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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2026, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
877 WUUS54 KMOB 262140 SVRMOB ALC097-262230- /O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0160.260826T2140Z-260826T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Mobile AL 440 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Semmes, or 8 miles northwest of Midtown Mobile, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Semmes, Tanner Williams, and Mobile Regional Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3077 8841 3086 8826 3070 8804 3056 8830 TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 311DEG 3KT 3074 8827 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MM
5 follow-up statements
204 WWUS54 KMOB 262149 SVSMOB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 449 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ALC097-262230- /O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260826T2230Z/ Mobile AL- 449 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY... At 449 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mobile Regional Airport, or 8 miles west of Midtown Mobile, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Semmes, Tanner Williams, and Mobile Regional Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3074 8840 3081 8818 3070 8804 3056 8830 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 336DEG 4KT 3069 8828 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MM
654
WWUS54 KMOB 262157
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
457 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALC097-262230-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260826T2230Z/
Mobile AL-
457 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...
At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of
Mobile Regional Airport, or 8 miles northwest of Tillmans Corner, and
is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Mobile Regional Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3071 8838 3075 8825 3064 8816 3056 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 339DEG 4KT 3064 8831
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MM548
WWUS54 KMOB 262209
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
509 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALC097-262230-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260826T2230Z/
Mobile AL-
509 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY...
At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Mobile Regional Airport, or 8 miles north of Grand Bay, moving south
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Mobile County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3072 8835 3073 8831 3061 8821 3056 8830
3071 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 340DEG 8KT 3061 8834
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MM257 WWUS54 KMOB 262216 SVSMOB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 516 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ALC097-262230- /O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260826T2230Z/ Mobile AL- 516 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY... At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Grand Bay, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Mobile County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3068 8836 3070 8829 3059 8824 3056 8830 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 337DEG 7KT 3059 8833 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MM
861 WWUS54 KMOB 262228 SVSMOB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 528 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ALC097-262237- /O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-260826T2230Z/ Mobile AL- 528 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning is moving out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for west central Mobile County until 545 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3068 8836 3070 8829 3059 8824 3056 8830 TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 311DEG 3KT 3058 8832 $$ MM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 26, 1:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 111 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
- Shower and thunderstorm chances will steadily increase in coverage each afternoon through Friday, gradually diminishing this weekend. Storms will be capable of producing strong to locally damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.
- Summer continues across the area with heat indices topping out at around 100-107 degrees each day.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 1:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 111 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 111 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 - Shower and thunderstorm chances will steadily increase in coverage each afternoon through Friday, gradually diminishing this weekend. Storms will be capable of producing strong to locally damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. - Summer continues across the area with heat indices topping out at around 100-107 degrees each day. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 111 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 A broad mid-level trough will amplify through the day and dig southward as a ridge to our west retrogrades. This will place the forecast area under stronger northwest flow aloft through the end of the work week. Several shortwaves are expected to rotate around the base of the trough, enhancing the forcing over the area. Given the moist airmass, PWs near 2 inches, this forcing will aid in afternoon convection, which we're starting to see over our northwest counties. A few storms may develop strong enough updrafts to produce gusty winds this afternoon. Otherwise, temps will climb into the lower to mid 90s this afternoon. The trough will continue to amplify overnight, while surface flow remains relatively weak. Meanwhile, a cluster of storms currently moving through the Midsouth will likely spark additional outflows through the afternoon. Guidance is picking up on these boundaries and developing additional thunderstorms overnight. Given the forcing aloft as a shortwave traverses the region, storms are expected to continue overnight, reaching our northern zones early Thursday morning. There are a lot of discrepancies on timing and location, but there's enough consensus to warrant scattered to numerous PoPs beginning early Thursday morning. An inversion overnight may alleviate the potential for any of these storms becoming severe; however, I'm not too confident that we will cool as much as guidance is suggesting. So, all of that is to say we'll likely begin to see thunderstorms developing near sunrise, with a potential for a couple of rounds of thunderstorms through the day. The main threat with these storms will be locally heavy rainfall. Where storms train over the same area or if rainfall rates are high enough, some flash flooding is possible. Although the bulk of precip will come to an end Thursday evening, a boundary is expected to stall in the vicinity of the area, though uncertainty remains high on exactly where this boundary stalls. The trough will remain over the area on Friday, with additional thunderstorms expected to develop along the boundary. At this point, the most likely areas to see storms will be along and east/south of I-65. This may change over the next day or two, as we gain more clarity on where the boundary stalls. Rain chances will decrease through the weekend as the ridge to our west pushes east and the trough exits the area. /73 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 111 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 VFR conditions will prevail through much of the forecast period. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop, but with lower confidence, have opted to keep the PROP30 group. This activity will come to an end around sunset. Additional storms are possible Thursday morning and may be included in subsequent updates as confidence increases. /73 && .MARINE... Issued at 111 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026 No impacts expected other than locally higher winds and seas possible near thunderstorms. /73 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Mobile 73 89 71 88 / 30 80 50 70 Pensacola 76 88 74 87 / 30 80 60 60 Destin 77 87 75 86 / 40 80 50 50 Evergreen 70 90 69 89 / 40 80 40 70 Waynesboro 72 91 70 92 / 50 60 50 50 Camden 72 88 71 89 / 40 70 50 60 Crestview 71 90 70 87 / 30 70 40 70 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. FL...None. MS...None. GM...None. &&
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 12:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1216 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALZ051-053-261800-
Clarke AL-Choctaw AL-
1216 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM CDT...
At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Snell, or 13 miles west of Butler. This storm was
nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Butler, Lisman, Gilbertown, and Toxey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 8804 3206 8807 3207 8810 3206 8812
3202 8812 3199 8810 3201 8809 3199 8807
3199 8794 3180 8808 3179 8843 3189 8847
3220 8844 3226 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 340DEG 4KT 3214 8845
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 1:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
121 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALZ053-054-261900-
Clarke AL-Wilcox AL-
121 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CLARKE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...
At 121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles west of Thomasville, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Thomasville and Pine Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3181 8750 3181 8752 3177 8752 3184 8791
3199 8793 3199 8767 3200 8766 3200 8763
3203 8762 3204 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 264DEG 17KT 3192 8781
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MMSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 1:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
144 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALZ051-052-MSZ067-261930-
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Wayne MS-
144 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 230
PM CDT...
At 144 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Waynesboro, moving east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Silas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3162 8863 3185 8858 3182 8827 3154 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 280DEG 5KT 3176 8852
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MMSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 2:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
227 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALZ051-262015-
Choctaw AL-
227 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY THROUGH
315 PM CDT...
At 226 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Kinterbish, or 9 miles southeast of Cuba, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pennington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8805 3221 8801 3217 8801 3218 8840
3231 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 346DEG 8KT 3235 8825
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MMSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
338 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALZ261-262130-
Mobile Inland AL-
338 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM CDT...
At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles west of Gulfcrest, or 9 miles southwest of Citronelle, moving
southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Chunchula, Gulfcrest, and Wilmer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8842 3108 8843 3112 8835 3112 8833
3094 8808 3079 8830 3080 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 325DEG 8KT 3100 8836
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MMSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 4:28 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
428 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
ALZ263-262215-
Mobile Central AL-
428 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY THROUGH
515 PM CDT...
At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mobile Regional Airport, or 4 miles west of Midtown Mobile. This
storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Tillmans Corner, Semmes, Tanner
Williams, I10 And I65, and Mobile Regional Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3052 8827 3072 8840 3080 8825 3079 8814
3066 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 311DEG 3KT 3069 8820
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 4:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 49 min |
| Aug 26, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 51 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.