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Tornado Warning 74, NWS Mobile, AL

May 6, 2022Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2022, 3:25 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 12 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: May 6, 2022, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2022, 3:37 AM CDT
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 1644 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

615 
WFUS54 KMOB 060825
TORMOB
ALC003-097-060900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0074.220506T0825Z-220506T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
325 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
  West central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 400 AM CDT.
    
* At 324 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over I65 And AL 158, or 4 miles west of Saraland,
  moving east at 45 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...
  Satsuma around 330 AM CDT.
  Creola and Axis around 335 AM CDT.
  I65 And AL 225 around 350 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 3083 8823 3101 8788 3094 8778 3079 8780
      3070 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 251DEG 39KT 3083 8814 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

352 
WWUS54 KMOB 060829
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
329 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

ALC003-097-060900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-220506T0900Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
329 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MOBILE AND WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTIES...
    
At 329 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Satsuma, moving east at 45 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...
  Axis around 335 AM CDT.
  I65 And AL 225 around 350 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 3072 8809 3087 8814 3101 8788 3094 8778
      3079 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 251DEG 39KT 3085 8807 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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463 
WWUS54 KMOB 060837
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
337 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

ALC003-097-060847-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-220506T0900Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
337 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MOBILE AND WEST CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Mobile county until 3:45 AM CDT. 

LAT...LON 3072 8809 3087 8814 3101 8788 3094 8778
      3079 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 251DEG 39KT 3088 8797 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		87 min
May 6, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	52 min
May 6, 3:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	44 min
May 6, 3:10 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		18 hr
May 6, 3:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	39 min
May 6, 3:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	20 min
May 6, 4:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Monroe	45 min
May 6, 4:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Escambia	48 min
May 6, 4:16 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
May 6, 4:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe	38 min
May 6, 4:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Covington, Escambia	40 min
May 6, 5:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia	48 min
May 6, 5:20 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Covington	12 min
May 6, 5:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Covington	36 min
May 6, 5:30 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
May 6, 8:52 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		53 min
May 6, 9:19 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		56 min
May 6, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	54 min
May 6, 9:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		49 min
May 6, 9:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
May 6, 9:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	46 min
May 6, 9:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	33 min
May 6, 10:09 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		96 min
May 6, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		60 min
May 6, 11:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
May 6, 11:29 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 min
May 6, 12:17 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		88 min
May 6, 12:49 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		41 min
May 6, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
May 6, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.