Strong southerly winds developed ahead of a cold front and caused low level shear to increase across the area. As the front moved east the shear diminished.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Strong southerly winds developed ahead of a cold front and caused low level shear to increase across the area. As the front moved east the shear diminished. By the time the storms moved into the Florida Panhandle, the event had transitioned from a tornado to a wind event.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 15, 10:31 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1031 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
.UPDATE...WE NOW HAVE TORNADO WATCH BOX 858 IN EFFECT THROUGH 03Z -
9 PM LOCAL. THIS WATCH REPLACES 853 AND 854.
DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROF INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING HAS PRODUCED A
DIVERGENT ORIENTATION IN THE HEIGHT FIELD ALOFT OVER THE AREA.
WITHIN THIS ZONE...FORECAST AREA IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE FAVORED
RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF A 100-120 KNOT UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK. THIS
SUPPORTS DEEP LIFT IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF A SHARP COLD FRONT
MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH LOUISIANA. LATEST VERTICAL WIND PROFILES FROM
AREA SOUNDINGS SHOW VEERING WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS WITH A 50 KNOT
LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY JET ACTING TO INCREASE STORM RELATIVE
HELICITIES TO VALUES THAT SUPPORT DEEP AND PERSISTENT ROTATING STORM
UPDRAFTS. THUS...TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT
THROUGH THE DAY. ANOTHER THREAT WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT CAN
EASILY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOWER LYING AREAS SUCH AS
UNDERPASSES.
WE CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORIES...COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND MARINE
HEADLINES. /10
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...AND
UPPER MOBILE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...AND
WILCOX.
FL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...AND COASTAL
SANTA ROSA.
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: AND MOBILE BAY.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20
NM...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60
NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM THURSDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL
TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO
PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA
FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 152000- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- MOBILE BAY-BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE- CONECUH-COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND- GEORGE-GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 600 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...INCREASED TORNADO RISK FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH ACROSS TENNESSEE TODAY WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY...AND SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK FOR TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS TO THE EAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAYS AND COASTLINE...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KNOTS OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS RESULTING IN GALE FORCE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR MARINE INTERSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS IN PROGRESS AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 735 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-079- 151500- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- MOBILE BAY-BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE- CONECUH-COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND- GEORGE-GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 735 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH WINDS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY... THE FIRST AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG WITH HIGH THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AS THESE STORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE SAME AREA. THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE MORNING. THIS WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SECOND BATCH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA (AGAIN MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST) MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH A LARGE PART OF THE AREA WHEN SCHOOLS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE DISMISSED. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS AND MAY NEED TO ADJUST THE TIMES OF SCHOOL DISMISSAL BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE LINE OF STORMS. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL IMPACT THE WHOLE AREA. MOST OF THE AREA WILL SEE HIGH WINDS (50-70 MPH) FROM THIS LINE. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL OF THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM. MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BETWEEN 1230 AND 230 PM. EAST OF I-65 AND INTO SANTA ROSA COUNTY BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM AND THE FAR EASTERN PART OF THE AREA BETWEEN 330 AND 430 PM. PLEASE STAY ABREAST OF THE WARNINGS AND WATCHES THAT ARE BEING ISSUED FROM THE MOBILE WEATHER OFFICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 820 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ALZ061-063-151445- LOWER MOBILE-UPPER MOBILE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN MOBILE... 820 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER MOBILE COUNTY... AT 817 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR HUTCHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... SPRING HILL COLLEGE...AIRPORT AND UNIVERSITY...CRICHTON...I65 AND MOFFETT ROAD...I65 AND I165 AND CHICKASAW THROUGH 845 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM WILL BE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 835 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ALZ057-151500- BUTLER- 835 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHWEST BUTLER COUNTY... AT 832 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTH OF BUTLER SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...I65 AND AL HWY 185 THROUGH 900 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
839 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 AM TSTM WND DMG NEEDHAM 31.99N 88.34W
11/15/2006 CHOCTAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
JGGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 929 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ALZ055>057-059-151615- ESCAMBIA-CONECUH-MONROE-BUTLER- 929 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER ESCAMBIA...CONECUH... MONROE AND BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 929 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF BURNT CORN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... PINE ORCHARD...CHINA...MIDWAY...MIXONVILLE...DEANS AND AL 47 AND CR 29 ROADS THROUGH 1015 AM CST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALSO INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR JEDDO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... GOODWAY...MEGARGEL...REPTON...EXCEL...DREWRY...NICHBURG AND BERMUDA THROUGH 1000 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
945 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 AM TSTM WND DMG PERDIDO 31.01N 87.63W
11/15/2006 BALDWIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND PERDIDO.
&&
JGGThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:11 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind speed gust of 60 MPH was measured at Pensacola Regional Airport. No damage was found around the airport from the thunderstorm gust.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Milton.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Crestview.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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