COUNTIES...

AT 624 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAUREL HILL TO NEAR CRESTVIEW TO NEAR FORT WALTON
BEACH--NAVARRE--WRIGHT TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF ORIOLE BEACH...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESTVIEW...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...VALPARAISO...MARY
ESTHER...FLORALA...WRIGHT...OCEAN CITY...EGLIN AFB...LAKE LORRAINE AND
BAKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 3099 8639 3047 8639 3050 8645 3051 8642
      3052 8650 3047 8648 3043 8657 3046 8660
      3040 8660 3040 8645 3039 8646 3038 8701
      3044 8688 3050 8693 3057 8689 3109 8647
      3108 8619 3099 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 270DEG 43KT 3096 8642 3073 8650 3042 8676 3026
8704

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

560 
WWUS54 KMOB 160031
SVSMOB

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

ALC039-FLC091-113-160040-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160216T0030Z/
COVINGTON AL-SANTA ROSA FL-OKALOOSA FL-
631 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF
COVINGTON...OKALOOSA...AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

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

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

LAT...LON 3099 8639 3047 8639 3050 8645 3051 8642
      3052 8650 3047 8648 3043 8657 3046 8660
      3040 8660 3040 8645 3039 8646 3038 8701
      3044 8688 3050 8693 3057 8689 3109 8647
      3108 8619 3099 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 271DEG 52KT 3096 8642 3073 8650 3042 8676 3026
8704

$$

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	Baldwin, Mobile	19 hr
Feb 15, 11:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	45 min
Feb 15, 11:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more	7 hr
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, 2:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	38 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, 3:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	39 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, 4:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	26 min
Feb 15, 4:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	50 min
Feb 15, 4:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 3 more	32 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, 5:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	12 min
Feb 15, 5:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Butler, Covington, Crenshaw	50 min
Feb 15, 5:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	40 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
Feb 15, 5:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	52 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2016 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2016 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.