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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Mobile, AL

June 7, 2020Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2020, 7:52 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2020, 7:52 AM CDT (12:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2020, 8:19 AM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:52 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 2020-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2020-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 276 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

008 
WFUS54 KMOB 071252
TORMOB
ALC003-071345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0049.200607T1252Z-200607T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
752 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 845 AM CDT.
    
* At 752 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Perdido Beach, or 8 miles northeast of Orange
  Beach, moving northwest at 30 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...
  Elberta around 805 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8771 3054 8759 3037 8744 3036 8744
      3036 8743 3032 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 1252Z 130DEG 28KT 3036 8748 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
3 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS54 KMOB 071302
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
802 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

ALC003-071345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200607T1345Z/
Baldwin AL-
802 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 802 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Elberta, or 7 miles east of Foley, moving northwest
at 30 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...
  Elberta around 805 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8771 3054 8759 3042 8748 3036 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 130DEG 28KT 3041 8755 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
637 
WWUS54 KMOB 071311
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
811 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

ALC003-071345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200607T1345Z/
Baldwin AL-
811 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 810 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Elberta, or 6 miles northeast of Foley, moving
northwest at 25 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
southeastern Baldwin County.

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 3054 8760 3046 8753 3041 8758 3047 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1310Z 135DEG 23KT 3046 8759 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
203 
WWUS54 KMOB 071319
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
819 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

ALC003-071327-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200607T1345Z/
Baldwin AL-
819 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer 
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has 
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3054 8760 3046 8753 3041 8758 3047 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 130DEG 28KT 3050 8764 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB115 min
Jun 7, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
Jun 7, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Jun 7, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
Jun 7, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB45 min
Jun 7, 8:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
Jun 7, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Jun 7, 10:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 7, 11:25 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Washington26 hr
Jun 7, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 7, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Jun 7, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Jun 7, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB32 min
Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Jun 7, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB29 min
Jun 7, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB19 min
Jun 7, 6:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.