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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 6:42 AM CDT for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 6:42 AM CDT (11:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties 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), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:42 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, 6:43 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. |
| Apr 24, 7:06 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Blackman, FL | LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 189 IN BLACKMAN, FL AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 24, 7:06 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Good Hope, FL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN ESCAMBIA FARMS AREA ALONG HWY 189 FROM HWY C180 TO AL STATE LINE. 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 241142
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-041-053-FLC033-091-113-241230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0080.210424T1142Z-210424T1230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
642 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Crenshaw County in south central Alabama...
Eastern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
Southeastern 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 730 AM CDT.
* At 641 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Opp to 9 miles north of Lockhart to
14 miles southeast of Riverview, moving east at 80 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, Opp, Brewton, Florala, Century, Flomaton, East Brewton,
Brantley, River Falls, Jay, Red Level, Laurel Hill, Lockhart,
Dozier, Heath, Gantt, Glenwood, Pollard, Riverview and Bratt.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3153 8620 3100 8619 3099 8639 3086 8639
3088 8762 3135 8670 3152 8653 3153 8650
3156 8650 3171 8635 3171 8615 3166 8615
3162 8618 3162 8615 3154 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 258DEG 69KT 3137 8626 3115 8637 3091 8689
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Black1 follow-up statement
981
WWUS54 KMOB 241201
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
701 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC035-041-241211-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210424T1230Z/
Crenshaw AL-Conecuh AL-
701 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CRENSHAW AND
SOUTHEASTERN CONECUH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8639 3086 8639 3088 8751
3120 8660 3132 8637 3140 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 258DEG 69KT 3144 8584 3123 8596 3099 8648
$$
ALC039-053-FLC033-091-113-241230-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210424T1230Z/
Escambia AL-Covington AL-Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
701 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN COVINGTON...NORTHERN OKALOOSA...
NORTHERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 701 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Fort Rucker to 9 miles northeast
of Samson to Laurel Hill, moving east at 80 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Opp, Florala, Jay, Laurel Hill and Lockhart.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3100 8619 3099 8639 3086 8639 3088 8751
3120 8660 3132 8637 3140 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 258DEG 69KT 3144 8584 3123 8596 3099 8648
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 54 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, 6:58 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.