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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL

April 10, 2024Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2024, 1:36 PM CDT for Covington County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 54 min. 3 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 10, 2024, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 10, 1:36 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Ensley, FL	Large tree down near Sears Blvd and Olive Rd in Pensacola, FL. Photos relayed on social media.
Apr 10, 1:48 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Pace, FL	Reports relayed of downed fences and damaged roofs near the Woodlands neighborhood. Time estimated by radar.
Apr 10, 1:48 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Se Pace, FL	The tornado began just southwest of of Sterling Way near Escambia Bay and quickly intensified as it approached Peach Dr. where numerous homes suffered shingle damage. A very large oak tree was snapped with several other large hardwood branches snapped. Numerou

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 10, 9:57 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 260 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: 1088 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 327 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 5.0

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The text

As transmitted.

519 
WUUS54 KMOB 101836
SVRMOB
ALC039-053-FLC033-091-113-101930-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0040.240410T1836Z-240410T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
136 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southwestern Covington County in south central Alabama...
  Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Eastern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 136 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 3 miles east of Flomaton to 10 miles northeast of
  Molino to near Brent to 9 miles southeast of Perdido Beach, moving
  east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Wright, Ensley,
  Warrington, Crestview, Gonzalez, Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze,
  Goulding, Mary Esther, Century, Flomaton, Bagdad, Myrtle Grove,
  Baker, and Oriole Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

&&

LAT...LON 3022 8748 3046 8734 3079 8724 3104 8729
      3120 8654 3088 8646 3055 8657 3028 8671
      3029 8680 3022 8720
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 262DEG 37KT 3098 8721 3080 8717 3048 8727 3024
8740

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

1 follow-up statement

390 
WWUS54 KMOB 101901
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
201 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

ALC039-053-FLC033-091-113-101930-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-240410T1930Z/
Escambia AL-Covington AL-Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
201 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON...OKALOOSA...SANTA
ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

At 201 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southeast of Riverview to 12 miles northeast
of Roeville to 6 miles south of Bagdad to 4 miles south of Pensacola
Beach, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Wright, Crestview, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Mary Esther, Bagdad, Baker,
Oriole Beach, Navarre, Riverview, Pensacola Beach, Point Baker,
Navarre Beach, Pea Ridge, and Roeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for south central
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8715 3108 8711 3120 8654 3088 8646
      3055 8657 3028 8671 3029 8680 3022 8722
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 270DEG 37KT 3101 8693 3083 8689 3051 8700 3027
8713

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 10, 12:37 PM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 12:37 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1237 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...New AVIATION...

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1237 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Line of strong to severe convection moving eastward across the
Gulf coast. Potential of damaging straight line winds will
accompany the line and bring dangerous impacts to approaches and
departures. Out ahead of the main line, isolated tsra could rotate
and bring a tornado potential through the afternoon. It still
looks to remain windy behind the line and non-convective low
level wind shear will also be a hazard. Cigs down to IFR/LIFR
levels and vsby could be reduced VLIFR/LIFR in +RA. /10

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      59  72  50  77  50  79  54  80 /  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pensacola   64  72  54  75  53  76  56  77 /  90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Destin      65  74  58  75  56  75  59  75 /  90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Evergreen   59  71  48  75  44  81  49  83 /  90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Waynesboro  56  71  47  75  46  81  50  83 /  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camden      57  67  48  72  45  79  50  83 /  80  10   0   0   0   0   0   0
Crestview   61  75  49  77  45  81  48  82 /  90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Thursday for ALZ051>060-261>266.

     Flood Watch through late tonight for ALZ051>060-261>266.

     Coastal Flood Advisory until 6 PM CDT this evening for ALZ263-
     264.

     High Rip Current Risk through Friday morning for ALZ265-266.

     High Surf Warning until 1 AM CDT Friday for ALZ265-266.

FL...Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Thursday for FLZ201>206.

     Flood Watch through late tonight for FLZ201>206.

     High Rip Current Risk through Friday morning for FLZ202-204-206.

     High Surf Warning until 1 AM CDT Friday for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Thursday for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

     Flood Watch through late tonight for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

GM...Gale Warning until 1 PM CDT Thursday for GMZ630>636.

     Small Craft Advisory from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Thursday for
     GMZ630>636.

     Gale Warning until 7 PM CDT Thursday for GMZ650-655-670-675.

     Small Craft Advisory from 7 PM Thursday to 1 AM CDT Friday for
     GMZ650-655-670-675.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1217 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1138 AM     Hail             2 E Fort Morgan         30.23N 87.99W
04/10/2024  E1.00 Inch       Baldwin            AL   Broadcast Media

            Video relayed on social media of quarter
            size hail in Fort Morgan, AL.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1220 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 AM     Hail             Magnolia Springs        30.40N 87.78W
04/10/2024  E1.00 Inch       Baldwin            AL   Broadcast Media

            Photo relayed on social media of multiple
            hail stones ranging from quarter size and
            smaller.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1232 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1222 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 SSW Brookley Field AS 30.58N 88.07W
04/10/2024  M61 MPH          Mobile             AL   Mesonet

            Buccaneer YC weatherflow site gusted to 53
            knots.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:37 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1237 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1216 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Brookley Field ASOS     30.61N 88.06W
04/10/2024  M55 MPH          Mobile             AL   ASOS

            BFM ASOS gusted to 48 kts.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:43 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1243 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1239 PM     Coastal Flood    3 E Pinto Island        30.68N 87.98W
04/10/2024                   Baldwin            AL   Dept of Highways

            Coastal flooding reported on the
            Causeway/US90 with multiple stalled
            vehicles. EB lanes closed.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 10, 1:02 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
102 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1208 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NNE Tillmans Corner   30.62N 88.16W
04/10/2024                   Mobile             AL   Public

            Multiple reports of trees down near Halls
            Mill Rd and Old Pascagoula Rd.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 7:03 PM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	23 hr
Apr 10, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	12 hr
Apr 10, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Covington, Escambia	34 hr
Apr 10, 11:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Mobile, Washington	52 min
Apr 10, 11:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	39 min
Apr 10, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		92 min
Apr 10, 11:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	33 min
Apr 10, 12:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	47 min
Apr 10, 12:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Apr 10, 12:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	51 min
Apr 10, 1:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Washington	3 hr
Apr 10, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Apr 10, 1:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	8 hr
Apr 10, 1:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	8 hr
Apr 10, 1:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin	8 hr
Apr 10, 1:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Covington	20 hr
Apr 10, 2:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	3 hr
Apr 10, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		86 min
Apr 10, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	65 min
Apr 10, 3:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
Apr 10, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		51 min
Apr 10, 1:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	26 min
Apr 10, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	27 min
Apr 10, 1:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	21 hr
Apr 10, 5:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Okaloosa	3 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.