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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Mobile, AL

October 22, 2017Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 22, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 2 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
Oct 22, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 22, 2017, 1:02 PM CDT
In force
2 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 299 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-10-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-10-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

897 
WFUS54 KMOB 221800
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-113-221830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0066.171022T1800Z-171022T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
100 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 130 PM CDT

* At 100 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Foley, moving
  north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Fire Department confirmed tornado. 

  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. 

* The tornado will be near...
  Elberta around 110 PM CDT. 
  Foley around 115 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3038 8775 3091 8708 3070 8688 3024 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 168DEG 11KT 3037 8764 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
769 
WWUS54 KMOB 221802
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
102 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

ALC003-FLC033-113-221811-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-171022T1830Z/
Baldwin AL-Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
102 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN...CENTRAL SANTA ROSA
AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3038 8775 3091 8708 3070 8688 3024 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 168DEG 11KT 3037 8764 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 22, 11:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile47 min
Oct 22, 12:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile2 hr
Oct 22, 12:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile118 min
Oct 22, 1:01 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin29 min
Oct 22, 1:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin24 min
Oct 22, 1:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin34 min
Oct 22, 1:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile3 hr
Oct 22, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Oct 22, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin49 min
Oct 22, 2:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin36 min
Oct 22, 2:41 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin23 min
Oct 22, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB44 min
Oct 22, 3:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBMobile3 hr
Oct 22, 3:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Escambia3 hr
Oct 22, 3:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Oct 22, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB23 min
Oct 22, 3:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin47 min
Oct 22, 4:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile6 hr
Oct 22, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Oct 22, 5:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile114 min
Oct 22, 5:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile6 hr
Oct 22, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Oct 22, 5:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBButler, Conecuh, Escambia3 hr
Oct 22, 5:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin60 hr
Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin31 hr
Oct 22, 8:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa3 days
Oct 22, 6:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.