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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 2021Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 5:55 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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
Jun 19, 2021, 5:55 AM CDT (10:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 6:29 AM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 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
Jun 19, 1:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 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
174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

202 
WFUS54 KMOB 191055
TORMOB
ALC003-191145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0035.210619T1055Z-210619T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
555 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 645 AM CDT.
    
* At 555 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Orange Beach, moving north 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...
  Perdido Beach around 605 AM CDT.
  Lillian around 610 AM CDT.
  Elberta around 615 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 3022 8766 3060 8774 3058 8744 3051 8745
      3051 8744 3033 8743 3033 8744 3032 8743
      3032 8749 3031 8750 3031 8744 3030 8745
      3029 8750 3029 8743 3022 8743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 177DEG 30KT 3026 8754 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH
2 follow-up statements
120 
WWUS54 KMOB 191103
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
603 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ALC003-191145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210619T1145Z/
Baldwin AL-
603 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 603 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Perdido Beach, or 7 miles northeast of Orange Beach,
moving north 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Baldwin County.

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 3022 8766 3060 8774 3058 8744 3051 8745
      3051 8744 3033 8743 3033 8744 3032 8743
      3032 8749 3031 8750 3031 8744 3030 8745
      3029 8750 3029 8743 3022 8743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1103Z 178DEG 32KT 3036 8753 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JLH
452 
WWUS54 KMOB 191129
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
629 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ALC003-191139-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210619T1145Z/
Baldwin AL-
629 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3022 8766 3060 8774 3058 8744 3051 8745
      3051 8744 3033 8743 3033 8744 3032 8743
      3032 8749 3031 8750 3031 8744 3030 8745
      3029 8750 3029 8743 3022 8743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 177DEG 30KT 3058 8754 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 19, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB18 min
Jun 19, 1:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB73 min
Jun 19, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 19, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
Jun 19, 3:07 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile25 min
Jun 19, 4:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Jun 19, 4:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Jun 19, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile95 min
Jun 19, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB46 min
Jun 19, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB26 min
Jun 19, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jun 19, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 min
Jun 19, 6:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin22 min
Jun 19, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB28 min
Jun 19, 6:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile6 hr
Jun 19, 6:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB81 min
Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Jun 19, 7:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia52 min
Jun 19, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe4 hr
Jun 19, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia28 min
Jun 19, 7:37 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia53 min
Jun 19, 7:51 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh24 min
Jun 19, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Jun 19, 8:14 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Monroe, Wilcox46 min
Jun 19, 8:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington30 min
Jun 19, 9:09 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington13 min
Jun 19, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw18 min
Jun 19, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 19, 10:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Jun 19, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia5 hr
Jun 19, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia63 min
Jun 19, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington45 min
Jun 19, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB113 min
Jun 19, 12:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBCovington, Escambia3 hr
Jun 19, 1:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington30 min
Jun 19, 1:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington12 min
Jun 19, 3:54 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile9 hr
Jun 19, 3:56 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB21 hr
Jun 19, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.