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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 22, 2017, 3:58 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 22, 2017, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Baldwin County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:34 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nnw Bon Secour, AL | WALL CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE FUNNEL SEEN BY TRAINED SKYWARN SPOTTER SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA SPRINGS MOVING NORTH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 315 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
217
WFUS54 KMOB 222058
TORMOB
ALC003-222145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0073.171022T2058Z-171022T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
358 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 445 PM CDT
* At 358 PM CDT, a confirmed waterspout was located just offshore
over Gulf Shores, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed waterspout moving onshore.
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 tornado will be near...
Gulf Shores around 405 PM CDT.
Bon Secour around 430 PM CDT.
Foley and Magnolia Springs around 445 PM CDT.
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 3022 8778 3043 8782 3043 8766 3022 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 180DEG 11KT 3023 8773
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
994
WWUS54 KMOB 222114
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
414 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
ALC003-222145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-171022T2145Z/
Baldwin AL-
414 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 414 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bon Secour, or near Gulf Shores, moving north at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Bon Secour around 425 PM CDT.
Foley and Magnolia Springs around 445 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3025 8778 3043 8782 3043 8766 3026 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 169DEG 12KT 3027 8774
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$431
WWUS54 KMOB 222135
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
435 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
ALC003-222145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-171022T2145Z/
Baldwin AL-
435 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bon Secour, or 6 miles southwest of Foley, moving
north at 15 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...
Foley and Magnolia Springs around 445 PM CDT.
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.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3030 8777 3043 8780 3043 8767 3030 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 180DEG 11KT 3033 8774
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 47 min |
| Oct 22, 12:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Oct 22, 12:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 118 min |
| Oct 22, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 2 min |
| Oct 22, 1:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| Oct 22, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Oct 22, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 34 min |
| Oct 22, 1:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Oct 22, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Oct 22, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Oct 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 23 min |
| Oct 22, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 44 min | |
| Oct 22, 3:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 23 min | |
| Oct 22, 4:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Oct 22, 5:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 114 min |
| Oct 22, 5:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Oct 22, 5:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 5:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 hr |
| Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.