Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2023, 1:10 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 17 min. 9 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
- Jun 19, 2023, 1:10 PM CDT (18:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2023, 1:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Baldwin County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Bon Secour, AL | Social media videos of tornado, along with last scan of TDS being observed on radar at this time. |
| Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Bon Secour, AL | Social media videos of tornado, along with last scan of TDS being observed on radar at this time. |
| Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Bon Secour, AL | Social media videos of tornado, along with last scan of TDS being observed on radar at this time. |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Ssw Bon Secour, AL | Tempest station recorded a wind gust of 39 knots. |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Ssw Bon Secour, AL | Tempest station recorded a wind gust of 39 knots. |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Ssw Bon Secour, AL | Tempest station recorded a wind gust of 39 knots. |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Sw Bon Secour, AL | Tempest station recorded a gust of 39 knots. |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Sw Bon Secour, AL | Tempest station recorded a gust of 39 knots. |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Sw Bon Secour, AL | Tempest station recorded a gust of 39 knots. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 4070 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.2
- Supercell composite
- 20.1
The text
As transmitted.
005
WFUS54 KMOB 191810
TORMOB
ALC003-191900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0030.230619T1810Z-230619T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
110 PM CDT Mon Jun 19 2023
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 109 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located over Bon
Secour, or 5 miles northwest of Gulf Shores, moving southeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar 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 tornadic storm will be near...
Gulf Shores around 135 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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3032 8783 3035 8777 3021 8758 3020 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 319DEG 12KT 3031 8776
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Purdy1 follow-up statement
309
WWUS54 KMOB 191827
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
127 PM CDT Mon Jun 19 2023
ALC003-191836-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-230619T1900Z/
Baldwin AL-
127 PM CDT Mon Jun 19 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3032 8783 3035 8777 3021 8758 3020 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 319DEG 12KT 3026 8771
$$
PurdyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 3:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Choctaw | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler | 14 min |
| Jun 19, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 5:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 6:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 8:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jun 19, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 9:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 9:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 10:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| Jun 19, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Jun 19, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 12:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 12:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 43 min | |
| Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jun 19, 2:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw, Wilcox | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Jun 19, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 3:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 118 min | |
| Jun 19, 4:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 19, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 6:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.