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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Mobile, AL

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

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 45 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, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
45 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), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 220 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.

217 
WFUS54 KMOB 292045
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-292130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0051.210829T2045Z-210829T2130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 345 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles south of Warrington, moving northwest at 25
  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...
  Warrington around 355 PM CDT.
  West Pensacola and Myrtle Grove around 405 PM CDT.
  Lillian around 410 PM CDT.
  Ensley around 415 PM CDT.
  Gonzalez around 430 PM 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 3070 8766 3082 8738 3031 8718 3025 8731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 154DEG 21KT 3032 8727 

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

$$
3 follow-up statements
689 
WWUS54 KMOB 292056
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
356 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

ALC003-FLC033-292130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210829T2130Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
356 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BALDWIN AND CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 356 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Myrtle Grove, or over West Pensacola, moving
northwest at 40 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...
  Ensley around 405 PM CDT.
  Gonzalez around 415 PM 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 3070 8766 3082 8738 3041 8722 3035 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 157DEG 33KT 3041 8732 

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

$$
674 
WWUS54 KMOB 292107
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
407 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

ALC003-FLC033-292130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210829T2130Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
407 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BALDWIN AND WEST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 407 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles west of Ensley, moving north 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Baldwin and west central 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 3070 8766 3082 8738 3048 8725 3044 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 158DEG 28KT 3050 8735 

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

$$
083 
WWUS54 KMOB 292122
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
422 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

ALC003-FLC033-292132-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210829T2130Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
422 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN AND WEST CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM 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 700 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3070 8766 3082 8738 3048 8725 3044 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 154DEG 21KT 3057 8739 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
Aug 28, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin39 min
Aug 28, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile44 min
Aug 29, 1:30 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more57 hr
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, 8:41 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin36 min
Aug 29, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Aug 29, 9:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
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, 10:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia87 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, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin5 days
Aug 29, 10:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Aug 29, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB113 min
Aug 29, 11:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin6 hr
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
Aug 29, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa52 min
Aug 29, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia48 min
Aug 29, 10:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Aug 29, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa89 min
Aug 29, 4:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia6 hr
Aug 29, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa6 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.