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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Mobile, AL

March 30, 2022Baldwin County, Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2022, 11:46 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Conecuh County, Escambia County, Alabama; Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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: Mar 30, 2022, 11:46 PM CDT (04:46 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2022, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 30, 11:50 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ene Rosinton, AL	A BRIEF, WEAK EF0 TORNADO WITH WINDS UPWARDS OF 75MPH OCCURRED IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA JUST NORTHEAST OF ROSINTON 3/30/22. THE TORNADO BEGAN IN A LIMITED ACCESS AREA WHERE A COUPLE FRESHLY SNAPPED TOPS TO PINE TREES WERE NOTED ACROSS THE FIELD. DUE TO LIMIT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 30, 6:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 230 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: 881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 447 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 11.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

984 
WUUS54 KMOB 310446
SVRMOB
ALC003-035-053-FLC033-113-310530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0077.220331T0446Z-220331T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1146 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
  Escambia County in south central Alabama...
  Southwestern Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
  Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Northwestern Escambia County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1145 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 5 miles northwest of McCullough to 5 miles southwest
  of Atmore to 3 miles east of Loxley, moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atmore, Brewton, Century, Flomaton, Loxley, McCullough, Stapleton,
  East Brewton, Molino, Castleberry, Jay, Pollard, Riverview, Bratt,
  I65 And CR 1, Point Baker, I65 And AL 113, I65 And AL 21 and Poarch
  Creek Reservation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for south central
and southwestern Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

&&

LAT...LON 3060 8789 3086 8774 3112 8781 3138 8694
      3083 8679 3070 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 218DEG 57KT 3120 8761 3095 8754 3062 8769 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 30, 10:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 10:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1032 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ONGOING TONIGHT...

.NEAR TERM /Now Through Friday/...A severe weather outbreak
will continue across the central Gulf coast through tonight as a
line of severe storms with embedded tornadoes continues to move
eastward. Conditions remain favorable for strong tornadoes along
with wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph along and ahead of the line. The
severe threat ends once the line passes and the winds turn
northwest as the cold front passes. In addition to the severe
threat, non-convective strong wind gusts will continue. At the
coast, a High Surf Advisory will continue through Thursday
evening. A High Risk of Rip Currents continues through Friday
night. A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for the area
around Mobile Bay for moderate coastal flooding to 2 to 3.5 feet
above normally dry ground and a Coastal Flood Advisory for the
remainder of the coast through 6 AM Thursday.

The line of storms exits east of the area by around 5 AM with a
few lingering showers possible southeast of I-65 during the early
mid-morning hours. Skies will clear rapidly from west to east
during the afternoon hours on Thursday. Dry conditions with
building high pressure continue through Friday.

Highs on Thursday will be in the low to mid 70s in most areas with
upper 70s possible in far eastern areas. Lows Thursday night
range from the low to mid 40s northwest of I-65 to upper 40s and
low 50s southeast of I-65. Highs on Friday will be in the low to
mid 70s./13

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Wind Advisory until midnight CDT tonight for ALZ053>060.

     Coastal Flood Warning until 6 AM CDT Thursday for ALZ263>265.

     High Wind Warning until midnight CDT tonight for ALZ051-052-
     261>266.

     High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for ALZ265-266.

     Coastal Flood Advisory until 6 AM CDT Thursday for ALZ266.

     High Surf Warning until 6 PM CDT Thursday for ALZ265-266.

FL...Wind Advisory until midnight CDT tonight for FLZ203>206.

     High Wind Warning until midnight CDT tonight for FLZ201-202.

     High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for FLZ202-204-
     206.

     Coastal Flood Advisory until 6 AM CDT Thursday for FLZ202-204-
     206.

     High Surf Warning until 6 PM CDT Thursday for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...Wind Advisory until midnight CDT tonight for MSZ067-075-076-078-
     079.

GM...Small Craft Advisory from 7 AM to 1 PM CDT Thursday for GMZ650-
     655-670-675.

     Gale Warning until 7 AM CDT Thursday for GMZ630>636-650-655-670-
     675.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 9:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
918 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0846 PM     TORNADO          MCLAIN                  31.11N 88.83W
03/30/2022                   GREENE             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN IN THE
            MCLAIN COMMUNITY. REPORTS OF TREES AND
            DEBRIS OVER OLD HIGHWAY 24. TDS OBSERVED ON
            RADAR. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 30, 9:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
940 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0917 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S GILBERTOWN          31.87N 88.32W
03/30/2022                   CHOCTAW            AL   STORM CHASER

            REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE A FEW MILES SOUTH OF
            GILBERTOWN, AL.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 30, 11:45 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1145 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1058 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW HOLLINGERS ISLAND 30.55N 88.12W
03/30/2022                   MOBILE             AL   STORM CHASER

            REPORTS RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF
            TREES/POWER LINES DOWN NEAR HAMILTON BLVD
            AND RANGELINE RD IN THEODORE, AL.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	53 min
Mar 30, 8:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Wilcox	26 min
Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Mobile, Washington	51 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	63 min
Mar 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Washington	42 min
Mar 30, 8:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	31 min
Mar 30, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington	65 min
Mar 30, 9:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	22 min
Mar 30, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	38 min
Mar 30, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		119 min
Mar 30, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington	57 min
Mar 30, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile, Washington	52 min
Mar 30, 10:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	15 min
Mar 30, 10:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Wilcox	43 min
Mar 30, 10:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	51 min
Mar 30, 10:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Mobile	23 min
Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington and 1 more	54 min
Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	39 min
Mar 30, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	50 min
Mar 30, 10:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	44 min
Mar 30, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile	56 min
Mar 30, 11:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	20 min
Mar 30, 11:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	48 min
Mar 30, 11:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Monroe, Wilcox	28 min
Mar 30, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin	67 min
Mar 30, 11:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more	64 min
Mar 30, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		118 min
Mar 30, 11:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	37 min
Mar 31, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin	59 min
Mar 31, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia	67 min
Mar 31, 12:52 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		38 min
Mar 31, 1:19 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		116 min
Mar 31, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Covington, Crenshaw	61 min
Mar 31, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Covington	47 min
Mar 31, 3:11 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		49 min
Mar 31, 3:12 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		48 min
Mar 31, 3:35 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		40 min
Mar 31, 3:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
Mar 31, 4:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		30 min
Mar 31, 12:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	51 min
Mar 31, 12:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	49 min
Mar 31, 1:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	41 min
Mar 31, 1:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	60 min
Mar 31, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	47 min
Mar 31, 3:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Okaloosa	3 hr
Mar 31, 4:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	37 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.