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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 11, 2020, 1:47 PM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Baldwin County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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
- Jan 11, 2020, 1:47 PM CST (19:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2020, 2:30 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 1:57 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Appleton, AL | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF APPLETON. |
| Jan 11, 1:57 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Appleton, AL | TREES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF APPLETON. REPORT RELAYED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jan 11, 2:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Brewton, AL | PICTURE OF A LARGE TREE DOWN ON CHEROKEE LANE. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jan 11, 2:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Jay, FL | REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON DIXONVILLE ROAD. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 7:57 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 587 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353
WUUS54 KMOB 111947
SVRMOB
ALC003-053-FLC033-091-113-112030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0013.200111T1947Z-200111T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
147 PM CST Sat Jan 11 2020
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
Escambia County in south central Alabama...
Northwestern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 230 PM CST.
* At 147 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles east of I65 And AL 113 to 3 miles east of
Orange Beach, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington,
Gonzalez, Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Brewton, Orange Beach,
Goulding, Century, Flomaton, Bagdad, Lillian, Myrtle Grove, Oriole
Beach and East Brewton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3126 8723 3126 8677 3120 8677 3119 8676
3119 8675 3118 8672 3119 8672 3119 8670
3113 8670 3034 8699 3024 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 256DEG 38KT 3124 8716 3027 8752
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
360
WWUS54 KMOB 112014
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
214 PM CST Sat Jan 11 2020
ALC003-112023-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200111T2030Z/
Baldwin AL-
214 PM CST Sat Jan 11 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
LAT...LON 3029 8745 3126 8711 3126 8677 3120 8677
3118 8672 3119 8670 3113 8670 3034 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 274DEG 34KT 3126 8692 3029 8728
$$
ALC053-FLC033-091-113-112030-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200111T2030Z/
Escambia AL-Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
214 PM CST Sat Jan 11 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST
FOR EASTERN ESCAMBIA...NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA AND EASTERN
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 213 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Castleberry to 6 miles south of
Warrington, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Warrington,
Gonzalez, Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Brewton, Goulding, Bagdad,
Myrtle Grove, Oriole Beach, East Brewton, Jay, Pollard, Riverview and
Pensacola Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 8745 3126 8711 3126 8677 3120 8677
3118 8672 3119 8670 3113 8670 3034 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 274DEG 34KT 3126 8692 3029 8728
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 12:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 41 min |
| Jan 11, 1:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Jan 11, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 46 min |
| Jan 11, 2:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Jan 11, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 19 min |
| Jan 10, 6:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 39 min |
| Jan 11, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 50 min |
| Jan 11, 11:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 62 min |
| Jan 11, 11:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 11, 11:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 12:02 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 11, 12:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 12:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 12:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jan 11, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 53 min |
| Jan 11, 1:13 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Jan 11, 1:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Jan 11, 1:52 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Jan 11, 1:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 2:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 2:47 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 11, 3:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 34 min |
| Jan 11, 4:08 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 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.