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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Mobile, AL

April 19, 2020Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2020, 11:45 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 19, 2020, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2020, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:47 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGElsanor, ALREPORT OF A CAMPER OVERTURNED. TREES DOWN. PICTURES AND VIDEOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 19, 11:46 PM CDTTORNADO3 N Elsanor, AL*** 1 INJ *** THE EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF COWPEN CREEK ROAD AND CONTINUED EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ROAD. NUMEROUS LARGE PINES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH. A COUPLE OF MOBILE HOMES SUFFERED DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND SKIRTING. AN RV CAMPER WAS
Apr 20, 12:10 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 781 Wnw Gonzalez, FLWEATHERSTEM MESONET STATION NEAR GONZALEZ, FL MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 78 MPH.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 19, 9:39 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 231 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2020-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2097 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2020-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 202 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2097 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.5
Supercell composite
9.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

434 
WFUS54 KMOB 200445
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-200515-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0036.200420T0445Z-200420T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1145 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  South central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.
    
* At 1145 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 8 miles northeast of Robertsdale, moving east
  at 40 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...
  Gonzalez around 1210 AM CDT.
  West Pensacola, Ensley and Myrtle Grove around 1215 AM 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 3059 8768 3067 8763 3060 8723 3059 8723
      3059 8722 3058 8723 3058 8722 3059 8720
      3058 8721 3057 8721 3057 8722 3056 8721
      3040 8729
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 287DEG 37KT 3061 8759 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
907 
WWUS54 KMOB 200503
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1203 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020

ALC003-200513-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-200420T0515Z/
Baldwin AL-
1203 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN 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 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3047 8743 3048 8744 3049 8743 3051 8745
      3052 8745 3055 8744 3056 8742 3063 8739
      3060 8724 3058 8723 3058 8722 3057 8722
      3058 8721 3056 8721 3040 8729
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 287DEG 37KT 3055 8738 

$$

FLC033-200515-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-200420T0515Z/
Escambia FL-
1203 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
    
At 1203 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles west of Gonzalez, moving east at 45 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...
  Gonzalez around 1210 AM CDT.
  West Pensacola, Ensley and Myrtle Grove around 1215 AM 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 3047 8743 3048 8744 3049 8743 3051 8745
      3052 8745 3055 8744 3056 8742 3063 8739
      3060 8724 3058 8723 3058 8722 3057 8722
      3058 8721 3056 8721 3040 8729
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 287DEG 37KT 3055 8738 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler, Monroe, Wilcox22 min
Apr 19, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler30 min
Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCrenshaw30 min
Apr 19, 8:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBClarke, Washington3 hr
Apr 19, 8:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBDallas, Monroe, Wilcox8 days
Apr 19, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington55 min
Apr 19, 9:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington3 hr
Apr 19, 9:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWashington38 min
Apr 19, 9:23 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Washington24 min
Apr 19, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile19 min
Apr 19, 10:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw39 min
Apr 19, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia25 min
Apr 19, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile52 min
Apr 19, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw35 min
Apr 19, 10:47 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington28 min
Apr 19, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
Apr 19, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile51 min
Apr 19, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington36 min
Apr 19, 11:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile27 min
Apr 19, 11:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile38 min
Apr 19, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin61 min
Apr 19, 11:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin29 min
Apr 19, 11:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin31 min
Apr 19, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia34 min
Apr 19, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile47 min
Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Apr 19, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Apr 20, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia40 min
Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB113 min
Apr 20, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin50 min
Apr 20, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile28 min
Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington30 min
Apr 20, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Apr 20, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 20, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin66 min
Apr 20, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB35 min
Apr 20, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB43 min
Apr 20, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB39 min
Apr 19, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa15 min
Apr 19, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa62 min
Apr 20, 12:01 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa29 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.