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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 1, 2018, 7:03 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. 4 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
- Nov 1, 2018, 7:03 AM CDT (12:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2018, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 7:06 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Dawes, AL | AN NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND SPORADIC DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH 60 TO 70 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS SOUTH OF THREE NOTCH ROAD BETWEEN AIRPORT RD AND MCDONALD RD. A FEW HOMES IN THE DAWES OAK SUBDIVISION HAD SHINGLE DAMAGE WITH NUMEROUS FENCES DAMAGED. SPORADIC, MOSTLY |
| Nov 1, 7:07 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dawes, AL | REPORT OF TOPPED TREES NEAR THREE NOTCH RD AND FENCES BLOWN OVER. LARGE GARAGE DOOR BLOWN IN. |
| Nov 1, 7:09 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Tillmans Corner, AL | AN NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE LANSDOWNE AND VISTA RIDGE AREAS NEAR KNOLLWOOD DR AND GOVERNMENT BLVD. SEVERAL SMALL BRANCHES AND A FEW LARGE BRANCHES WERE DOWNED. A FEW HOMES ALSO HAD MINOR SHINGLE D |
| Nov 1, 7:09 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tillmans Corner, AL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN ALONG THE KNOLLWOOD, LANSDOWNE, AND VISTA RIDGE AREAS NEAR TILLMANS CORNER. REPORTS, PICTURES, AND VIDEOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 5:27 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
798
WFUS54 KMOB 011203
TORMOB
ALC003-097-011230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0023.181101T1203Z-181101T1230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
703 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
Western Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 730 AM CDT.
* At 703 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles west of Tillmans Corner, moving northeast at 50
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...
Midtown Mobile and I10 And I65 around 715 AM CDT.
Downtown Mobile around 720 AM 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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3060 8831 3075 8800 3061 8793 3055 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 245DEG 44KT 3059 8826
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
181
WWUS54 KMOB 011218
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
718 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018
ALC003-097-011230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-181101T1230Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
718 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE AND WESTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...
At 717 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Downtown Mobile, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Mobile and western Baldwin Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3067 8816 3075 8800 3061 8793 3058 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 245DEG 44KT 3067 8807
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 6:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 41 min |
| Nov 1, 6:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 1, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 42 min |
| Nov 1, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Nov 1, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Nov 1, 7:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 31 min |
| Nov 1, 7:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 7:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 8:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 8:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 42 min |
| Nov 1, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| Nov 1, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Nov 1, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 51 min |
| Nov 1, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 47 min |
| Nov 1, 9:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Nov 1, 9:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Nov 1, 9:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Crenshaw | 41 min |
| Nov 1, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Nov 1, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 35 min |
| Nov 1, 9:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Nov 1, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.