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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Mobile, AL

August 19, 2026Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2026, 4:55 PM CDT for Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
Aug 19, 2026, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2026, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 19, 5:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 562 Wnw Pensacola Interna, FLWeatherSTEM station at Bookker T. Washington High School measured wind gust of 56 mph.
Aug 19, 5:53 PM CDTMARINE TSTM WIND 431 Nne Pensacola Interna, FLASOS station KPNS Pensacola measured wind gust of 43 mph.

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

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 247 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 2026-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3001 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 12:00Z on 2026-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -106 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
3001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

988 
WUUS54 KMOB 192155
SVRMOB
FLC033-113-192245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0130.260819T2155Z-260819T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
455 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  South central Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles east of
  Ferry Pass, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Gulf Breeze, Goulding, Bagdad, Oriole Beach,
  and Floridatown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3057 8723 3060 8702 3037 8697 3033 8723
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 324DEG 10KT 3049 8711 

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

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
068 
WWUS54 KMOB 192228
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
528 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

FLC033-113-192245-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-260819T2245Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
528 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...

At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oriole Beach,
or 6 miles northeast of Gulf Breeze, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, and Oriole Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3047 8721 3050 8700 3037 8697 3033 8723
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 341DEG 11KT 3040 8707 

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

$$

MM
320 
WWUS54 KMOB 192236
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
536 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

FLC033-113-192246-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-260819T2245Z/
Santa Rosa FL-Escambia FL-
536 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA ROSA AND
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 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 3047 8721 3050 8700 3037 8697 3033 8723
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 324DEG 10KT 3039 8706 

$$

MM

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 Aug 19, 2:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 237 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
  • Abnormally hot conditions continue with another Heat Advisory in effect for all locations Thursday as afternoon heat indices rise into the 108 to 112 range. Additional heat advisories will likely be needed through the rest of the week.
  • Scattered afternoon thunderstorms will continue to be capable of producing brief heavy rainfall and locally strong to damaging wind gusts.
  • There is a Moderate risk of rip currents for area beaches in Florida through Thursday.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
237 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...New DISCUSSION, MARINE...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 237 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

- Abnormally hot conditions continue with another Heat Advisory in
  effect for all locations Thursday as afternoon heat indices
  rise into the 108 to 112 range. Additional heat advisories will
  likely be needed through the rest of the week.

- Scattered afternoon thunderstorms will continue to be capable of
  producing brief heavy rainfall and locally strong to damaging
  wind gusts.

- There is a Moderate risk of rip currents for area beaches in
  Florida through Thursday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 237 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

We issued the next Heat Advisory for our entire forecast area for
Thursday as high temperatures again will be in the middle to upper
90s, and when combined with surface dewpoints ranging from 73 to
77 degrees, maximum apparent temperatures (heat indices) should
range from 105-110 degrees. The same is expected for Friday, so
expected more Heat Advisories to come.

For the past couple of days we have seen convection develop inland
each afternoon and move southward, with many producing damaging
thunderstorm wind gusts. We expect the same for this afternoon,
and Thursday and Friday afternoons as we remain along the eastern
periphery of an upper ridge to our west with an upper trough
digging southward over the eastern CONUS. As daytime heating leads
to decreasing stability each afternoon, the environment will be
supportive of a few strong to marginal severe storms capable of
gusty surface winds, small hail, and frequent lightning as SBCAPE
values escalate to around 3,000 to 4,000j/kg. As a result, the
Storm Prediction Center has a Marginal Risk of severe weather
outlooked for our area today and Thursday. Friday is a wait and
see situation.

With the base of the upper trough reaching it's southernmost
extent (into the northeastern Gulf) by the weekend, this will
place our region in a deep northerly flow pattern, advecting in a
drier air mass with PWATs dipping below 1.5 inches. There is also
the potential for a surface boundary to enter our forecast area
over the weekend. While this won't have much affect on the ambient
temperatures, it should be enough to lower surface dewpoints and
heat indices to where advisories will not be needed. In addition,
there is a much lower chance of storms, so it is shaping up to be
a nice weekend.

