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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Mobile, AL
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.
| 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, 6.1 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.
- 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
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
$$
Black1 follow-up statement
310
WWUS54 KMOB 101817
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
117 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
FLC033-113-101830-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240410T1830Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
117 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
At 116 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Bratt, or 8 miles southwest of
Century, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Century.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8747 3100 8736 3099 8727 3097 8724
3087 8722 3081 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 230DEG 41KT 3088 8736
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BlackThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 12 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 34 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 51 min |
| Apr 10, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 1:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 21 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 20 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 65 min |
| 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.