Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2022
Tornado Warning 47, NWS Mobile, AL
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.
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 30, 10:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Big Creek Lake, AL | REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR THE WULFF ROAD S AND HOWELLS FERRY RD AREA. |
| Mar 30, 10:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Big Creek Lake, AL | REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR WULFF ROAD SOUTH AND HOWELLS FERRY ROAD. |
| Mar 30, 10:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Tanner Williams, AL | A 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 CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Big Creek Lake, AL | REPORTS 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 55 min |
| Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 53 min |
| Mar 30, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 47 min |
| Mar 30, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 30 min |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 63 min |
| Mar 30, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 65 min |
| Mar 30, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Stone | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 22 min |
| Mar 30, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Mar 30, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 119 min | |
| Mar 30, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 57 min |
| Mar 30, 10:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 15 min |
| Mar 30, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 43 min |
| Mar 30, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 54 min |
| Mar 30, 10:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 50 min |
| Mar 30, 10:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 56 min |
| Mar 30, 11:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 20 min |
| Mar 30, 11:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Mar 30, 11:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 67 min |
| Mar 30, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe and 1 more | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 118 min | |
| Mar 30, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 11:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Mar 31, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 116 min | |
| Mar 31, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Mar 31, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Mar 31, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Mar 31, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 91 min | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2022Tornado 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.