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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 2021Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 8:18 AM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 31 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, 8:18 AM CDT (13:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 8:49 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:21 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.

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 12:00Z, 1.3 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 925 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
925 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.4

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The text

As transmitted.

915 
WFUS54 KMOB 191318
TORMOB
FLC033-113-191400-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0041.210619T1318Z-210619T1400Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Northwestern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 900 AM CDT.
    
* At 817 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles west of Molino, or 11 miles northwest of
  Gonzalez, moving northeast 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...
  Molino around 825 AM CDT.
  Century and Flomaton around 855 AM CDT.
  Jay around 900 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 3065 8740 3068 8741 3070 8747 3073 8751
      3100 8735 3100 8696 3064 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 222DEG 30KT 3070 8742 

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

$$

JLH
2 follow-up statements
008 
WWUS54 KMOB 191334
SVSMOB

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

FLC033-113-191400-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210619T1400Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
834 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 834 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles north of Molino, or 12 miles south of Century,
moving northeast at 30 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...
  Century and Flomaton around 900 AM CDT.
  Jay around 905 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 3077 8740 3100 8730 3100 8696 3075 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1334Z 214DEG 27KT 3080 8734 

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

$$

JLH
044 
WWUS54 KMOB 191349
SVSMOB

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

FLC033-113-191359-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210619T1400Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
849 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH CENTRAL
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 south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3077 8740 3100 8730 3100 8696 3075 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1348Z 222DEG 30KT 3089 8724 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa40 min
Jun 19, 6:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia22 min
Jun 19, 6:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa6 hr
Jun 19, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa4 hr
Jun 19, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa28 min
Jun 19, 8:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa30 min
Jun 19, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa5 hr
Jun 19, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBSanta Rosa43 min
Jun 19, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa45 min
Jun 19, 12:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Jun 19, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa36 min
Jun 19, 1:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa2 hr
Jun 19, 3:54 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa9 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.