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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Mobile, AL

April 17, 2022Greene County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2022, 9:20 PM CDT for Greene County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 22 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: Apr 17, 2022, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2022, 9:42 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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.

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 17, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 17, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 1303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1203 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 4.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

269 
WFUS54 KMOB 180220
TORMOB
ALC097-129-MSC041-180300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0070.220418T0220Z-220418T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
920 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southeastern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.
    
* At 920 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 5 miles southeast of Leakesville, moving east 
  at 45 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...
  Citronelle around 940 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3106 8855 3113 8855 3122 8820 3100 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 277DEG 46KT 3109 8850 

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

$$

CGAL

2 follow-up statements

389 
WWUS54 KMOB 180228
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
928 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

MSC041-180238-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-220418T0300Z/
Greene MS-
928 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3116 8843 3122 8820 3102 8819 3108 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 263DEG 48KT 3111 8839 

$$

ALC097-129-180300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-220418T0300Z/
Mobile AL-Washington AL-
928 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MOBILE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
    
At 928 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Deer Park, or 9 miles west of
Citronelle, moving east at 45 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...
  Citronelle around 940 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3116 8843 3122 8820 3102 8819 3108 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 263DEG 48KT 3111 8839 

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

$$

CGAL

938 
WWUS54 KMOB 180242
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
942 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

ALC097-129-180250-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-220418T0300Z/
Mobile AL-Washington AL-
942 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOBILE AND SOUTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON 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 portions of both 
Washington and Mobile counties in Alabama until 10 PM CDT.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3116 8843 3122 8820 3102 8819 3108 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 277DEG 46KT 3109 8820 

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	52 min
Apr 17, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Wayne	48 min
Apr 17, 8:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Perry	32 min
Apr 17, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	50 min
Apr 17, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	33 min
Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	27 min
Apr 17, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	53 min
Apr 17, 9:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	6 hr
Apr 17, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Stone	28 min
Apr 17, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George	49 min
Apr 18, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene, Perry	39 min
Apr 18, 8:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	6 days
Apr 18, 8:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Jackson	6 days
Apr 17, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	40 min
Apr 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Conecuh, Monroe	51 min
Apr 17, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	62 min
Apr 17, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox	54 min
Apr 17, 9:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Choctaw	3 hr
Apr 17, 9:56 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		94 min
Apr 17, 10:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Washington	3 hr
Apr 17, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	45 min
Apr 17, 10:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin	56 min
Apr 17, 10:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	52 min
Apr 17, 10:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	50 min
Apr 17, 11:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin	4 hr
Apr 17, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		114 min
Apr 17, 11:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	53 min
Apr 18, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		2 hr
Apr 18, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Apr 18, 2:24 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
Apr 18, 2:35 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		34 hr
Apr 18, 8:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	24 hr
Apr 18, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Covington, Escambia	25 hr

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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.