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Tornado Warning 84, NWS Mobile, AL

October 29, 2022Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 29, 2022, 5:37 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2022, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Baldwin County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 29, 6:03 PM CDTTORNADO4 Wnw Spanish Fort, ALVIDEO OF TORNADO ON BROADCAST MEDIA NORTHWEST OF SPANISH FORT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 29, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 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°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.

590 
WFUS54 KMOB 292237
TORMOB
ALC003-292315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0084.221029T2237Z-221029T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM CDT.
    
* At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Point Clear, moving north at 15 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...
  Fairhope around 545 PM CDT.
  Daphne around 605 PM CDT.
  Spanish Fort around 615 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 3046 8791 3047 8795 3072 8795 3070 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 187DEG 14KT 3049 8793 

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

$$

CGAL
1 follow-up statement
418 
WWUS54 KMOB 292254
SVSMOB

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

ALC003-292315-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-221029T2315Z/
Baldwin AL-
554 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
    
At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Daphne, 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...
  Spanish Fort around 605 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 3057 8795 3072 8795 3072 8791 3071 8791
      3071 8789 3070 8783 3055 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 172DEG 24KT 3061 8795 

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

$$

CGAL

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, 5:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.