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Tornado Warning 110, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 14, 2022, 5:56 PM CST for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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
- Dec 14, 2022, 5:56 PM CST (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2022, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 12:22 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 207 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 963 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 8.5
The text
As transmitted.
635
WFUS54 KMOB 142356
TORMOB
ALC025-129-150045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0110.221214T2356Z-221215T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
556 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
Central Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 645 PM CST.
* At 556 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southwest of Tibbie, or 10 miles south of
Chatom, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Tibbie around 600 PM CST.
Wagarville and Saint Stephens around 620 PM CST.
Leroy around 625 PM CST.
Jackson around 630 PM CST.
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 3125 8834 3134 8840 3167 8795 3166 8782
3159 8777 3150 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 234DEG 42KT 3132 8831
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Black1 follow-up statement
999
WWUS54 KMOB 150009
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
609 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022
ALC025-129-150045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0110.000000T0000Z-221215T0045Z/
Washington AL-Clarke AL-
609 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES...
At 609 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of Tibbie, or 6 miles southeast of
Chatom, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Wagarville and Saint Stephens around 620 PM CST.
Leroy around 625 PM CST.
Jackson around 630 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3131 8820 3140 8831 3167 8795 3166 8782
3159 8777 3150 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 234DEG 42KT 3141 8817
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BlackThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 7:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 8 days |
| Dec 13, 7:31 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 8 days |
| Dec 14, 3:13 AM CST | Flood Watch | MOB | Choctaw | 16 hr |
| Dec 14, 7:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 43 min |
| Dec 14, 10:01 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 16 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:01 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 29 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:51 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Dec 14, 2:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Dec 14, 4:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 49 min |
| Dec 14, 4:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 47 min |
| Dec 14, 4:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 47 min |
| Dec 14, 5:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Dec 14, 5:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 52 min |
| Dec 14, 5:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 41 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.