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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida; Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 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, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 8:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Covington County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:16 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 1367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMOB 191315
TORMOB
ALC039-FLC091-191345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0040.210619T1315Z-210619T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
815 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Covington County in south central Alabama...
Northeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 814 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Crestview, moving north at 45 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...
Laurel Hill around 835 AM CDT.
Lockhart around 840 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 3099 8635 3099 8639 3090 8639 3074 8648
3076 8660 3110 8657 3114 8648 3112 8637
3107 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 193DEG 37KT 3078 8653
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Black3 follow-up statements
967
WWUS54 KMOB 191322
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
822 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC039-FLC091-191345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210619T1345Z/
Covington AL-Okaloosa FL-
822 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL COVINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES...
At 822 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Laurel Hill, or 8 miles northeast of
Crestview, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Laurel Hill around 835 AM CDT.
Lockhart around 840 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3090 8642 3080 8647 3083 8659 3110 8657
3114 8648 3112 8637 3107 8631 3099 8635
3099 8639 3097 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 193DEG 37KT 3087 8651
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Black018
WWUS54 KMOB 191328
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
828 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC039-FLC091-191345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210619T1345Z/
Covington AL-Okaloosa FL-
828 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL COVINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES...
At 828 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Laurel Hill, or 11 miles southwest of Florala,
moving north at 45 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...
Lockhart around 840 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 3090 8642 3086 8644 3089 8659 3110 8657
3114 8648 3112 8637 3107 8631 3099 8635
3099 8639 3097 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 193DEG 37KT 3093 8649
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Black385
WWUS54 KMOB 191337
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
837 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC039-FLC091-191347-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210619T1345Z/
Covington AL-Okaloosa FL-
837 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COVINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN
OKALOOSA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.
LAT...LON 3090 8642 3086 8644 3089 8659 3110 8657
3114 8648 3112 8637 3107 8631 3099 8635
3099 8639 3097 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 193DEG 37KT 3101 8647
$$
BlackThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 6:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 22 min |
| Jun 19, 6:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 8:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 10:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 12:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 1:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:54 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 9 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 18 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 73 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Jun 19, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Jun 19, 3:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 4:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Jun 19, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 95 min |
| Jun 19, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 28 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Jun 19, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 7:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 7:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 96 min | |
| Jun 19, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 9:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 13 min |
| Jun 19, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 18 min |
| Jun 19, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jun 19, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 113 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 12 min |
| Jun 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Jun 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 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.