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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Mobile, AL

March 26, 2023Wilcox County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2023, 7:45 PM CDT for Wilcox County, Alabama. It was in force for 15 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
Mar 26, 2023, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Wilcox County, AL

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 26, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2023-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 512 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 2023-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
512 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1247 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

170 
WFUS54 KMOB 270045
TORMOB
ALC131-270100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0016.230327T0045Z-230327T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
745 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2023

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Wilcox County in south central Alabama...

* Until 800 PM CDT.
    
* At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles northwest of Pine Apple, or 12 miles east of
  Camden, moving northeast 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
  southeastern Wilcox 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3200 8686 3189 8707 3202 8719 3205 8716
      3205 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 229DEG 25KT 3201 8708 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
850 
WWUS54 KMOB 270058
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
758 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2023

ALC131-270108-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-230327T0100Z/
Wilcox AL-
758 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 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 100 AM CDT for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3200 8686 3189 8707 3202 8719 3205 8716
      3205 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 229DEG 25KT 3207 8700 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke43 min
Mar 26, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw31 min
Mar 26, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington48 min
Mar 26, 7:57 PM CDTFlood WatchMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Crenshaw, Wilcox8 hr
Mar 26, 8:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Wilcox3 hr
Mar 26, 8:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke3 hr
Mar 26, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox50 min
Mar 26, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox45 min
Mar 26, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWilcox17 min
Mar 26, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Wilcox51 min
Mar 26, 9:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBChoctaw79 min
Mar 26, 9:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBDallas, Monroe, Wilcox21 days
Mar 26, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox43 min
Mar 26, 9:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox7 days
Mar 26, 9:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke3 hr
Mar 26, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox30 min
Mar 26, 10:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw2 hr
Mar 26, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw34 min
Mar 26, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWilcox36 min
Mar 26, 11:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Wilcox3 hr
Mar 27, 1:48 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB13 hr
Mar 27, 3:02 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile6 hr
Mar 27, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke25 min
Mar 27, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe41 min
Mar 27, 8:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWilcox3 hr
Mar 27, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe46 min
Mar 27, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh50 min
Mar 27, 9:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBConecuh40 min
Mar 27, 10:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe3 hr
Mar 27, 10:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington5 days
Mar 27, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile36 min
Mar 27, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile25 min
Mar 27, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington23 min
Mar 27, 4:02 PM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMOB21 hr

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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.