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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Mobile, AL

April 10, 2024Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2024, 1:04 PM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 26 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
Apr 10, 2024, 1:04 PM CDT (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2024, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
26 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), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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
Apr 10, 9:57 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 231 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 2024-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1088 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 2024-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 220 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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.

721 
WFUS54 KMOB 101804
TORMOB
FLC033-113-101830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0012.240410T1804Z-240410T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
104 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 104 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles southwest of Bratt, or 12 miles south of
  Atmore, moving northeast 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
  northwestern Santa Rosa and northwestern 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 3087 8762 3100 8738 3099 8727 3097 8724
      3087 8722 3077 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 238DEG 33KT 3084 8753 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
310 
WWUS54 KMOB 101817
SVSMOB

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

FLC033-113-101830-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240410T1830Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
117 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

At 116 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Bratt, or 8 miles southwest of
Century, moving northeast at 45 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.

Locations impacted include...
Century.

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 3091 8747 3100 8736 3099 8727 3097 8724
      3087 8722 3081 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 230DEG 41KT 3088 8736 

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

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 9:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia12 hr
Apr 10, 9:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa34 hr
Apr 10, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia47 min
Apr 10, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa51 min
Apr 10, 1:33 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa27 min
Apr 10, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa54 min
Apr 10, 1:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa21 hr
Apr 10, 1:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa20 hr
Apr 10, 2:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Apr 10, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa65 min
Apr 10, 5:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa3 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.