The rip current risk gradually tapers as we head through the rest
of the week, with a moderate risk for the Florida Panhandle
becoming a low risk by Friday. A low risk will remain for the
Alabama coastline through the end of the week. /22

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1248 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through Thursday morning. Showers and
thunderstorms will develop after 19z and move southward into early
evening before dissipating. MVFR ceilings and periods of LIFR/IFR
visibilites are expected with the stronger storms, along with
frequent lightning and heavy rain. Impact to operations may occur.
southwesterly wind 5 to 10 knots during the day will become light
overnight. /22

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 237 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

A light to occasionally moderate mostly westerly flow pattern
persists into next week. Winds are expected to shift northwesterly
late each night and then southwesterly in the afternoon. Isolated
to potentially scattered showers and storms can be expected each
morning with locally higher seas and winds near storms. /22

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      76  95  75  95 /  10  30  10  40
Pensacola   79  94  78  93 /  10  30  20  40
Destin      80  93  79  92 /  10  40  10  30
Evergreen   73  98  72  97 /  20  40  30  60
Waynesboro  74  99  73  98 /  20  30  20  50
Camden      74  97  73  95 /  10  30  30  50
Crestview   74  96  73  96 /  10  40  20  50

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ALZ051>060-261>266.

     Heat Advisory from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday for ALZ051>060-
     261>266.

FL...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for FLZ201>206.

     Heat Advisory from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday for FLZ201>206.

MS...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for MSZ067-075-076-078-
     079.

     Heat Advisory from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday for MSZ067-075-076-
     078-079.

GM...None.
&&

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:18 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
418 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

FLZ203-204-192200-
Santa Rosa Coastal FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
418 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM CDT...

At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Bagdad. This storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Bagdad and Pea Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3041 8720 3042 8720 3043 8717 3043 8719
      3045 8719 3044 8718 3044 8717 3048 8716
      3049 8715 3052 8717 3062 8714 3059 8689
      3037 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 275DEG 3KT 3050 8706

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM
Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:23 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
423 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

0228 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 4 W Destin              30.40N 86.56W
08/19/2026  M52 MPH          GMZ635             FL   Mesonet

            Reported by the Ft. Walton Beach Weatherflow
            station.

&&

JFB
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:27 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
427 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

ALZ051-052-192215-
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-
427 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW AND NORTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...

At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Silas, or 17 miles north of Chatom, moving
southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central
Choctaw and north central Washington Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3180 8817 3177 8816 3175 8814 3176 8811
      3174 8809 3169 8809 3168 8808 3166 8808
      3166 8809 3164 8809 3162 8808 3160 8830
      3177 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 337DEG 6KT 3171 8823

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:30 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
430 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

ALZ264-192215-
Baldwin Central AL-
430 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM CDT...

At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Loxley, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Robertsdale, Loxley, Summerdale, and Silverhill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3049 8781 3068 8780 3066 8752 3053 8751
      3048 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 337DEG 6KT 3061 8771

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:38 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
438 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

ALZ053-055-192230-
Clarke AL-Monroe AL-
438 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 438 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Jackson, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Monroe
and south central Clarke Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3152 8766 3130 8765 3134 8790 3136 8789
      3138 8789 3141 8791 3142 8791 3144 8792
      3155 8787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 009DEG 7KT 3147 8779

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MM
Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:51 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
451 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

0430 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WNW Gonzalez          30.58N 87.30W
08/19/2026  M60 MPH          Escambia           FL   Mesonet

            WeatherSTEM station 1206W 0.7 W Gonzalez
            measured wind gust of 60 mph.

&&

JGC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 1:00 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa31 hr
Aug 19, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa50 min
Aug 19, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa45 min
Aug 19, 2:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa3 hr
Aug 19, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia45 min
Aug 19, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa42 min
Aug 19, 5:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa3 hr
Aug 19, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia44 min

Nearby

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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.