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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Mobile, AL

April 10, 20218 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2021, 3:53 AM CDT for 8 counties in Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 67 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 10, 2021, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDTHAIL 11 E Cantonment, FLQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORT VIA PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME GIVEN VIA NEWS REPORTER.
Apr 10, 4:12 AM CDTMARINE TSTM WIND 40Brookley Field Asos, ALMARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 40 MPH AT THE ASOS SITE ON BROOKLEY FIELD.
Apr 10, 5:05 AM CDTMARINE TSTM WIND 512 Wsw Gasque, ALMARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 51 MPH AT THE MESONET STATION IN GASQUE.

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 9, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 10, 2:30 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 243 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 2021-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 53 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 182 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
53 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-225 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
294 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

996 
WUUS54 KMOB 100853
SVRMOB
ALC003-013-035-039-053-097-099-131-FLC033-113-101000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0058.210410T0853Z-210410T1000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
353 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Butler County in south central Alabama...
  Eastern Monroe County in south central Alabama...
  Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southeastern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...
  Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
  Western Covington County in south central Alabama...
  Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 353 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southwest of Belknap to Flomaton to Midtown
  Mobile to 4 miles northeast of Gulf Park Estates, moving east at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Pensacola, Prichard, Ferry Pass,
  Brent, West Pensacola, Ensley, Daphne, Tillmans Corner, Warrington,
  Fairhope, Saraland, Gonzalez, Gulf Shores, Bay Minette, Atmore,
  Foley, Pace and Greenville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT 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 3022 8838 3079 8841 3110 8747 3205 8710
      3205 8686 3196 8686 3196 8648 3100 8667
      3100 8679 3062 8679 3031 8690 3022 8759
TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 260DEG 35KT 3212 8708 3101 8727 3069 8814 3043
8873

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 9:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile63 hr
Apr 10, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw54 min
Apr 10, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington45 min
Apr 10, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Apr 10, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox62 min
Apr 10, 2:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile68 min
Apr 10, 2:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile25 min
Apr 10, 2:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile17 min
Apr 10, 2:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin55 min
Apr 10, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 3 more61 min
Apr 10, 3:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB114 min
Apr 10, 4:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile3 hr
Apr 10, 4:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia57 min
Apr 10, 4:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Covington, Escambia52 min
Apr 10, 5:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Apr 10, 5:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 10, 5:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 hr
Apr 10, 5:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Covington, Escambia61 min
Apr 10, 5:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Apr 10, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB86 min
Apr 10, 6:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile40 min
Apr 10, 6:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Apr 10, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin53 min
Apr 10, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Apr 10, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin11 hr
Apr 10, 9:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin5 hr
Apr 10, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa44 min
Apr 10, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa45 min
Apr 10, 5:57 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa33 min
Apr 10, 6:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa12 min
Apr 10, 7:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa41 min
Apr 10, 7:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa5 hr
Apr 10, 9:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa11 hr

Nearby

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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.