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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Mobile, AL

January 9, 2024Baldwin County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 4:43 AM CST for Baldwin County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 10 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 9, 2024, 4:43 AM CST (10:43 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2024, 4:53 AM CST
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 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
Jan 8, 8:42 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 234 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 00:00Z on 2024-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2024-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1205 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
495 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1205 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1723 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted.

466 
WFUS54 KMOB 091043
TORMOB
ALC003-053-FLC033-091115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0009.240109T1043Z-240109T1115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
443 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  South central Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Northwestern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 515 AM CST.
    
* At 442 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Bay Minette, 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...
  Bratt around 455 AM CST.
  Century and Flomaton around 505 AM CST.

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 3085 8773 3105 8739 3104 8728 3100 8725
      3094 8725 3093 8726 3094 8727 3093 8727
      3093 8728 3092 8728 3080 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 242DEG 46KT 3085 8765 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
511 
WWUS54 KMOB 091053
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
453 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

ALC003-053-FLC033-091102-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240109T1115Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia AL-Escambia FL-
453 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN...SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA
AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
Baldwin and Escambia counties. 

LAT...LON 3085 8773 3105 8739 3104 8728 3100 8725
      3094 8725 3093 8726 3094 8727 3093 8727
      3093 8728 3092 8728 3080 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 242DEG 46KT 3091 8751 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 6:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile27 min
Jan 8, 7:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin30 min
Jan 8, 11:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington34 min
Jan 8, 11:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox40 min
Jan 9, 12:09 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile, Washington3 hr
Jan 9, 12:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington38 min
Jan 9, 12:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBClarke, Monroe44 min
Jan 9, 12:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBButler, Monroe, Wilcox37 min
Jan 9, 12:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox50 min
Jan 9, 1:00 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Washington3 hr
Jan 9, 1:18 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jan 9, 1:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBButler, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox28 min
Jan 9, 1:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Mobile36 min
Jan 9, 1:58 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Jan 9, 2:19 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB64 min
Jan 9, 2:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox47 min
Jan 9, 3:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington47 min
Jan 9, 3:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Jan 9, 3:47 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile28 min
Jan 9, 3:59 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile20 min
Jan 9, 4:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Washington60 min
Jan 9, 4:04 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Jan 9, 4:08 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBMobile16 min
Jan 9, 4:14 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jan 9, 4:17 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Jan 9, 4:20 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB41 min
Jan 9, 4:25 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin19 min
Jan 9, 4:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more58 min
Jan 9, 4:37 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin24 min
Jan 9, 4:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia57 min
Jan 9, 4:58 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB81 min
Jan 9, 5:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia64 min
Jan 9, 6:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia49 min
Jan 9, 6:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Crenshaw25 min
Jan 9, 6:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB40 min
Jan 9, 6:57 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB29 min
Jan 9, 1:23 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox5 days
Jan 9, 1:24 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBDallas, Monroe, Wilcox69 hr
Jan 9, 2:04 PM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile17 hr
Jan 9, 2:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa38 min
Jan 9, 2:33 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa27 min
Jan 9, 6:29 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa16 min
Jan 9, 1:26 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa45 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.