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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Mobile, AL

August 17, 2026Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2026, 4:12 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama; Escambia County, Florida. It was in force for 48 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
Aug 17, 2026, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 2026-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2420 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 2026-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2420 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

463 
WUUS54 KMOB 172112
SVRMOB
ALC003-FLC033-172200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0113.260817T2112Z-260817T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
412 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
  of Bratt, or 10 miles southwest of Atmore, moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8768 3095 8744 3068 8740 3069 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 002DEG 8KT 3089 8758 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
010 
WWUS54 KMOB 172140
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
440 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

ALC003-FLC033-172200-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260817T2200Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
440 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southwest
of Bratt, or 14 miles southeast of Bay Minette, moving southwest at
10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3090 8765 3086 8743 3068 8740 3069 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 024DEG 7KT 3080 8754 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM
373 
WWUS54 KMOB 172152
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
452 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

ALC003-FLC033-172202-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260817T2200Z/
Baldwin AL-Escambia FL-
452 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN AND
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3090 8765 3086 8743 3068 8740 3069 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 002DEG 8KT 3078 8754 

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 11:48 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more32 hr
Aug 17, 11:48 AM CDTExtreme Heat WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile32 hr
Aug 17, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia40 min
Aug 17, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington34 min
Aug 17, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile45 min
Aug 17, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile18 min
Aug 17, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile39 min
Aug 17, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile43 min
Aug 17, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia49 min
Aug 17, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Aug 17, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile41 min
Aug 17, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
Aug 17, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington44 min
Aug 17, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB86 min
Aug 17, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile43 min
Aug 17, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin27 min
Aug 17, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB49 min
Aug 17, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa38 min
Aug 17, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBSanta Rosa50 min
Aug 17, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa40 min
Aug 17, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa27 min
Aug 17, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa53 min
Aug 17, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia48 min

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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.