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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Mobile, AL

September 16, 2020Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 16, 2020, 3:42 AM CDT for Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 15 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2020, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2020, 3:57 AM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 15, 5:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 252 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2020-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2020-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

756 
WFUS54 KMOB 160842
TORMOB
FLC113-160915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0059.200916T0842Z-200916T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
342 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 415 AM CDT.
    
* At 341 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles north of Roeville, or 12 miles north of Milton,
  moving northwest at 35 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...
  Jay around 405 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 3096 8724 3097 8723 3096 8723 3096 8722
      3097 8721 3099 8717 3100 8718 3100 8710
      3080 8689 3074 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 0841Z 137DEG 32KT 3080 8697 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
622 
WWUS54 KMOB 160857
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
357 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2020

FLC113-160906-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-200916T0915Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
357 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.

LAT...LON 3096 8724 3097 8723 3096 8723 3096 8722
      3097 8721 3099 8717 3100 8718 3100 8710
      3080 8689 3074 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 137DEG 32KT 3090 8708 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 9:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa6 hr
Sep 15, 10:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa5 days
Sep 15, 11:00 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa8 hr
Sep 15, 11:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa28 min
Sep 16, 1:03 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMOBEscambia6 hr
Sep 16, 2:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBSanta Rosa31 min
Sep 16, 3:44 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa16 min
Sep 16, 3:45 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa8 hr
Sep 16, 3:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa15 min
Sep 16, 5:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa10 hr
Sep 16, 9:33 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa8 hr
Sep 16, 9:49 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMOBEscambia9 hr
Sep 16, 1:21 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa15 hr
Sep 16, 1:21 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa15 hr
Sep 16, 1:35 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa10 hr
Sep 16, 2:26 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.