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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2018, 4:01 PM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 29 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
- Apr 22, 2018, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2018, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
855
WFUS54 KMOB 222101
TORMOB
FLC033-113-222130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0011.180422T2101Z-180422T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
401 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
Central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 400 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gonzalez, moving northeast at 25 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Santa Rosa and central Escambia Counties near and
northeast of Gonzalez.
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 3057 8729 3076 8725 3070 8707 3055 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 208DEG 22KT 3059 8725
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
249
WWUS54 KMOB 222112
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
412 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
FLC033-222121-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180422T2130Z/
Escambia FL-
412 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Florida.
LAT...LON 3063 8726 3064 8725 3064 8726 3066 8727
3069 8727 3076 8725 3070 8707 3060 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 208DEG 22KT 3065 8721
$$
FLC113-222130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180422T2130Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
412 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles northwest of Pace, moving northeast at 25 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Santa Rosa County.
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 3063 8726 3064 8725 3064 8726 3066 8727
3069 8727 3076 8725 3070 8707 3060 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 208DEG 22KT 3065 8721
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$069
WWUS54 KMOB 222126
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
426 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
FLC113-222135-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180422T2130Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
426 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM CDT...
The circulation which prompted the warning has moved out of the
warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Florida
LAT...LON 3063 8726 3064 8725 3064 8726 3066 8727
3069 8727 3076 8725 3070 8707 3060 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 208DEG 22KT 3072 8717
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 16 min |
| Apr 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 15 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.