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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 2:33 PM CST for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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 2, 2017, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2017, 3:21 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 2, 2:46 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Gulf Shores, AL | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE IN AND AROUND GULF SHORES AND THE LITTLE LAGOON PASS AREAS. |
| Jan 2, 2:47 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Gulf Shores, AL | A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVED ACROSS GULF SHORES AND PRODUCED A CORRIDOR OF SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE FROM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 59 AND HIGHWAY 182 NORTH AND EAST TO JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 59 AND SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD HIGHWAY 180. ALL DAMAGE SURVEYED |
| Jan 2, 3:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Gonzalez, FL | LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS TREE FELL ON A VEHICLE IN GONZALEZ. |
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 2, 11:22 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1261 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 423 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted.
533
WFUS54 KMOB 022033
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-022130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0004.170102T2033Z-170102T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
233 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
South central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 330 PM CST
* At 232 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Fort Morgan, or 13 miles
southwest of Gulf Shores, moving northeast 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Gulf Shores around 250 PM CST.
Foley and Bon Secour around 255 PM CST.
Pensacola and Orange Beach around 305 PM CST.
Elberta around 310 PM CST.
Perdido Beach around 315 PM CST.
Lillian around 320 PM CST.
Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington, Goulding and Myrtle
Grove around 330 PM 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 3022 8792 3061 8731 3038 8714 3037 8717
3037 8719 3036 8720 3035 8720 3022 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 237DEG 34KT 3014 8788
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
422
WWUS54 KMOB 022046
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
246 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
ALC003-FLC033-022130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170102T2130Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
246 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 246 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gulf Shores, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Foley around 250 PM CST.
Pensacola and Orange Beach around 300 PM CST.
Perdido Beach and Elberta around 305 PM CST.
Lillian around 315 PM CST.
West Pensacola, Warrington and Myrtle Grove around 325 PM CST.
Brent, Ensley, Gonzalez and Goulding around 330 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3022 8792 3061 8731 3038 8714 3037 8717
3037 8719 3036 8720 3035 8720 3022 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 238DEG 38KT 3024 8773
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$823
WWUS54 KMOB 022100
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
ALC003-FLC033-022130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170102T2130Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
300 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 259 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Perdido Beach, or near Orange Beach, moving
northeast 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 305 PM CST.
Lillian around 310 PM CST.
Warrington and Myrtle Grove around 315 PM CST.
West Pensacola around 320 PM CST.
Brent, Ensley, Gonzalez and Goulding around 325 PM 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 3037 8768 3061 8731 3038 8714 3037 8719
3035 8720 3024 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 238DEG 45KT 3034 8754
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$308
WWUS54 KMOB 022121
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
321 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
ALC003-FLC033-022129-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170102T2130Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
321 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for Escambia county
Florida.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Escambia County in northwestern Florida until 415 pm cst.
LAT...LON 3037 8768 3061 8731 3038 8714 3037 8719
3035 8720 3024 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 237DEG 34KT 3045 8735
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:05 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 51 min |
| Jan 2, 3:03 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 58 min |
| Jan 2, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Jan 2, 4:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 65 min |
| Jan 2, 5:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 23 min |
| Jan 2, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 63 min |
| Jan 1, 7:06 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 8:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Jan 2, 10:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 54 min |
| Jan 2, 11:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 11:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 49 min |
| Jan 2, 12:05 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Jan 2, 12:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jan 2, 12:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 48 min |
| Jan 2, 12:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 19 min |
| Jan 2, 12:57 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 2, 12:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jan 2, 1:10 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Jan 2, 1:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Jan 2, 1:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 1:52 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:00 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:11 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 2:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 50 min |
| Jan 2, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe | 43 min |
| Jan 2, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 2:51 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 2, 2:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 3:11 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Jan 2, 3:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 19 min |
| Jan 2, 3:30 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jan 2, 3:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 68 min | |
| Jan 2, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 3:53 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jan 2, 4:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 54 min |
| Jan 2, 4:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 2, 4:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Jan 2, 4:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 4:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jan 2, 5:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 5:56 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 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.