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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2023, 12:51 AM CST for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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
- Jan 25, 2023, 12:51 AM CST (06:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2023, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 1:02 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Dixon Corner, AL | WKRG NEWS 5 REPORTED DAMAGE TO ALMA BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL IN BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA. A SIGN AND FENCING WAS DAMAGED DUE TO WINDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 9:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 805 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1093 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
937
WFUS54 KMOB 250651
TORMOB
ALC097-250730-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0008.230125T0651Z-230125T0730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1251 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 130 AM CST.
* At 1251 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 9 miles southwest of Coden, or 10 miles
southwest of Bayou La Batre, moving northeast at 50 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...
Coden around 100 AM CST.
Bayou La Batre around 105 AM CST.
Tillmans Corner and Theodore around 115 AM CST.
I10 And I65 around 120 AM CST.
Midtown Mobile around 125 AM CST.
Downtown Mobile, Prichard and I65 And I165 around 130 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3030 8832 3036 8840 3078 8810 3070 8800
3068 8800 3069 8799 3065 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 220DEG 45KT 3031 8838
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
236
WWUS54 KMOB 250705
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
105 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
ALC097-250730-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230125T0730Z/
Mobile AL-
105 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
At 105 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Bayou La Batre, moving northeast at 60
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Theodore around 110 AM CST.
Tillmans Corner around 115 AM CST.
Midtown Mobile and I10 And I65 around 120 AM CST.
Downtown Mobile and Prichard around 125 AM CST.
Chickasaw around 130 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3046 8828 3077 8808 3070 8800 3068 8800
3069 8799 3065 8794 3044 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 216DEG 50KT 3047 8824
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$960
WWUS54 KMOB 250717
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
117 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
ALC097-250730-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230125T0730Z/
Mobile AL-
117 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
At 116 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tillmans Corner, moving northeast at 50 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
central Mobile 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3055 8816 3072 8802 3070 8800 3068 8800
3069 8799 3065 8794 3052 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 227DEG 45KT 3057 8811
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$782
WWUS54 KMOB 250725
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
125 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
ALC097-250734-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230125T0730Z/
Mobile AL-
125 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 130
AM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3055 8816 3072 8802 3070 8800 3068 8800
3069 8799 3065 8794 3052 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 218DEG 46KT 3063 8807
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 11:50 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Jan 24, 11:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 55 min |
| Jan 25, 12:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 12:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Jan 25, 12:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 81 min |
| Jan 25, 12:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 45 min |
| Jan 25, 1:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 17 min |
| Jan 25, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 41 min |
| Jan 25, 1:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 20 min |
| Jan 25, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 1:42 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Jan 25, 2:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 16 min |
| Jan 25, 2:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 19 min |
| Jan 25, 2:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Jan 25, 2:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 23 min |
| Jan 25, 2:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 72 min |
| Jan 25, 3:09 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 96 min |
| Jan 25, 8:49 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 13 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.