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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Mobile, AL

April 17, 2022Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2022, 11:04 PM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 41 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2022, 11:04 PM CDT (04:04 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2022, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 17, 11:07 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Ensley, FL	PHOTOS RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF DOWNED TREES AND A DAMAGED FENCE NEAR THE OAK MEADOW NEIGHBORHOOD.
Apr 17, 11:16 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 74	Pensacola International, FL
Apr 17, 11:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sw Milton, FL	MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED DUE TO DOWNED TREES IN THE MILTON COMMUNITY.
Apr 17, 11:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Milton, FL	POWERLINES DOWN AND YARD ON FIRE ON RUSSELL DRIVE. PHOTOS RELAYED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 17, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 243 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1203 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 4.5

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The text

As transmitted.

607 
WFUS54 KMOB 180404
TORMOB
FLC033-113-180445-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0073.220418T0404Z-220418T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1104 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 1145 PM CDT.
    
* At 1103 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 4 miles west of Ensley, moving east at 40 mph. 
  Another severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 
  located over Quintette, moving east 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...
  Ferry Pass and Brent around 1115 PM CDT.
  Pace, Floridatown and Pea Ridge around 1120 PM CDT.
  Bagdad around 1130 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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3046 8735 3071 8736 3078 8696 3042 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 272DEG 37KT 3053 8734 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CGAL

1 follow-up statement

824 
WWUS54 KMOB 180432
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1132 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

FLC033-180442-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-220418T0445Z/
Escambia FL-
1132 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3044 8713 3075 8715 3078 8696 3042 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 276DEG 33KT 3062 8700 

$$

FLC113-180445-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-220418T0445Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
1132 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
SANTA ROSA COUNTY...
    
At 1132 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Milton, moving east 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Santa Rosa County.

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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8713 3075 8715 3078 8696 3042 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 276DEG 33KT 3062 8700 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	62 min
Apr 17, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	49 min
Apr 17, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	49 min
Apr 17, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Escambia	45 min
Apr 17, 10:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Escambia	56 min
Apr 17, 10:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	52 min
Apr 17, 10:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	50 min
Apr 17, 11:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	4 hr
Apr 17, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	63 min
Apr 18, 8:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	24 hr
Apr 18, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.