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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Mobile, AL

October 10, 2020Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 10, 2020, 5:44 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 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
Oct 10, 2020, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2020, 6:15 AM CDT
In force
31 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), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 10, 4:00 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 00:00Z on 2020-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 778 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2020-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 402 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
778 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
402 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
470 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.1
Supercell composite
9.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

365 
WFUS54 KMOB 101044
TORMOB
ALC003-101115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0069.201010T1044Z-201010T1115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
544 AM CDT Sat Oct 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 615 AM CDT.
    
* At 544 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles southeast of I10 And I65, or 7 miles south of
  Downtown Mobile, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Spanish Fort around 600 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 3057 8808 3067 8803 3067 8802 3069 8804
      3069 8803 3072 8801 3073 8803 3074 8802
      3073 8802 3081 8799 3082 8797 3084 8798
      3084 8797 3082 8796 3083 8794 3086 8797
      3088 8796 3087 8787 3081 8778 3055 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 205DEG 33KT 3058 8804 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
743 
WWUS54 KMOB 101049
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
549 AM CDT Sat Oct 10 2020

ALC003-101115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-201010T1115Z/
Baldwin AL-
549 AM CDT Sat Oct 10 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 549 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Downtown Mobile, moving northeast at 45 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
west central 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 3063 8805 3067 8802 3069 8804 3069 8803
      3072 8801 3073 8801 3073 8803 3074 8802
      3081 8799 3082 8797 3084 8798 3084 8797
      3082 8796 3083 8794 3086 8797 3088 8796
      3087 8787 3083 8781 3061 8800
TIME...MOT...LOC 1049Z 202DEG 38KT 3066 8801 

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

$$

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741 
WWUS54 KMOB 101100
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
600 AM CDT Sat Oct 10 2020

ALC003-101115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-201010T1115Z/
Baldwin AL-
600 AM CDT Sat Oct 10 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 600 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Saraland, 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
west central 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 3077 8799 3081 8799 3082 8797 3083 8798
      3084 8797 3082 8796 3082 8795 3083 8794
      3086 8797 3088 8796 3087 8787 3084 8782
      3075 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 203DEG 45KT 3079 8796 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 1:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB24 min
Oct 10, 3:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Oct 10, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Oct 10, 4:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile37 min
Oct 10, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 min
Oct 10, 5:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile30 min
Oct 10, 5:17 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBMobile28 min
Oct 10, 5:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB39 min
Oct 10, 5:28 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile17 min
Oct 10, 5:42 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile18 min
Oct 10, 5:57 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington12 min
Oct 10, 6:01 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington44 min
Oct 10, 6:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Oct 10, 9:03 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Oct 10, 9:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBMobile11 hr
Oct 10, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Oct 10, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Oct 10, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.