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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Mobile, AL

January 25, 2023Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2023, 2:11 AM CST for Escambia County, Florida; Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 19 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: Jan 25, 2023, 2:11 AM CST (08:11 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2023, 2:30 AM CST
In force: 19 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 24, 9:32 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 212 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 805 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 1093 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

414 
WFUS54 KMOB 250811
TORMOB
ALC003-FLC033-250830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0011.230125T0811Z-230125T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
211 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  South central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 230 AM CST.
    
* At 211 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Orange Beach, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Perdido Beach around 220 AM CST.
  Lillian around 225 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3023 8755 3025 8760 3051 8749 3043 8730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 214DEG 49KT 3025 8756 

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

102 
WWUS54 KMOB 250822
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
222 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023

ALC003-FLC033-250830-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-230125T0830Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
222 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
    
At 222 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lillian, or 10 miles west of Warrington, moving
northeast at 60 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
southeastern Baldwin and south central Escambia Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3035 8751 3049 8744 3045 8734 3044 8734
      3034 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0822Z 212DEG 52KT 3039 8746 

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

$$

535 
WWUS54 KMOB 250827
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
227 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023

ALC003-FLC033-250834-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-230125T0830Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
227 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM CST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3035 8751 3049 8744 3045 8734 3044 8734
      3034 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 215DEG 54KT 3042 8743 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 2:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	23 min
Jan 25, 2:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	72 min
Jan 25, 3:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	96 min
Jan 25, 3:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	46 min
Jan 25, 4:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	31 min
Jan 25, 8:49 AM CST	High Surf Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	13 hr
Jan 24, 11:50 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		40 min
Jan 24, 11:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	55 min
Jan 25, 12:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	37 min
Jan 25, 12:31 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Jan 25, 12:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke, Mobile, Washington	81 min
Jan 25, 12:45 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	45 min
Jan 25, 12:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	39 min
Jan 25, 1:13 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	17 min
Jan 25, 1:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	41 min
Jan 25, 1:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	20 min
Jan 25, 1:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe	37 min
Jan 25, 1:42 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		93 min
Jan 25, 2:03 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Monroe, Wilcox	16 min
Jan 25, 2:13 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		47 min
Jan 25, 3:09 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 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.