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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 3:47 AM CST for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 min. 2 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
- Jan 9, 2024, 3:47 AM CST (09:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2024, 4:15 AM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 9, 3:47 AM CST | TORNADO | Big Creek Lake Dam, AL | The EF-0 tornado began likely just west of Novatan Rd south of Tanner Williams rd in the forest based off of TDS from KMOB. Exact location is difficult to find and may need satellite imagery at a later date. The tornado quickly moved east across Novatan Rd whe |
| Jan 9, 4:05 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Whistler, AL | Part of a rooftop peeled off an apartment complex. Pictures via social media. |
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 8, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 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
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1723 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
858
WFUS54 KMOB 090947
TORMOB
ALC003-097-091015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0004.240109T0947Z-240109T1015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
347 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
West central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 415 AM CST.
* At 347 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tanner Williams, or 11 miles west of Midtown
Mobile, moving east at 45 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...
Mobile Regional Airport around 355 AM CST.
Midtown Mobile, Prichard, and I65 And I165 around 400 AM CST.
Chickasaw and I65 And AL 158 around 405 AM CST.
Saraland around 410 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 3065 8836 3072 8837 3090 8796 3070 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0947Z 254DEG 39KT 3070 8832
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD2 follow-up statements
459
WWUS54 KMOB 090951
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
351 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
ALC003-097-091015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240109T1015Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
351 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE AND WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTIES...
At 350 AM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Mobile Regional
Airport, or 9 miles west of Midtown Mobile, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Mobile Regional Airport around 355 AM CST.
I65 And I165 around 400 AM CST.
Prichard, Chickasaw, and I65 And AL 158 around 405 AM CST.
Saraland around 410 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3072 8837 3090 8796 3071 8789 3066 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 251DEG 37KT 3071 8829
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD838
WWUS54 KMOB 090957
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
357 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
ALC003-097-091015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240109T1015Z/
Mobile AL-Baldwin AL-
357 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE AND WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTIES...
At 357 AM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Semmes, or 5
miles northwest of Midtown Mobile, moving east at 40 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 tornado will be near...
I65 And I165 around 400 AM CST.
Prichard, Chickasaw, and I65 And AL 158 around 405 AM CST.
Saraland around 410 AM CST.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3070 8826 3075 8827 3089 8796 3072 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 251DEG 37KT 3073 8822
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 6:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 27 min |
| Jan 8, 7:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 30 min |
| Jan 8, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 34 min |
| Jan 8, 11:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Jan 9, 12:09 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 12:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 44 min |
| Jan 9, 12:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 37 min |
| Jan 9, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Jan 9, 1:00 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:18 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 9, 1:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Jan 9, 1:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 36 min |
| Jan 9, 1:58 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Jan 9, 2:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Jan 9, 2:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jan 9, 3:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 9, 3:33 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Jan 9, 3:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 20 min |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Washington | 60 min |
| Jan 9, 4:04 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 9, 4:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 16 min |
| Jan 9, 4:14 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Jan 9, 4:17 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Jan 9, 4:20 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 41 min | |
| Jan 9, 4:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 19 min |
| Jan 9, 4:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 58 min |
| Jan 9, 4:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Jan 9, 4:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 10 min |
| Jan 9, 4:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia | 57 min |
| Jan 9, 4:58 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 min | |
| Jan 9, 5:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 64 min |
| Jan 9, 6:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 49 min |
| Jan 9, 6:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 25 min |
| Jan 9, 6:33 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Jan 9, 6:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 29 min | |
| Jan 9, 1:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 5 days |
| Jan 9, 1:24 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 69 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:04 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 17 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.