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Tornado Warning 82, NWS Mobile, AL

October 29, 2022Mobile County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 29, 2022, 5:24 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 20 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
Oct 29, 2022, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2022, 5:44 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Mobile County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 29, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2022-10-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 27 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2022-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 218 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
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.

404 
WFUS54 KMOB 292224
TORMOB
ALC097-292315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0082.221029T2224Z-221029T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 615 PM CDT.
    
* At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near I10 And I65, or 5 miles south of Downtown Mobile,
  moving north 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...
  Downtown Mobile around 535 PM CDT.
  Prichard around 540 PM CDT.
  Chickasaw and I65 And I165 around 545 PM CDT.
  I65 And AL 158 around 550 PM CDT.
  Saraland around 555 PM CDT.
  Satsuma around 600 PM CDT.
  Creola around 605 PM CDT.
  Axis around 610 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 3096 8812 3094 8790 3091 8792 3092 8794
      3092 8796 3089 8792 3089 8798 3088 8798
      3085 8796 3088 8793 3080 8796 3080 8799
      3078 8796 3077 8802 3077 8801 3059 8804
      3059 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 187DEG 25KT 3061 8806 

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

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
399 
WWUS54 KMOB 292235
SVSMOB

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

ALC097-292315-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-221029T2315Z/
Mobile AL-
535 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...
    
At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Downtown Mobile, moving north 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...
  Prichard around 540 PM CDT.
  Chickasaw and I65 And I165 around 545 PM CDT.
  I65 And AL 158 around 550 PM CDT.
  Saraland around 555 PM CDT.
  Satsuma around 600 PM CDT.
  Creola around 605 PM CDT.
  Axis around 610 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 3066 8812 3096 8812 3094 8790 3091 8792
      3094 8793 3092 8796 3089 8792 3090 8796
      3088 8798 3085 8796 3088 8793 3085 8795
      3082 8795 3080 8799 3078 8797 3079 8799
      3077 8800 3077 8802 3065 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 184DEG 25KT 3069 8806 

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

$$

MM
208 
WWUS54 KMOB 292244
SVSMOB

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

ALC097-292254-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-221029T2315Z/
Mobile AL-
544 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST 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 3066 8812 3096 8812 3094 8790 3091 8792
      3094 8793 3092 8796 3089 8792 3090 8796
      3088 8798 3085 8796 3088 8793 3085 8795
      3082 8795 3080 8799 3078 8797 3079 8799
      3077 8800 3077 8802 3065 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 187DEG 25KT 3076 8805 

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 29, 9:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB66 min
Oct 29, 3:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Oct 29, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile42 min
Oct 29, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile48 min
Oct 29, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile32 min
Oct 29, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile46 min
Oct 29, 5:16 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin29 min
Oct 29, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB56 min
Oct 29, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB115 min
Oct 29, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin38 min
Oct 29, 6:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBBaldwin, Mobile10 min
Oct 29, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile42 min
Oct 29, 6:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin39 min
Oct 29, 6:54 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMOBMobile51 min
Oct 29, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB91 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.