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Tornado Warning 62, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 9:57 AM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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
- Apr 5, 2022, 9:57 AM CDT (14:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2022, 10:28 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 10:04 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Tunnel Springs, AL | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING PARTS OF HIGHWAY 21 NEAR THE PETERMAN AND TUNNEL SPRINGS AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Apr 5, 10:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Turnbull, AL | A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 AM CDT NEAR RILEY (OR JUST EAST OF BEATRICE) IN NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY AL. MANY HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SOME SOFTWOODS SNAPPED ALONG HIGHWAY 21. PEAK INTENSITY WAS ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. |
| Apr 5, 10:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Butler Springs, AL | TREES DOWN BLOCKING WILKINSON RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 6:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
574
WFUS54 KMOB 051457
TORMOB
ALC013-035-099-131-051545-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0062.220405T1457Z-220405T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
957 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Butler County in south central Alabama...
Northeastern Monroe County in south central Alabama...
Southeastern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...
North central Conecuh County in south central Alabama...
* Until 1045 AM CDT.
* At 957 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Peterman, or 8 miles north of
Monroeville, moving east at 55 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...
Beatrice around 1010 AM CDT.
Pine Apple around 1025 AM 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 3157 8742 3169 8745 3196 8679 3173 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 250DEG 49KT 3164 8737
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
760
WWUS54 KMOB 051513
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1013 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
ALC013-035-099-131-051545-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-220405T1545Z/
Butler AL-Monroe AL-Wilcox AL-Conecuh AL-
1013 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX AND
NORTH CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTIES...
At 1013 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Beatrice, or 16 miles northeast of Monroeville,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Pine Apple around 1030 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3164 8720 3177 8726 3196 8679 3174 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 254DEG 44KT 3174 8717
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM687
WWUS54 KMOB 051528
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1028 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
ALC013-035-099-131-051538-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-220405T1545Z/
Butler AL-Monroe AL-Wilcox AL-Conecuh AL-
1028 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER...NORTHEASTERN
MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX AND NORTH CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for south central
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3164 8720 3177 8726 3196 8679 3174 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 250DEG 49KT 3181 8694
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 4:22 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 20 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 5:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Crenshaw | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 7:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 8:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 8:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 8:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 8:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 9:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 9:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 9:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 10:02 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 10:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 11:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 112 min | |
| Apr 5, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 11:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 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.