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Tornado Warning 111, NWS Mobile, AL

December 14, 2022Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 14, 2022, 6:24 PM CST for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 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, 6:24 PM CST (00:24 UTC)
Expired: Dec 14, 2022, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 36 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), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Dec 14, 12:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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: 62 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 467 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

103 
WFUS54 KMOB 150024
TORMOB
ALC025-129-150100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0111.221215T0024Z-221215T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
624 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  South central Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 700 PM CST.
    
* At 623 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Deer Park, or 8 miles northwest of Citronelle,
  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...
  McIntosh around 645 PM CST.
  Wagarville around 655 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 3141 8778 3134 8784 3114 8825 3114 8833
      3112 8833 3121 8841 3148 8800 3151 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 226DEG 42KT 3119 8830 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement

157 
WWUS54 KMOB 150039
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
639 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

ALC025-150048-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0111.000000T0000Z-221215T0100Z/
Clarke AL-
639 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE 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 800 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3150 8791 3145 8791 3144 8793 3142 8791
      3141 8793 3141 8791 3139 8790 3139 8789
      3134 8790 3134 8792 3133 8792 3123 8814
      3131 8825 3148 8800 3150 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 226DEG 42KT 3132 8814 

$$

ALC129-150100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0111.000000T0000Z-221215T0100Z/
Washington AL-
639 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
At 638 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southeast of Tibbie, or 11 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 around 650 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 3150 8791 3145 8791 3144 8793 3142 8791
      3141 8793 3141 8791 3139 8790 3139 8789
      3134 8790 3134 8792 3133 8792 3123 8814
      3131 8825 3148 8800 3150 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 226DEG 42KT 3132 8814 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 14, 6:07 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		98 min
Dec 14, 6:49 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		116 min
Dec 14, 6:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler	38 min
Dec 14, 6:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	32 min
Dec 14, 6:59 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
Dec 14, 7:01 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Dec 14, 7:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington	62 min
Dec 14, 7:46 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Dec 14, 8:30 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		90 min
Dec 14, 8:43 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Dec 14, 10:07 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		113 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.