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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Mobile, AL

September 20, 2026Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 20, 2026, 6:23 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Sep 20, 2026, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired: Sep 20, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Baldwin County, AL

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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 Sep 20, 1:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 149 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms are expected through Tuesday. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds being the main threat.
Above normal temperatures push heat indices into the 100-106 degree range through Wednesday.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 1:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
155 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

...New DISCUSSION, MARINE...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 149 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

 - Scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms are
   expected through Tuesday. A few storms could be strong with
   gusty winds being the main threat.

 - Above normal temperatures push heat indices into the 100-106
   degree range through Wednesday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 149 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

The area remains in a northeasterly upper flow pattern between an
upper ridge to the west and an upper low off the west coast of
Florida. The upper ridge will continue to move westward and
weaken while the upper low meanders off the coast of Florida an
eventually gets absorbed into the upper level flow and moves
northeast by Tuesday. Precipitable water values continue to
increase as Atlantic moisture moves into the area around the upper
low. The weakening ridge along with increasing moisture will
allow scattered mainly afternoon showers and storms to develop the
rest of today and Monday. The ridge rebuilds Tuesday into
Wednesday with rain chances decreasing. A weak front moves through
the area late Wednesday into Thursday with a drier airmass moving
into the area. The lack of significant moisture ahead of the
front along with the upper ridge will keep conditions dry as the
front moves through.

Above normal temps in the low to mid 90s continue through midweek
before some slightly cooler and drier air moves into the area
behind the front late in the week. /13

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1245 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

There is a 20-40% chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon, especially over the southern half of the area. This
activity may cause brief visibility drops and gusty winds, but
should diminish by 01-03Z. Some patchy fog cannot be ruled out late
tonight. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the period.
Light northerly winds will shift to southerly near the coast this
afternoon at around 5-10 knots before diminishing after sunset.
Light northeast winds return Monday morning. JGC/98

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 149 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

No impacts expected other than locally higher winds and seas
possible near thunderstorms. /13

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      73  93  73  93 /  10  40  20  10
Pensacola   76  90  75  91 /  20  20  20  10
Destin      76  89  76  90 /  20  20  20  10
Evergreen   70  94  70  95 /  10  20  20  10
Waynesboro  71  95  71  95 /   0  20  20  20
Camden      71  94  71  94 /   0  20  20  10
Crestview   72  93  71  93 /  10  20  20  10

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
&&

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 19, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	43 min
Sep 19, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		87 min
Sep 20, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	63 min
Sep 20, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	50 min
Sep 20, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	48 min
Sep 20, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	22 min
Sep 20, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	43 min
Sep 20, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	38 min
Sep 20, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	51 min
Sep 20, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		93 min
Sep 20, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	42 min
Sep 20, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	50 min
Sep 20, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		53 min
Sep 19, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Santa Rosa	43 min
Sep 20, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	38 min
Sep 20, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.