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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 2021Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 6:24 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 22 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, 6:24 AM CDT (11:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 6:46 AM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:24 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 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°0°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.

100 
WFUS54 KMOB 191124
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-191215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0036.210619T1124Z-210619T1215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 715 AM CDT.
    
* At 624 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles north of Lillian, or 12 miles west of
  Gonzalez, 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
  east central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia Counties.

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 3049 8759 3094 8750 3092 8728 3091 8728
      3091 8729 3088 8729 3088 8730 3087 8730
      3086 8731 3084 8731 3047 8743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 192DEG 32KT 3056 8750 

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

$$

JLH
2 follow-up statements
857 
WWUS54 KMOB 191130
SVSMOB

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

ALC003-FLC033-191215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210619T1215Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
630 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 630 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles west of Gonzalez, 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
east central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia Counties.

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 3058 8756 3094 8750 3092 8728 3091 8728
      3091 8729 3088 8729 3088 8730 3087 8730
      3086 8731 3084 8731 3056 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 1130Z 192DEG 32KT 3062 8749 

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

$$

JLH
361 
WWUS54 KMOB 191146
SVSMOB

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

ALC003-FLC033-191156-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210619T1215Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
646 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES 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 1100 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3058 8756 3094 8750 3092 8728 3091 8728
      3091 8729 3088 8729 3088 8730 3087 8730
      3086 8731 3084 8731 3056 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 192DEG 32KT 3076 8746 

$$

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, 5:55 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin34 min
Jun 19, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jun 19, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 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
Jun 19, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa40 min
Jun 19, 8:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa31 min
Jun 19, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBSanta Rosa43 min
Jun 19, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa36 min
Jun 19, 1:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa2 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.