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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Mobile, AL

April 5, 2022Baldwin County, Escambia County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2022, 10:02 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Escambia County, Mobile County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida; George County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2022, 10:02 AM CDT (15:02 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 2:46 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2022-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1238 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1238 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
595 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
409 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
8.9

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The text

As transmitted.

260 
WWUS74 KMOB 051502
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1002 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

ALZ059-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-052300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.220405T1502Z-220405T2300Z/
Escambia-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-
Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, 
Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, 
Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, 
Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, 
Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, 
Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, 
Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, 
Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, 
Wright, Wiggins, and Lucedale
1002 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, 
  northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
403 
WWUS74 KMOB 051946
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mobile AL
246 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

ALZ059-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ078-079-052100-
/O.CAN.KMOB.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-220405T2300Z/
Escambia-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central-
Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland-
Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal-
Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Stone-George-
Including the cities of Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton, Citronelle, 
Saraland, Stockton, Mobile, Prichard, Theodore, Bay Minette, 
Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Spanish Fort, Bayou La Batre, 
Dauphin Island, Grand Bay, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, 
Orange Beach, Century, Molino, Walnut Hill, Beulah, Ensley, 
Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Bay, Jay, 
Milton, Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Crestview, Destin, 
Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso, 
Wright, Wiggins, and Lucedale
246 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have settled to below advisory levels.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 4:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw41 min
Apr 5, 4:22 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile20 hr
Apr 5, 4:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw37 min
Apr 5, 4:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler31 min
Apr 5, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw17 min
Apr 5, 5:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox47 min
Apr 5, 5:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox40 min
Apr 5, 6:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox38 min
Apr 5, 6:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh, Crenshaw46 min
Apr 5, 6:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Crenshaw40 min
Apr 5, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington48 min
Apr 5, 7:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBButler, Crenshaw44 min
Apr 5, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington46 min
Apr 5, 8:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke41 min
Apr 5, 8:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington49 min
Apr 5, 8:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox48 min
Apr 5, 8:33 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke42 min
Apr 5, 8:34 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox41 min
Apr 5, 8:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox50 min
Apr 5, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox47 min
Apr 5, 9:08 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBClarke, Wilcox33 min
Apr 5, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWilcox19 min
Apr 5, 9:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox64 min
Apr 5, 9:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBWashington5 hr
Apr 5, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington43 min
Apr 5, 9:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Monroe, Washington52 min
Apr 5, 9:57 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox31 min
Apr 5, 10:08 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw37 min
Apr 5, 10:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox52 min
Apr 5, 10:25 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw39 min
Apr 5, 10:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile43 min
Apr 5, 11:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMOBButler, Crenshaw42 min
Apr 5, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more45 min
Apr 5, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile65 min
Apr 5, 11:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB112 min
Apr 5, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCrenshaw30 min
Apr 5, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia49 min
Apr 5, 11:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Apr 5, 12:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw3 hr
Apr 5, 12:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile2 hr
Apr 5, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington34 min
Apr 5, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Apr 5, 1:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa26 min
Apr 5, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa39 min
Apr 5, 1:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa89 min
Apr 5, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa33 min
Apr 5, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBJones49 min
Apr 5, 6:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne40 min
Apr 5, 9:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry5 days
Apr 5, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone54 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.