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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Mobile, AL

March 30, 2022George County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2022, 10:31 PM CDT for George County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 min. 4 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 30, 2022, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2022, 10:54 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Mobile County, AL, George County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 30, 10:34 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Big Creek Lake, ALREPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR THE WULFF ROAD S AND HOWELLS FERRY RD AREA.
Mar 30, 10:34 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Big Creek Lake, ALREPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR WULFF ROAD SOUTH AND HOWELLS FERRY ROAD.
Mar 30, 10:34 PM CDTTORNADO2 Wsw Tanner Williams, ALA BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HARRY PIERCE ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST INTO ALABAMA AND LIFTED JUST EAST OF STATE LINE ROAD. THIS WAS MOSTLY DUE TO TREE DAMAGE AND SEEING A DEBRIS SIGNATURE ON RADAR.
Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Big Creek Lake, ALREPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES IN THE WULFF ROAD SOUTH/HOWELLS FERRY ROAD AREA.

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 30, 6:39 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 2022-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 881 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2022-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 361 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
447 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.7
Supercell composite
11.0

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The text

As transmitted.

793 
WFUS54 KMOB 310331
TORMOB
ALC097-MSC039-310415-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0047.220331T0331Z-220331T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1031 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Eastern George County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.
    
* At 1031 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located near Tanner
  Williams, or 16 miles north of Grand Bay, 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...
  Wilmer around 1050 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 3062 8841 3074 8841 3074 8851 3099 8848
      3097 8821 3062 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 185DEG 25KT 3070 8842 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
857 
WWUS54 KMOB 310354
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1054 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

ALC097-MSC039-310404-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-220331T0415Z/
Mobile AL-George MS-
1054 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOBILE AND EASTERN GEORGE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3062 8841 3074 8841 3074 8851 3099 8848
      3097 8821 3062 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 185DEG 25KT 3086 8840 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone55 min
Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne53 min
Mar 30, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne52 min
Mar 30, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene, Perry47 min
Mar 30, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne30 min
Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne51 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBWayne63 min
Mar 30, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene, Perry42 min
Mar 30, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne31 min
Mar 30, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone65 min
Mar 30, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMOBGeorge, Greene, Stone52 min
Mar 30, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox26 min
Mar 30, 9:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke22 min
Mar 30, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox38 min
Mar 30, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Mar 30, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington57 min
Mar 30, 10:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Washington15 min
Mar 30, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBWilcox43 min
Mar 30, 10:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile51 min
Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington and 1 more54 min
Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile39 min
Mar 30, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Mobile50 min
Mar 30, 10:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile44 min
Mar 30, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Escambia, Mobile56 min
Mar 30, 11:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin, Mobile20 min
Mar 30, 11:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin48 min
Mar 30, 11:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBButler, Monroe, Wilcox28 min
Mar 30, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin67 min
Mar 30, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more64 min
Mar 30, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB118 min
Mar 30, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia44 min
Mar 30, 11:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin37 min
Mar 31, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin59 min
Mar 31, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia67 min
Mar 31, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB38 min
Mar 31, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB116 min
Mar 31, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw61 min
Mar 31, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMOBCovington47 min
Mar 31, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB49 min
Mar 31, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB48 min
Mar 31, 3:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB40 min
Mar 31, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
Mar 31, 4:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB30 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.