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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2016, 10:38 PM CST for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 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
- Jan 21, 2016, 10:38 PM CST (04:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2016, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Dyas, AL | TREES DOWN. SHED/BARN DESTROYED. |
| Jan 21, 11:01 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Atmore, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN OFF MONTGOMERY STREET IN ATMORE. |
| Jan 21, 11:01 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Atmore, AL | TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO WOODEN FENCE AND SWINGSET. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Jan 21, 11:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Poarch Creek Reser, AL | ROOF TAKEN OFF THE PORCH OF A MOBILE HOME. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted.
925
WUUS54 KMOB 220438
SVRMOB
ALC003-053-FLC033-220515-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0005.160122T0438Z-160122T0515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1038 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CST
* AT 1037 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR I65 AND AL 59 TO FAIRHOPE...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA...DAPHNE...ATMORE...BAY MINETTE...SPANISH FORT...
ROBERTSDALE...LOXLEY...SILVERHILL...POARCH CREEK RESERVATION...I65
AND AL 287...I65 AND AL 225 AND I65 AND AL 59.
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 300 AM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3067 8792 3065 8793 3067 8794 3070 8794
3067 8793 3068 8792 3071 8794 3076 8792
3090 8792 3092 8791 3088 8789 3093 8791
3095 8790 3095 8787 3097 8789 3103 8787
3113 8774 3117 8747 3055 8729 3054 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 226DEG 46KT 3099 8781 3053 8792
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
921
WWUS54 KMOB 220453
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1053 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALC003-053-FLC033-220515-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160122T0515Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
1053 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN...SOUTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES...
AT 1053 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF POARCH CREEK RESERVATION TO 4
MILES SOUTHEAST OF I65 AND CR 47 TO 5 MILES EAST OF STAPLETON TO NEAR
SILVERHILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA...ATMORE...BAY MINETTE...ROBERTSDALE...LOXLEY...
SILVERHILL...POARCH CREEK RESERVATION...I65 AND AL 287...I65 AND AL
21...I65 AND CR 1...STAPLETON AND DAPHNE--FAIRHOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3080 8777 3110 8777 3113 8772 3117 8747
3055 8729 3054 8790 3065 8787
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 237DEG 54KT 3114 8762 3097 8761 3071 8770 3056
8779
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$543
WWUS54 KMOB 220507
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1107 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALC003-053-FLC033-220515-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160122T0515Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
1107 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN...SOUTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 1107 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF URIAH TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF I65
AND AL 21 TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOLINO TO 9 MILES EAST OF
LOXLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA...ATMORE...ROBERTSDALE...I65 AND CR 1...POARCH CREEK
RESERVATION AND I65 AND AL 21.
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 300 AM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3093 8760 3115 8758 3117 8747 3055 8729
3054 8773 3079 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 231DEG 48KT 3124 8743 3107 8742 3081 8751 3066
8760
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$737
WWUS54 KMOB 220515
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1115 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
ALC003-053-FLC033-220524-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160122T0515Z/
BALDWIN AL-ESCAMBIA AL-ESCAMBIA FL-
1115 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN...
SOUTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 1115 PM CST...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS IN THE SOUTH END OF THE WARNED AREA...AND HAVE SINCE EXITED
THE WARNED AREA IN THE NORTH END OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA AND NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3093 8760 3115 8758 3117 8747 3055 8729
3054 8773 3079 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 226DEG 46KT 3124 8743 3107 8742 3081 8751 3066
8760
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 58 min |
| Jan 21, 6:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 8:01 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 119 min |
| Jan 21, 8:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 67 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:40 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 1:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 31 min |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 9 days |
| Jan 21, 6:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:50 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Jan 21, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 7:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 7:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 8:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 21, 8:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 9:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 9:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 9:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 9:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jan 21, 9:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 9:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 10:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:47 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 11:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 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.