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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Mobile, AL

November 12, 2018Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 12, 2018, 11:15 AM CST for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 45 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: Nov 12, 2018, 11:15 AM CST (17:15 UTC)
Expired: Nov 12, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
In force: 45 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 Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 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
Nov 12, 11:35 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ene Oriole Beach, FL	SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE CORNER OF EAST BAY BLVD AND GULF BREEZE PARKWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Nov 12, 11:35 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	7 W Navarre, FL	ONLINE PUBLIC REPORT THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND WAS TORN FROM GROUND AND BLOWN APPROX 100 FEET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Nov 12, 11:35 AM CST	TORNADO	6 Ene Oriole Beach, FL	TRAINED STORM SPOTTER CALLED-IN TO REPORT CLOUD ROTATION WITH WIND ROTATION AT THE SURFACE NEAR THE CORNER OF EAST BAY BLVD AND GULF BREEZE PARKWAY. TWO CARS HAD TO COME TO A STOP TO AVOID BEING PUSHED OFF THE ROAD.

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
Nov 12, 4:34 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 255 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 425 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 472 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 487 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 5.2

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The text

As transmitted.

259 
WFUS54 KMOB 121715
TORMOB
FLC033-113-121800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0026.181112T1715Z-181112T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1115 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Southeastern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until noon CST.
    
* At 1115 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Pensacola Beach, or 4 miles southeast of
  Gulf Breeze, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Oriole Beach around 1125 AM CST.
  Milton and Bagdad around 1200 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 3026 8722 3066 8707 3062 8680 3061 8680
      3026 8706 3024 8708 3023 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 209DEG 25KT 3030 8713 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH

3 follow-up statements

654 
WWUS54 KMOB 121725
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1125 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

FLC033-113-121800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181112T1800Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
1125 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 1124 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Oriole Beach, or 6 miles east of Gulf Breeze, moving
northeast at 30 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
southeastern Santa Rosa and southeastern Escambia Counties.

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 3032 8715 3065 8698 3062 8680 3061 8680
      3026 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 217DEG 26KT 3035 8706 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH

816 
WWUS54 KMOB 121742
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1142 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

FLC033-121751-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181112T1800Z/
Escambia FL-
1142 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN 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 noon CST for northwestern
Florida.

LAT...LON 3040 8705 3064 8694 3062 8681 3061 8680
      3038 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 220DEG 21KT 3042 8698 

$$

FLC113-121800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181112T1800Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
1142 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
    
At 1141 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles west of Navarre, or 11 miles east of Gulf Breeze,
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
southeastern 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 3040 8705 3064 8694 3062 8681 3061 8680
      3038 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 220DEG 21KT 3042 8698 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH

293 
WWUS54 KMOB 121751
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1151 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

FLC113-121800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181112T1800Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
1151 AM CST MON NOV 12 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
    
At 1151 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Navarre, or 10 miles southeast of Bagdad, moving
northeast at 30 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
southeastern 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 3044 8699 3064 8691 3062 8681 3061 8680
      3043 8693 3042 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 212DEG 25KT 3046 8694 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 12, 3:09 AM CST	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	27 hr
Nov 12, 6:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	42 min
Nov 12, 8:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	29 min
Nov 12, 8:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	19 min
Nov 12, 11:32 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	118 min
Nov 12, 11:59 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	13 min
Nov 12, 3:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	43 min
Nov 12, 3:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	37 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.