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Tornado Warning 58, NWS Mobile, AL

August 30, 2021Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2021, 12:23 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 21 min. 3 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
Aug 30, 2021, 12:23 PM CDT (17:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 12:44 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 30, 12:29 PM CDTTORNADO1 E I65 And Us 43, ALTREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE REPORTED OFF OF LISTER DAIRY RD. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Aug 30, 12:29 PM CDTTORNADO1 Se I65 And Us 43, ALDAMAGE REPORTED WITH TREES DOWN ON BOBOSHILLY CIRCLE.
Aug 30, 12:32 PM CDTTORNADO2 E Creola, ALTREE THROUGH A HOUSE ON ELLISON AVE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 30, 5:48 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 881 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 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 386 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
881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
9.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

649 
WFUS54 KMOB 301723
TORMOB
ALC003-097-301815-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0058.210830T1723Z-210830T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1223 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 115 PM CDT.
    
* At 1223 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located over
  Chickasaw, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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 storm will be near...
  Satsuma around 1235 PM CDT.
  Creola around 1245 PM CDT.
  Axis around 1255 PM CDT.
  I65 And AL 225 around 115 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3076 8814 3097 8807 3097 8784 3084 8787
      3074 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 212DEG 15KT 3079 8808 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
151 
WWUS54 KMOB 301738
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1238 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

ALC003-301747-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210830T1815Z/
Baldwin AL-
1238 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved into 
the Delta region now approaching Bucks. It is still prodicing a 
debris signature and a downstream warning remains in effect.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3097 8807 3097 8789 3096 8789 3093 8793
      3092 8796 3091 8796 3088 8800 3088 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 207DEG 24KT 3095 8799 

$$

ALC097-301815-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210830T1815Z/
Mobile AL-
1238 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MOBILE COUNTY...
        
At 1237 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Axis, or 5 miles
northeast of Creola, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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
northeastern Mobile County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3097 8807 3097 8789 3096 8789 3093 8793
      3092 8796 3091 8796 3088 8800 3088 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 207DEG 24KT 3095 8799 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
279 
WWUS54 KMOB 301744
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1244 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

ALC097-301753-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210830T1815Z/
Mobile AL-
1244 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MOBILE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However a Tornado Warning 
remains in effect as a new downstream Tornado Warning is in effect.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3097 8807 3097 8789 3096 8789 3093 8793
      3092 8796 3091 8796 3088 8800 3088 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 212DEG 15KT 3097 8797 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile25 min
Aug 29, 8:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia49 hr
Aug 29, 8:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBCovington, Escambia38 hr
Aug 29, 8:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBBaldwin30 hr
Aug 29, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Aug 30, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Aug 30, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Aug 30, 3:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington6 hr
Aug 30, 4:03 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Aug 30, 6:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Escambia5 hr
Aug 30, 6:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Aug 30, 8:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia, Monroe4 hr
Aug 30, 8:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia4 hr
Aug 30, 8:40 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia50 min
Aug 30, 9:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Wilcox4 hr
Aug 30, 9:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia4 hr
Aug 30, 9:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington8 hr
Aug 30, 10:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBMobile6 hr
Aug 30, 10:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB54 min
Aug 30, 10:55 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile, Washington25 min
Aug 30, 11:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBClarke, Washington5 hr
Aug 30, 11:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington5 hr
Aug 30, 12:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia75 min
Aug 30, 12:30 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington45 min
Aug 30, 1:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBClarke52 min
Aug 30, 1:39 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBClarke, Wilcox39 min
Aug 30, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB48 min
Aug 30, 4:11 PM CDTCoastal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile14 hr
Aug 30, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Aug 30, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Aug 30, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington55 min
Aug 30, 5:19 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington14 hr
Aug 30, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Aug 30, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 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.