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Tornado Warning 80, NWS Mobile, AL

October 29, 2022Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 29, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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: Oct 29, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 29, 2022, 5:32 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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
Oct 29, 5:03 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Laurendine, AL	NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS A WEAK EF-0 TORNADO LIKELY BEGAN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF GOVERNMENT BOULEVARD NEAR THEODORE TRACKING NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEGINNING POINT OF THE TORNADO IS ESTIMATED BY A RADAR CONFIRMED DEBRIS SIGNATURE THAT STARTED IN A HEAVILY W
Oct 29, 5:03 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Wsw Theodore, AL	911 REPORTS DAMAGE TO A HOUSE NEAR TUNG AVE DUE TO A POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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
Oct 29, 3:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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: 27 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

051 
WFUS54 KMOB 292200
TORMOB
ALC097-292245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0080.221029T2200Z-221029T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
500 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 545 PM CDT.
    
* At 459 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Theodore, moving north 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Theodore around 505 PM CDT.
  Tillmans Corner around 515 PM CDT.
  Midtown Mobile and Mobile Regional Airport around 530 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 3049 8814 3048 8821 3072 8828 3073 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 176DEG 21KT 3051 8819 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

CGAL

4 follow-up statements

684 
WWUS54 KMOB 292204
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
504 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

ALC097-292245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-221029T2245Z/
Mobile AL-
504 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
        
At 504 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Theodore, moving
north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Tillmans Corner around 515 PM CDT.
  Mobile Regional Airport around 535 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3049 8817 3048 8821 3072 8828 3073 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 175DEG 20KT 3053 8819 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

MM

337 
WWUS54 KMOB 292210
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
510 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

ALC097-292245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-221029T2245Z/
Mobile AL-
510 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
        
At 510 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Theodore, moving
north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Mobile Regional Airport around 530 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3053 8816 3053 8822 3072 8828 3073 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 175DEG 22KT 3057 8820 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

MM

934 
WWUS54 KMOB 292216
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
516 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

ALC097-292245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-221029T2245Z/
Mobile AL-
516 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
    
At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tillmans Corner, moving north 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Mobile Regional Airport around 525 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 3056 8816 3056 8823 3072 8828 3073 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 179DEG 22KT 3062 8819 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

MM

108 
WWUS54 KMOB 292232
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
532 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

ALC097-292242-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-221029T2245Z/
Mobile AL-
532 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3056 8816 3056 8823 3072 8828 3073 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 176DEG 21KT 3071 8820 

$$

MM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 29, 9:09 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		66 min
Oct 29, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		90 min
Oct 29, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	42 min
Oct 29, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	48 min
Oct 29, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	46 min
Oct 29, 5:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Baldwin	29 min
Oct 29, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		56 min
Oct 29, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		115 min
Oct 29, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	20 min
Oct 29, 5:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	38 min
Oct 29, 6:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	10 min
Oct 29, 6:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Mobile	42 min
Oct 29, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Baldwin	39 min
Oct 29, 6:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	Mobile	51 min
Oct 29, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		91 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.