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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL

March 31, 2020Baldwin County, Escambia County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Escambia County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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: Mar 31, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2020, 10:45 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Escambia County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 31, 8:51 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 238 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 743 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 299 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 338 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 7.9

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The text

As transmitted.

981 
WFUS54 KMOB 311500
TORMOB
ALC003-053-311545-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0008.200331T1500Z-200331T1545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1000 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southwestern Escambia County in south central Alabama...

* Until 1045 AM CDT.
    
* At 1000 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 6 miles northwest of Poarch Creek Reservation,
  or 12 miles northwest of Atmore, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  McCullough, Poarch Creek Reservation and I65 And CR 1 around 1010 
  AM CDT.
  I65 And AL 21 around 1015 AM CDT.
  Pollard around 1040 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3110 8770 3119 8768 3116 8711 3100 8712
      3100 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1500Z 279DEG 37KT 3114 8765 

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

583 
WWUS54 KMOB 311521
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1021 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

ALC003-311530-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200331T1545Z/
Baldwin AL-
1021 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3108 8743 3118 8743 3116 8711 3104 8712
TIME...MOT...LOC 1520Z 272DEG 62KT 3112 8726 

$$

ALC053-311545-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200331T1545Z/
Escambia AL-
1021 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ESCAMBIA COUNTY...
    
At 1020 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southeast of I65 And AL 113, or 8 miles north of
Flomaton, moving east at 70 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 Escambia County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3108 8743 3118 8743 3116 8711 3104 8712
TIME...MOT...LOC 1520Z 272DEG 62KT 3112 8726 

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

$$

203 
WWUS54 KMOB 311545
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1045 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

ALC053-311554-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200331T1545Z/
Escambia AL-
1045 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 AM CDT...
    
The Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, damaging winds 
remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect 
for the area. Also remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in 
effect for Northeastern Escambia County until 1115 AM.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3108 8743 3118 8743 3116 8711 3104 8712
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 279DEG 37KT 3108 8698 

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 5:13 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	13 hr
Mar 31, 7:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	43 min
Mar 31, 7:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Wilcox	55 min
Mar 31, 7:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	46 min
Mar 31, 8:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox	53 min
Mar 31, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	37 min
Mar 31, 9:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Wilcox	34 min
Mar 31, 9:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia and 4 more	55 min
Mar 31, 9:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile, Washington	44 min
Mar 31, 9:49 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		86 min
Mar 31, 9:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Mobile	35 min
Mar 31, 10:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	44 min
Mar 31, 10:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		85 min
Mar 31, 10:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more	53 min
Mar 31, 10:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Escambia	40 min
Mar 31, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	39 min
Mar 31, 10:41 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Mar 31, 10:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	51 min
Mar 31, 10:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Covington, Escambia	47 min
Mar 31, 11:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	27 min
Mar 31, 11:17 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
Mar 31, 11:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	41 min
Mar 31, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington	48 min
Mar 31, 11:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	14 min
Mar 31, 12:12 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		93 min
Mar 31, 12:38 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 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.