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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2018, 1:26 PM CDT for Escambia County, Alabama; Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 34 min. 8 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
- Apr 22, 2018, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2018, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Escambia County, AL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1:44 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Dixonville, AL | SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN THE SELLERSVILLE COMMUNITY. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 22, 1:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Roberts, AL | SIDING AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON FUQUA RD WITH DAMAGE TO A NEARBY BARN. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 10 Ese Brewton, AL | PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 10 Ese Brewton, AL | PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ese Brewton, AL | METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOME AND TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON, AL |
| Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ese Brewton, AL | METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOME AND TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON, AL. |
| Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Roberts, AL | NWS SURVEY DETERMINED THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED SPORADIC STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG RAINTREE RD AND YELLOW CREEK RD. SEVERAL TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED IN HALF AND LAYING IN THE ADJACENT FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO A S |
| Apr 22, 1:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Roberts, AL | NWS SURVEY DETERMINED THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED SPORADIC STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG RAINTREE RD AND YELLOW CREEK RD. SEVERAL TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED IN HALF AND LAYING IN THE ADJACENT FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO A S |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
923
WFUS54 KMOB 221826
TORMOB
ALC053-FLC113-221900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0003.180422T1826Z-180422T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
126 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
North central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 126 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Jay, or 15 miles south of Brewton,
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 impact Berrydale.
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 3084 8700 3087 8707 3107 8704 3105 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 203DEG 23KT 3088 8702
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
049
WWUS54 KMOB 221838
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
138 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
ALC053-FLC113-221900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180422T1900Z/
Escambia AL-Santa Rosa FL-
138 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA AND NORTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
At 138 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Riverview, or 12 miles southeast of
Brewton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will impact Sellersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 8696 3093 8706 3107 8704 3105 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 212DEG 21KT 3094 8698
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 19 min |
| Apr 22, 12:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 22, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 43 min | |
| Apr 22, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 28 min |
| Apr 22, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Apr 22, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min | |
| Apr 22, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Apr 22, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 19 min |
| Apr 22, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 13 min |
| Apr 22, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Apr 22, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Apr 22, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Apr 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Apr 22, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 27 min | |
| Apr 22, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 22 min |
| Apr 22, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 29 min |
| 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, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 16 min |
| Apr 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.