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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Mobile, AL

March 22, 2022Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2022, 6:30 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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: Mar 22, 2022, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2022, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Washington County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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
Mar 22, 12:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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.

717 
WFUS54 KMOB 222330
TORMOB
ALC023-025-129-230015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0027.220322T2330Z-220323T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 715 PM CDT.
    
* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Fruitdale, or 12 miles southwest of Chatom, moving
  northeast at 55 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...
  Chatom around 645 PM CDT.
  Coffeeville around 710 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 3181 8781 3131 8835 3135 8845 3138 8845
      3195 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 213DEG 47KT 3134 8841 

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

$$

MM

3 follow-up statements

212 
WWUS54 KMOB 222339
SVSMOB

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

ALC023-025-129-230015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220323T0015Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
639 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE
COUNTIES...
    
At 639 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Chatom, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Coffeeville around 705 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 3139 8831 3145 8839 3159 8830 3193 8807
      3181 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 217DEG 44KT 3146 8830 

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

$$

MM

787 
WWUS54 KMOB 222349
SVSMOB

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

ALC023-025-129-230015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220323T0015Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
649 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE
COUNTIES...
    
At 648 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Millry, or 7 miles north of Chatom,
moving northeast at 55 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...
  Coffeeville around 705 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 3149 8819 3155 8833 3159 8830 3193 8807
      3181 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 213DEG 47KT 3157 8822 

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

$$

MM

479 
WWUS54 KMOB 222359
SVSMOB

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

ALC023-025-129-230015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-220323T0015Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Clarke AL-
659 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHOCTAW...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE
COUNTIES...
    
At 659 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southwest of Coffeeville, or 17 miles northeast
of Chatom, moving northeast at 50 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Choctaw, north central Washington and northwestern
Clarke Counties.

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 3159 8810 3166 8825 3193 8807 3181 8782
      3171 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 213DEG 46KT 3169 8812 

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

$$

MM

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, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	48 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

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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.