Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2022

Tornado Warning 98, NWS Mobile, AL

November 30, 2022Choctaw County, Clarke County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2022, 12:16 AM CST for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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
Nov 30, 2022, 12:16 AM CST (06:16 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2022, 1:00 AM CST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 29, 10:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-11-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 402 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
402 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
531 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

176 
WFUS54 KMOB 300616
TORMOB
ALC023-025-300700-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0098.221130T0616Z-221130T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1216 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 100 AM CST.
    
* At 1215 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 9 miles south of Crandall, or 12 miles
  northeast of Waynesboro, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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...
  Gilbertown and Toxey around 1235 AM CST.

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 3209 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3201 8812 3199 8810 3201 8809 3199 8807
      3199 8800 3190 8796 3179 8847 3193 8847
      3215 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 248DEG 40KT 3184 8855 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
710 
WWUS54 KMOB 300631
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1231 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

ALC023-025-300700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-221130T0700Z/
Choctaw AL-Clarke AL-
1231 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES...
    
At 1230 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Gilbertown, or 17 miles southwest of Butler, moving 
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

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...
  Toxey and Gilbertown around 1235 AM CST.

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 3209 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3201 8812 3199 8810 3201 8809 3199 8807
      3199 8800 3190 8796 3181 8844 3193 8847
      3215 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 253DEG 38KT 3187 8837 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$
600 
WWUS54 KMOB 300643
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1243 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

ALC023-025-300700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-221130T0700Z/
Choctaw AL-Clarke AL-
1243 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES...
    
At 1242 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles east of Toxey, or 11 miles south of Butler,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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
central Choctaw and northwestern Clarke Counties.

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 3209 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
      3201 8812 3199 8810 3201 8809 3199 8807
      3199 8800 3190 8796 3185 8828 3199 8837
      3215 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 245DEG 39KT 3192 8824 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 7:54 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw36 min
Nov 29, 11:50 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw40 min
Nov 30, 1:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox32 min
Nov 30, 1:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWashington42 min
Nov 30, 2:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Washington52 min
Nov 30, 2:31 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBWashington44 min
Nov 30, 3:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Washington56 min
Nov 30, 3:05 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWashington3 hr
Nov 30, 3:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington42 min
Nov 30, 3:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe65 min
Nov 30, 3:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington62 min
Nov 30, 4:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
Nov 30, 4:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more53 min
Nov 30, 4:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile43 min
Nov 30, 5:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Nov 30, 5:04 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile26 min
Nov 30, 5:13 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile32 min
Nov 30, 5:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Escambia49 min
Nov 30, 5:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin52 min
Nov 30, 5:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington59 min
Nov 30, 5:52 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Nov 30, 6:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Nov 30, 6:01 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Nov 30, 6:43 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Nov 30, 7:08 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Nov 30, 8:02 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB118 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2022Every tornado warning in 2022Tornadoes in 2022

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.