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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 5:51 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 54 min. 16 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 24, 2021, 5:51 AM CDT (10:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 6:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 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 24, 6:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Appleton, AL | TREES DOWN (ONE VERY LARGE OAK TREE IN THE ROAD) AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 24, 6:04 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Brewton, AL | TREE FELL ON A HOME AT 1620 BROOKWOOD DR. BREWTON, AL NEAR THE CORNER OF SPRING ST AND BROOKWOOD DR. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:04 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Brewton, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON SPRING ST IN BREWTON, AL. PHOTOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Brewton, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON ROSEMARY AVE. PHOTOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:06 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Kirkland, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON DOGWOOD LN IN BREWTON, AL. PHOTOS GIVEN VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:21 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dixie, AL | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF HOME AND A TRAILER ON THE GROUND COMMENTED WITH A PHOTO ON WAAO LOCAL ANDALUSIA RADIO FACEBOOK POST. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:21 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jay, FL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF JAY, FL. PHOTOS PROVIDED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:26 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Jay, FL | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS THAT A LARGE OAK TREE FELL ON A HOME AND KNOCKED POWERLINES DOWN AT 13148 HIGHWAY 89. |
| Apr 24, 6:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Gantt, AL | SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE AREA OF AL 225 AT KILCREASE RD. REPORT GIVEN BY PUBLIC VIA LOCAL RADIO STATION. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Pleasant Home, AL | POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN ACROSS AL HWY 137 BETWEEN US 29 AND CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST BLUE LAKE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:34 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Carolina, AL | TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES ALONG HOG FOOT RD IN CAROLINA COMMUNITY. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:36 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Andalusia, AL | NEWS MEDIA REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR US 29 SOUTH IN ANDALUSIA, AL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:36 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Libertyville, AL | TREES DOWN ALONG CR 34 SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA, AL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:38 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Sanford, AL | VEHICLE STRUCK DOWNED TREE ON LINDSEY BRIDGE RD. NO INJURIES REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:43 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Opp, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAYS ACROSS THE CITY OF OPP, AL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 6:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Stedman, AL | TREES DOWN ACROSS US HWY 331 BETWEEN REST AREA AND FLORALA AIRPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:23 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMOB 241051
SVRMOB
ALC013-035-039-041-053-FLC033-091-113-241145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0078.210424T1051Z-210424T1145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
551 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Butler County in south central Alabama...
Crenshaw County in south central Alabama...
Escambia County in south central Alabama...
Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
Covington County in south central Alabama...
Northern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
Northern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
Northwestern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 645 AM CDT.
* At 551 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northwest of Georgiana to 3 miles southeast
of Castleberry to 4 miles west of Flomaton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Andalusia, Atmore, Opp, Brewton, Evergreen, Luverne, Florala,
Century, Flomaton, East Brewton, Georgiana, Brantley, McKenzie,
River Falls, Castleberry, Jay, Red Level, Laurel Hill, Lockhart and
Rutledge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 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 3154 8615 3153 8620 3100 8619 3099 8639
3083 8639 3088 8763 3098 8759 3128 8721
3172 8700 3175 8691 3181 8691 3184 8619
3179 8620 3179 8615 3166 8615 3162 8618
3162 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1051Z 268DEG 38KT 3170 8688 3127 8698 3103 8734
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
BlackThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 6:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 8:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 111 min |
| Apr 24, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 16 min |
| Apr 24, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 10:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 14 min |
| Apr 24, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 3:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 4:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 13 min |
| Apr 24, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Apr 24, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Apr 24, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 9:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 18 min |
| Apr 24, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 4:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 20 min |
| Apr 24, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 66 min |
| Apr 24, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 110 min |
| Apr 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 31 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.