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Tornado Warning 92, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 29, 2022, 9:20 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2022, 9:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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, 9:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw Spanish Fort, AL | AN EF1 TORNADO BEGAN IN THE SPANISH FORT AREA OF BALDWIN COUNTY WITH PEAK WINDS OF 90MPH. THIS TORNADO LIKELY BEGAN NEAR OR JUST SOUTHWEST OF WAITES LANE WHERE IT SNAPPED AND UPROOTED A COUPLE HARDWOOD TREES. THE TORNADO WAS INTERMITTENTLY TOUCHING DOWN, LIFTI |
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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.
864
WFUS54 KMOB 300220
TORMOB
ALC003-300300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0092.221030T0220Z-221030T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
920 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 1000 PM CDT.
* At 920 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 930 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3057 8792 3082 8795 3083 8794 3085 8796
3087 8796 3087 8776 3057 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 188DEG 21KT 3061 8789
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM3 follow-up statements
123
WWUS54 KMOB 300228
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
928 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-221030T0300Z/
Baldwin AL-
928 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 928 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Daphne, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Baldwin County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3064 8791 3082 8795 3083 8794 3085 8796
3087 8796 3087 8776 3064 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 180DEG 25KT 3063 8789
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM840
WWUS54 KMOB 300239
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
939 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-221030T0300Z/
Baldwin AL-
939 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 938 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Spanish Fort, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Baldwin 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3070 8791 3082 8795 3083 8794 3085 8796
3087 8796 3087 8776 3070 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 185DEG 23KT 3072 8789
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MM192
WWUS54 KMOB 300246
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
946 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
ALC003-300256-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-221030T0300Z/
Baldwin AL-
946 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3070 8791 3082 8795 3083 8794 3085 8796
3087 8796 3087 8776 3070 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 188DEG 21KT 3077 8788
$$
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, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 46 min |
| Oct 29, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 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.