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Tornado Warning 113, NWS Mobile, AL

December 14, 2022Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 14, 2022, 6:55 PM CST for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 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, 6:55 PM CST (00:55 UTC)
Expired: Dec 14, 2022, 7:27 PM CST
In force: 32 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), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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
Dec 14, 12:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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: 20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 558 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 637 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 833 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

265 
WFUS54 KMOB 150055
TORMOB
ALC025-129-150145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0113.221215T0055Z-221215T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northeastern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 745 PM CST.
    
* At 654 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Wagarville, or 7 miles southwest of Jackson,
  moving northeast 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...
  Jackson around 705 PM CST.
  Grove Hill and Whatley around 725 PM CST.
  Fulton around 730 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 3183 8756 3180 8752 3170 8752 3170 8757
      3163 8757 3136 8799 3144 8811 3183 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 227DEG 40KT 3144 8799 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

304 
WWUS54 KMOB 150115
SVSMOB

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

ALC129-150125-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-221215T0145Z/
Washington AL-
715 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON 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 south central
and southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3183 8756 3180 8752 3170 8752 3170 8757
      3163 8757 3150 8780 3159 8794 3183 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 227DEG 40KT 3160 8779 

$$

ALC025-150145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-221215T0145Z/
Clarke AL-
715 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
    
At 715 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southwest of Whatley, or 7 miles south of Grove
Hill, moving northeast 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...
  Grove Hill around 720 PM CST.
  Whatley around 725 PM CST.
  Fulton around 730 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 3183 8756 3180 8752 3170 8752 3170 8757
      3163 8757 3150 8780 3159 8794 3183 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 227DEG 40KT 3160 8779 

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

$$

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955 
WWUS54 KMOB 150127
SVSMOB

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

ALC025-150136-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-221215T0145Z/
Clarke AL-
727 PM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for south central
and southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3183 8756 3180 8752 3170 8752 3170 8757
      3163 8757 3150 8780 3159 8794 3183 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 227DEG 40KT 3169 8768 

$$

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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, 6:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	36 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, 6:59 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.