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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Mobile, AL

November 1, 2018Conecuh County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 1, 2018, 8:39 AM CDT for Conecuh County, Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 51 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
Nov 1, 2018, 8:39 AM CDT (13:39 UTC)
Expired
Nov 1, 2018, 9:30 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 1, 5:27 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2018-11-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2018-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 367 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
367 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
379 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

404 
WUUS54 KMOB 011339
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-053-FLC091-113-011430-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0113.181101T1339Z-181101T1430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
839 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southern Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
  Southwestern Covington County in south central Alabama...
  Northwestern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Northern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 839 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles east of I65 And AL 113 to Jay to 5 miles
  northeast of Molino, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Brewton, East Brewton, Castleberry, Jay, Pollard and Riverview. 

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 100 PM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3075 8672 3075 8730 3096 8722 3100 8716
      3100 8721 3132 8730 3144 8665 3118 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 241DEG 36KT 3117 8719 3096 8714 3076 8723 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
861 
WWUS54 KMOB 011358
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
858 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

ALC035-039-053-FLC091-113-011430-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-181101T1430Z/
Escambia AL-Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
858 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH...SOUTHWESTERN
COVINGTON...NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA
COUNTIES...

At 858 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles south of Castleberry to 5 miles east of
Riverview to 9 miles southeast of Jay, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Castleberry.

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 100 PM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3075 8672 3075 8717 3097 8704 3136 8710
      3144 8665 3118 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1358Z 241DEG 36KT 3126 8701 3105 8696 3085 8705 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 6:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington41 min
Nov 1, 6:29 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington46 min
Nov 1, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington42 min
Nov 1, 6:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Nov 1, 6:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington40 min
Nov 1, 7:02 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke31 min
Nov 1, 7:03 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile27 min
Nov 1, 7:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Nov 1, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington45 min
Nov 1, 7:25 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin35 min
Nov 1, 7:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe45 min
Nov 1, 8:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox45 min
Nov 1, 8:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Nov 1, 8:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia42 min
Nov 1, 8:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin38 min
Nov 1, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Nov 1, 8:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Conecuh47 min
Nov 1, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Nov 1, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Nov 1, 9:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw40 min
Nov 1, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw41 min
Nov 1, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Nov 1, 9:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw35 min
Nov 1, 9:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington47 min
Nov 1, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Nov 1, 8:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa57 min
Nov 1, 9:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa40 min
Nov 1, 10:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa42 min
Nov 1, 10:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa47 min
Nov 1, 11:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.