SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CANCELLED… The severe thunderstorm warning that was in effect for parts of Escambia (FL) and Santa Rosa counties has been cancelled as the storm moving into Pensacola and Pace continues to weaken. There is still quite a bit of lightning and thunder along with heavy rain happening as this storm moves into Pace, Pensacola, and Milton, but the threat of severe weather hazards (damaging wind and hail) has ended, for now.
This is quite a “messy storm mode” ongoing across southern Mobile, southern Baldwin, Escambia, and Santa Rosa (FL) counties. That means there is quite a bit of rain with occasional bursts of stronger (30-40 mph) wind gusts.
We also will need to monitor the storm cell approaching Dauphin Island as lightning output with that storm remains quite high and broad rotation continues to be observed.
Further inland in Escambia (AL), Conecuh, Butler, Monroe, Covington, and Crenshaw counties, occasional lightning and thunder is happening but storms there are below severe limits.
IF any more severe storms or tornado warnings are needed over the next few hours, the greatest threat area will be in southern Mobile, southern Baldwin, southern Escambia (FL), and southern Santa Rosa counties.