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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 2023Baldwin County, Alabama

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDTTORNADO2 Wsw Bon Secour, ALSocial media videos of tornado, along with last scan of TDS being observed on radar at this time.
Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDTTORNADO2 Wsw Bon Secour, ALSocial media videos of tornado, along with last scan of TDS being observed on radar at this time.
Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDTTORNADO2 Wsw Bon Secour, ALSocial media videos of tornado, along with last scan of TDS being observed on radar at this time.
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 453 Ssw Bon Secour, ALTempest station recorded a wind gust of 39 knots.
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 453 Ssw Bon Secour, ALTempest station recorded a wind gust of 39 knots.
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 453 Ssw Bon Secour, ALTempest station recorded a wind gust of 39 knots.
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 453 Sw Bon Secour, ALTempest station recorded a gust of 39 knots.
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 453 Sw Bon Secour, ALTempest station recorded a gust of 39 knots.
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 453 Sw Bon Secour, ALTempest 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2023-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4070 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2023-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

Purdy
1 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 

$$

Purdy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw39 min
Jun 19, 2:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw39 min
Jun 19, 3:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBChoctaw2 hr
Jun 19, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Wilcox32 min
Jun 19, 3:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox43 min
Jun 19, 4:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler41 min
Jun 19, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh37 min
Jun 19, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBCrenshaw41 min
Jun 19, 5:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler14 min
Jun 19, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington52 min
Jun 19, 5:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington, Escambia50 min
Jun 19, 6:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington23 min
Jun 19, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia66 min
Jun 19, 7:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington, Escambia46 min
Jun 19, 8:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington60 min
Jun 19, 8:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile66 min
Jun 19, 8:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB61 min
Jun 19, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile56 min
Jun 19, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia56 min
Jun 19, 9:39 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia51 min
Jun 19, 10:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington53 min
Jun 19, 10:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB83 min
Jun 19, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB50 min
Jun 19, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin48 min
Jun 19, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB58 min
Jun 19, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Jun 19, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile57 min
Jun 19, 12:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile3 hr
Jun 19, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin52 min
Jun 19, 12:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin49 min
Jun 19, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB46 min
Jun 19, 12:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin27 min
Jun 19, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB43 min
Jun 19, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile55 min
Jun 19, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin66 min
Jun 19, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile59 min
Jun 19, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile63 min
Jun 19, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB90 min
Jun 19, 2:05 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMOBBaldwin, Mobile5 hr
Jun 19, 2:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBBaldwin3 hr
Jun 19, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia50 min
Jun 19, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Crenshaw, Wilcox63 min
Jun 19, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Jun 19, 2:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile5 hr
Jun 19, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile46 min
Jun 19, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile44 min
Jun 19, 3:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWilcox3 hr
Jun 19, 3:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile4 hr
Jun 19, 3:31 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMOBMobile3 hr
Jun 19, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox57 min
Jun 19, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington59 min
Jun 19, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB118 min
Jun 19, 4:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox2 hr
Jun 19, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington52 min
Jun 19, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Jun 19, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile25 min
Jun 19, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Jun 19, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile43 min
Jun 19, 6:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBMobile3 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.