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Tornado Warning 78, NWS Mobile, AL

May 25, 2022Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2022, 5:34 PM CDT for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 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 25, 2022, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2022, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Wilcox County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 93 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
93 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

579 
WFUS54 KMOB 252234
TORMOB
ALC131-252315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0078.220525T2234Z-220525T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
534 PM CDT Wed May 25 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...

* Until 615 PM CDT.
    
* At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles south of Yellow Bluff, or 13 miles east of
  Thomasville, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Yellow Bluff around 540 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 8750 3189 8755 3215 8747 3208 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 204DEG 26KT 3191 8751 

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

$$

CGAL
2 follow-up statements
200 
WWUS54 KMOB 252251
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
551 PM CDT Wed May 25 2022

ALC131-252315-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-220525T2315Z/
Wilcox AL-
551 PM CDT Wed May 25 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY...
    
At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Yellow Bluff, or 8 miles west of Camden, moving
northeast at 25 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
southwestern Wilcox 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 3191 8745 3194 8754 3215 8747 3208 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 217DEG 20KT 3197 8744 

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

$$

CGAL
854 
WWUS54 KMOB 252306
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
606 PM CDT Wed May 25 2022

ALC131-252315-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-220525T2315Z/
Wilcox AL-
606 PM CDT Wed May 25 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY...
    
At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Camden, moving northeast at 25 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
west central Wilcox 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 3196 8740 3201 8752 3215 8747 3208 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 204DEG 26KT 3208 8738 

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

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB67 min
May 25, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile38 min
May 25, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB36 min
May 25, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
May 25, 1:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington46 min
May 25, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
May 25, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington58 min
May 25, 2:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin66 min
May 25, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB55 min
May 25, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile47 min
May 25, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin59 min
May 25, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
May 25, 3:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
May 25, 3:34 AM CDTFlood WatchMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more37 hr
May 25, 4:17 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile48 hr
May 25, 4:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke, Washington54 min
May 25, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 min
May 25, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia46 min
May 25, 5:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
May 25, 5:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
May 25, 6:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia28 min
May 25, 6:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh46 min
May 25, 7:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB116 min
May 25, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile47 min
May 25, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox41 min
May 25, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox49 min
May 25, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke48 min
May 25, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe42 min
May 25, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke49 min
May 25, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke43 min
May 25, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
May 25, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile46 min
May 25, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox44 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.