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Tornado Warning 91, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 29, 2022, 8:44 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2022, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 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), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 8:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Point Clear, AL | A VERY BRIEF EF0 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF AROUND 85MPH TOUCHED DOWN OFF OF SCENIC HIGHWAY 98 BY JAMES LOWE LANE IN SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY. THE TORNADO UPROOTED A HARDWOOD TREE, SHIFTED A WOODEN CARPORT OFF ITS HOLDING BLOCKS, AND SHIFTED A LOADED TRAILE |
| Oct 29, 9:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Daphne, AL | NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND A BRIEF EF-0 OCCURRED IN DAPHNE. THE TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH OF DAPHNE AVE WHERE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED BEFORE CROSSING THE ROAD. A COUPLE OF HARDWOOD TREES WERE DOWNED AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH OF DAPHNE AVE TOWARDS RANDALL AVE. A HOME RECE |
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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 539 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
526
WFUS54 KMOB 300144
TORMOB
ALC003-300230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0091.221030T0144Z-221030T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
844 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 844 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles south of Point Clear, 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...
Point Clear around 855 PM CDT.
Fairhope around 905 PM CDT.
Daphne around 915 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 3036 8790 3036 8796 3062 8801 3062 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 179DEG 22KT 3040 8792
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM4 follow-up statements
727
WWUS54 KMOB 300205
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
905 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-221030T0230Z/
Baldwin AL-
905 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 905 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Fairhope, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Broadcast media confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Daphne around 915 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3062 8801 3062 8783 3047 8787 3047 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 179DEG 22KT 3053 8792
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM187
WWUS54 KMOB 300212
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
912 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-221030T0230Z/
Baldwin AL-
912 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 912 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Fairhope, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Broadcast media 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...
Daphne around 920 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3062 8794 3062 8784 3052 8786 3052 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 183DEG 22KT 3055 8790
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM535
WWUS54 KMOB 300217
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
917 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-221030T0230Z/
Baldwin AL-
917 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 917 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Daphne, moving
north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Broadcast media confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Daphne around 920 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3062 8792 3062 8784 3055 8787 3055 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 183DEG 24KT 3058 8790
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM291
WWUS54 KMOB 300227
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
927 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300237-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-221030T0230Z/
Baldwin AL-
927 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3062 8792 3062 8784 3055 8787 3055 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 179DEG 22KT 3064 8790
$$
MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| Oct 29, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 53 min |
| Oct 29, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 47 min |
| Oct 29, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 113 min | |
| Oct 29, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Oct 29, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 26 min |
| Oct 29, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Oct 29, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Oct 29, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 22 min |
| Oct 29, 10:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 119 min | |
| Oct 30, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Oct 30, 1:19 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 114 min | |
| Oct 30, 1:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Oct 30, 8:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 19 min | |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 22 min | |
| Oct 30, 10:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 28 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.