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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Mobile, AL

June 16, 2023Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2023, 12:23 AM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 12 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
Jun 16, 2023, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2023, 12:35 AM CDT
In force
12 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), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:24 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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 00:00Z on 2023-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3438 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2023-06-16The 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
3438 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1218 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.3
Supercell composite
14.9

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The text

As transmitted.

342 
WFUS54 KMOB 160523
TORMOB
ALC003-160615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0023.230616T0523Z-230616T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1223 AM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 115 AM CDT.
    
* At 1223 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Loxley, moving southeast at 5 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...
  Loxley around 1235 AM CDT.
  Robertsdale and Silverhill around 115 AM 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 3062 8783 3065 8778 3055 8765 3050 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0523Z 331DEG 6KT 3062 8779 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
433 
WWUS54 KMOB 160535
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1235 AM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

ALC003-160545-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-230616T0615Z/
Baldwin AL-
1235 AM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3062 8783 3065 8778 3055 8765 3050 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 331DEG 6KT 3060 8778 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin52 min
Jun 15, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Jun 15, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB59 min
Jun 15, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB93 min
Jun 15, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB43 min
Jun 15, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Jun 16, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Jun 16, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB33 min
Jun 16, 12:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jun 16, 12:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Jun 16, 1:06 AM CDTFlood WatchMOBBaldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more4 days
Jun 16, 1:20 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin4 hr
Jun 16, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Jun 16, 3:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jun 16, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Jun 16, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Jun 16, 5:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin4 hr
Jun 16, 5:50 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
Jun 16, 6:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBChoctaw, Washington55 min
Jun 16, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB19 min
Jun 16, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB54 min
Jun 16, 7:09 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jun 16, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington63 min
Jun 16, 7:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Jun 16, 7:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox59 min
Jun 16, 7:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin39 min
Jun 16, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Jun 16, 7:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin50 min
Jun 16, 7:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Jun 16, 7:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile39 min
Jun 16, 8:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 2 more57 min
Jun 16, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia62 min
Jun 16, 8:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile59 min
Jun 16, 8:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Jun 16, 8:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Jun 16, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Jun 16, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
Jun 16, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB88 min
Jun 16, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington33 min
Jun 16, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia3 days
Jun 16, 10:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jun 16, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington41 min
Jun 16, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington51 min
Jun 16, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington44 min
Jun 16, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.