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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Mobile, AL

May 6, 2022Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2022, 3:43 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 20 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: May 6, 2022, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2022, 4:03 AM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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
May 6, 3:47 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Daphne, AL	BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON CORNER OF CAPITAL DRIVE AND RAND AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
May 6, 3:47 AM CDT	TORNADO	2 E Daphne, AL	A BRIEF EF1 TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 64, WEST OF CAPITAL DRIVE. A HOME AT THIS LOCATION WAS DAMAGED BY AN DOWNED TREE. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST AND SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED A LARGE METAL BUILDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAPITAL
May 6, 4:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Loxley, AL	WOODEN PORCH LIFTED AND THROWN ACROSS THE YARD IN THE LOXLEY AREA (VERY CLOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA CHILI MESONET SITE). NEARBY CARPORT ALSO DAMAGED FROM THE WIND. PICTURES AND REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
May 6, 4:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 64	2 Ne Loxley, AL	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA CHILI MESONET MEASURED A 64 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

066 
WFUS54 KMOB 060843
TORMOB
ALC003-060915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0075.220506T0843Z-220506T0915Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 415 AM CDT.
    
* At 343 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Daphne, moving northeast 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...
  Loxley around 355 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 3054 8797 3061 8799 3083 8762 3079 8756
      3078 8754 3076 8754 3074 8753 3072 8750
      3072 8748 3070 8747 3070 8746 3065 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0843Z 244DEG 49KT 3059 8792 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

309 
WWUS54 KMOB 060855
SVSMOB

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

ALC003-060915-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-220506T0915Z/
Baldwin AL-
355 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 354 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Loxley, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Baldwin County.

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 3058 8780 3067 8785 3083 8762 3079 8756
      3078 8754 3076 8754 3074 8753 3072 8750
      3072 8748 3070 8747 3070 8746 3065 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 246DEG 44KT 3063 8778 

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

$$
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339 
WWUS54 KMOB 060903
SVSMOB

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

ALC003-060912-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-220506T0915Z/
Baldwin AL-
403 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY 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
Baldwin County until 9:15 CDT. 

LAT...LON 3058 8780 3067 8785 3083 8762 3079 8756
      3078 8754 3076 8754 3074 8753 3072 8750
      3072 8748 3070 8747 3070 8746 3065 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 244DEG 49KT 3068 8765 

$$

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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, 3:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	12 min
May 6, 3:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.