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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 4, 2018, 9:29 PM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
- Sep 4, 2018, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 9:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Pace, FL | SANTA ROSE COUNTY CALL CENTER REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR THE PEA RIDGE COMMUNITY AROUND 9:48PM. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1016 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
432
WFUS54 KMOB 050229
TORMOB
FLC033-113-050300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0015.180905T0229Z-180905T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
929 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
Central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 928 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Navarre, or 7 miles south of
Bagdad, moving northwest at 55 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...
Bagdad around 935 PM CDT.
Pace, Milton, Pea Ridge and Floridatown around 940 PM CDT.
Point Baker around 945 PM CDT.
Molino around 955 PM CDT.
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 3073 8746 3082 8714 3047 8690 3042 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 144DEG 49KT 3049 8700
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
340
WWUS54 KMOB 050239
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
939 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018
FLC033-113-050300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-180905T0300Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
939 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 937 PM CDT, a couple of severe thunderstorms capable of producing
a tornadoes. The first tornadic storm was located over Pace, moving
northwest at 55 mph. A second tornadic storm was located just south
of Galt City also moving northwest at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Molino around 1000 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3073 8746 3082 8714 3053 8697 3048 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 129DEG 29KT 3061 8717
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$726
WWUS54 KMOB 050253
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
953 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018
FLC033-113-050300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-180905T0300Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
953 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 952 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Galt City, or
near Milton, moving northwest at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...ASOS contract observer 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Santa Rosa and central Escambia Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3073 8746 3082 8714 3053 8697 3048 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 141DEG 24KT 3061 8708
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 12 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 4 days |
| Sep 4, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 27 min |
| Sep 4, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 12 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 19 min |
| Sep 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:15 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
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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.