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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL

March 22, 2022Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2022, 5:57 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 2 reports 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 22, 2022, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2022, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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 22, 6:26 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Toxey, AL	SEVERAL HOMES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE ROOF DAMAGE WITH LOTS OF TREES DOWN FROM LIKELY TORNADO IN THE TOXEY, AL AND RED SPRINGS ROAD AREA.
Mar 22, 6:33 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Nne Wimbly, AL	THE STORM PRODUCED LIKELY STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE EAST OF ALABAMA SR 17 IN GILBERTOWN. SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG CLARKE ROAD, BARRYTOWN ROAD, AND MOSLEY BRIDGE ROAD. THE STORM CONTINUED TO PROGRESS TO THE NORTHEAST FOR SIX MILES AND EVENTUALLY PRO

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
Mar 22, 12:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 22, 10:40 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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: 69 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 347 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 478 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7

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The text

As transmitted.

954 
WFUS54 KMOB 222257
TORMOB
ALC023-129-MSC153-222345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0025.220322T2257Z-220322T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
557 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northeastern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 645 PM CDT.
    
* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Silas around 610 PM CDT.
  Gilbertown around 620 PM CDT.
  Toxey around 625 PM CDT.
  Butler around 640 PM CDT.

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 3214 8804 3211 8805 3209 8804 3206 8807
      3207 8810 3205 8812 3202 8812 3199 8810
      3201 8809 3200 8809 3161 8840 3161 8860
      3187 8856 3190 8847 3214 8844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 209DEG 42KT 3165 8852 

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

$$

CGAL

1 follow-up statement

816 
WWUS54 KMOB 222323
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
623 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

ALC023-129-MSC153-222345-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-220322T2345Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Wayne MS-
623 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gilbertown, or 16 miles south of Butler, moving
northeast at 40 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...
  Butler around 640 PM CDT.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3214 8804 3211 8805 3209 8804 3206 8807
      3207 8810 3205 8812 3202 8812 3199 8810
      3201 8809 3200 8809 3161 8840 3161 8860
      3187 8856 3190 8847 3214 8844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 214DEG 49KT 3187 8832 

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

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 22, 7:50 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	13 hr
Mar 22, 5:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	38 min
Mar 22, 5:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	15 min
Mar 22, 6:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	45 min
Mar 22, 6:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	50 min
Mar 22, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	43 min
Mar 22, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Perry, Wayne	49 min
Mar 22, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	43 min
Mar 22, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	44 min

Nearby

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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.