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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 4:37 AM CST for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 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, 4:37 AM CST (10:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2024, 5:01 AM CST
- In force
- 24 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), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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 9, 4:38 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 E Montrose, AL | An EF0 tornado touched down near Dick Higbee Road on the south side of the St. Michael Catholic High School where multiple trees were uprooted in a convergent pattern. It is possible the tornado touched down sooner in the adjacent field, however the next surve |
| Jan 9, 4:47 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Robertsdale, AL | Several power poles and lines down in the road on US Highway 90. |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 191 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.
691
WFUS54 KMOB 091037
TORMOB
ALC003-091115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0008.240109T1037Z-240109T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
437 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 515 AM CST.
* At 436 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fairhope, moving east at 40 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...
Silverhill around 440 AM CST.
Robertsdale around 445 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 3051 8790 3057 8789 3064 8752 3052 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1036Z 261DEG 36KT 3054 8786
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD3 follow-up statements
549
WWUS54 KMOB 091045
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
445 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
ALC003-091115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240109T1115Z/
Baldwin AL-
445 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 445 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Silverhill, or over Robertsdale, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Robertsdale around 450 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3053 8779 3058 8780 3064 8752 3052 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 261DEG 36KT 3055 8775
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JLH096
WWUS54 KMOB 091054
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
454 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
ALC003-091115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240109T1115Z/
Baldwin AL-
454 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 454 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of Robertsdale, moving east at 40 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
east central Baldwin 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 3057 8769 3060 8769 3064 8752 3059 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 252DEG 35KT 3061 8765
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JLH925
WWUS54 KMOB 091101
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
501 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
ALC003-091111-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240109T1115Z/
Baldwin AL-
501 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southwestern
Alabama.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mobile.
LAT...LON 3057 8769 3060 8769 3064 8752 3059 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 261DEG 36KT 3062 8758
$$
JLHThe 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, 3:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 28 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, 4:43 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.