Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2022

Tornado Warning 34, NWS Mobile, AL

March 22, 2022Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2022, 11:09 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 19 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
Mar 22, 2022, 11:09 PM CDT (04:09 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2022, 11:28 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:11 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 22, 11:14 PM CDTTORNADORobertsdale, ALROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO OTHER BUILDINGS, TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 22, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 204 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1480 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 352 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1480 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.7
Supercell composite
17.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

983 
WFUS54 KMOB 230409
TORMOB
ALC003-230500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0034.220323T0409Z-220323T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1109 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until midnight CDT.
    
* At 1109 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located over
  Summerdale, or near Robertsdale, moving north at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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 storm will be near...
  Robertsdale around 1115 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3047 8776 3084 8768 3079 8756 3078 8754
      3074 8753 3073 8750 3045 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 199DEG 26KT 3050 8772 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
921 
WWUS54 KMOB 230418
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1118 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

ALC003-230500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-220323T0500Z/
Baldwin AL-
1118 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTY...
        
At 1118 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Robertsdale,
moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3047 8776 3084 8768 3079 8756 3078 8754
      3074 8753 3073 8750 3045 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 191DEG 30KT 3058 8770 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
654 
WWUS54 KMOB 230428
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1128 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

ALC003-230437-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-220323T0500Z/
Baldwin AL-
1128 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN 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 600 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3047 8776 3084 8768 3079 8756 3078 8754
      3074 8753 3073 8750 3045 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 199DEG 26KT 3065 8767 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Washington19 min
Mar 22, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke36 min
Mar 22, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile, Washington49 min
Mar 22, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Monroe10 min
Mar 22, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw29 min
Mar 22, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Mar 22, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin26 min
Mar 22, 10:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw39 min
Mar 22, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin49 min
Mar 22, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Mar 22, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin44 min
Mar 22, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Mar 22, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile50 min
Mar 22, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more65 min
Mar 22, 11:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox28 min
Mar 22, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Mar 23, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin38 min
Mar 23, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin28 min
Mar 23, 12:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Mar 23, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Wilcox45 min
Mar 23, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia44 min
Mar 23, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Mar 23, 2:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington51 min
Mar 23, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Escambia51 min
Mar 23, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Mar 23, 2:55 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington25 min
Mar 23, 3:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Mar 23, 3:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB62 min
Mar 23, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Mar 23, 9:51 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB6 hr

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2022Every tornado warning in 2022Tornadoes in 2022

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.