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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL

March 16, 2026Butler County, Crenshaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2026, 3:15 AM CDT for Butler County, Crenshaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 15 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: Mar 16, 2026, 3:15 AM CDT (08:15 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2026, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Butler County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 15, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 16, 3:10 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 264 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1402 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

857 
WFUS54 KMOB 160815
TORMOB
ALC013-041-160830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.260316T0815Z-260316T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
315 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Butler County in south central Alabama...
  Northwestern Crenshaw County in south central Alabama...

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 315 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Lowndes County Airport, or 4 miles southwest of
  Fort Deposit, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Butler and northwestern Crenshaw Counties.

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 3191 8667 3195 8672 3196 8670 3196 8644
      3195 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 244DEG 37KT 3195 8663 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JLH

1 follow-up statement

451 
WWUS54 KMOB 160821
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
321 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

ALC013-041-160831-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260316T0830Z/
Butler AL-Crenshaw AL-
321 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUTLER AND NORTHWESTERN
CRENSHAW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for south central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3191 8667 3195 8672 3196 8670 3196 8644
      3195 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 244DEG 37KT 3197 8658 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 16, 12:25 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		31 hr
Mar 16, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	55 min
Mar 16, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	61 min
Mar 16, 1:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Monroe, Wilcox	39 min
Mar 16, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	60 min
Mar 16, 2:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Monroe, Wilcox	47 min
Mar 16, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	62 min
Mar 16, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	60 min
Mar 16, 3:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Monroe	45 min
Mar 16, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	43 min
Mar 16, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	22 min
Mar 16, 4:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	38 min
Mar 16, 4:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw	42 min
Mar 16, 5:31 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		59 min
Mar 16, 5:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	51 min
Mar 16, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	25 min
Mar 16, 6:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		38 min
Mar 16, 6:27 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		63 min
Mar 16, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		55 min
Mar 16, 7:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		61 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.