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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 9, 2022Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2022, 2:16 PM CST for Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 29 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: Jan 9, 2022, 2:16 PM CST (20:16 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2022, 2:45 PM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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
Jan 9, 2:30 PM CST	HAIL 1	3 Nne Jackson, AL	DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR JACKSON.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 9, 10:42 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 751 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 476 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 553 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

241 
WFUS54 KMOB 092016
TORMOB
ALC025-129-092045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0002.220109T2016Z-220109T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
216 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 245 PM CST.
    
* At 216 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Saint Stephens, or 8 miles west of Jackson, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Leroy around 225 PM CST.
  Jackson around 230 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 3147 8807 3151 8811 3161 8784 3161 8780
      3157 8778 3152 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 252DEG 25KT 3151 8804 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement

062 
WWUS54 KMOB 092032
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
232 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

ALC129-092041-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220109T2045Z/
Washington AL-
232 PM CST Sun Jan 9 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 600 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3157 8778 3152 8779 3150 8790 3150 8792
      3153 8794 3153 8797 3154 8798 3155 8800
      3161 8784 3161 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 259DEG 22KT 3153 8793 

$$

ALC025-092045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220109T2045Z/
Clarke AL-
232 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
CLARKE COUNTY...
    
At 231 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jackson, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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 235 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 3157 8778 3152 8779 3150 8790 3150 8792
      3153 8794 3153 8797 3154 8798 3155 8800
      3161 8784 3161 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 259DEG 22KT 3153 8793 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 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
Jan 9, 3:04 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		57 hr
Jan 9, 12:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	54 min
Jan 9, 1:02 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
Jan 9, 1:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	14 min
Jan 9, 1:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	46 min
Jan 9, 1:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	41 min
Jan 9, 1:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	48 min
Jan 9, 2:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	41 min
Jan 9, 2:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	46 min
Jan 9, 2:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke	14 min
Jan 9, 2:51 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wilcox	39 min
Jan 9, 2:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	48 min
Jan 9, 3:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Monroe	41 min
Jan 9, 3:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	36 min
Jan 9, 3:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler	39 min
Jan 9, 3:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	25 min
Jan 9, 4:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh	47 min
Jan 9, 4:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Crenshaw	11 min
Jan 9, 4:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	50 min
Jan 9, 4:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	65 min
Jan 9, 4:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	18 min
Jan 9, 4:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington	43 min
Jan 9, 4:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington	49 min
Jan 9, 5:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	47 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.