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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Mobile, AL

August 29, 2021Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2021, 8:41 AM CDT for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 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
Aug 29, 2021, 8:41 AM CDT (13:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 9:17 AM CDT
In force
36 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), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:41 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
Aug 29, 6:07 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 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 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3256 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

292 
WFUS54 KMOB 291341
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-291430-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0049.210829T1341Z-210829T1430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
841 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 930 AM CDT.
    
* At 841 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Ensley, moving northwest 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...
  Gonzalez around 850 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 3042 8730 3079 8773 3096 8747 3063 8726
      3062 8726 3062 8725 3061 8726 3061 8725
      3050 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 141DEG 29KT 3052 8729 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
482 
WWUS54 KMOB 291347
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
847 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

ALC003-FLC033-291430-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210829T1430Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
847 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 847 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gonzalez, moving northwest 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 3048 8731 3079 8773 3096 8747 3060 8726
      3053 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 141DEG 29KT 3056 8733 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$
297 
WWUS54 KMOB 291417
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
917 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

ALC003-FLC033-291427-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210829T1430Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
917 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 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 700 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3048 8731 3079 8773 3096 8747 3060 8726
      3053 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1415Z 141DEG 29KT 3075 8751 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia39 min
Aug 29, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa52 min
Aug 29, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia48 min
Aug 29, 1:30 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa57 hr
Aug 29, 9:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 29, 10:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa87 min
Aug 29, 10:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Aug 29, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia5 days
Aug 29, 10:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Aug 29, 11:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Aug 29, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa89 min
Aug 29, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia45 min
Aug 29, 4:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Aug 29, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa6 hr
Aug 28, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Aug 28, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile44 min
Aug 29, 1:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB39 min
Aug 29, 4:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB13 min
Aug 29, 6:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB27 min
Aug 29, 6:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB50 min
Aug 29, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB46 min
Aug 29, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB50 min
Aug 29, 7:30 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile30 min
Aug 29, 7:56 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile25 min
Aug 29, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Aug 29, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Aug 29, 9:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Aug 29, 9:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Aug 29, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia49 min
Aug 29, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington9 days
Aug 29, 10:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBClarke, Washington21 days
Aug 29, 10:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile3 days
Aug 29, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB113 min
Aug 29, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Aug 29, 11:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Aug 29, 12:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin27 min
Aug 29, 12:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Aug 29, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Aug 29, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB114 min
Aug 29, 1:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile4 hr
Aug 29, 1:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Aug 29, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Aug 29, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB40 min
Aug 29, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB24 min
Aug 29, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 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.