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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2026, 9:06 AM CDT for Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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
- May 7, 2026, 9:06 AM CDT (14:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 9:16 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Bellefontaine, AL | Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery and available radar data with a tornado debris signature revealed a weak EF0 tornado occurred near Theodore Industrial Park. Minor tree damage was evident, beginning along the tree line north of Degussa Road. This is wher |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 2067 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted.
552
WFUS54 KMOB 071406
TORMOB
ALC097-071430-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0016.260507T1406Z-260507T1430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
906 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 930 AM CDT.
* At 905 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of Grand Bay, 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...
Theodore around 910 AM CDT.
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 3047 8834 3056 8831 3055 8801 3043 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 1405Z 275DEG 39KT 3052 8828
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JP2 follow-up statements
441
WWUS54 KMOB 071420
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
920 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026
ALC097-071430-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260507T1430Z/
Mobile AL-
920 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MOBILE COUNTY...
At 920 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles east of Theodore, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Mobile County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3046 8817 3055 8816 3055 8801 3043 8806
TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 270DEG 39KT 3052 8809
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$671 WWUS54 KMOB 071424 SVSMOB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 924 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026 ALC097-071434- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260507T1430Z/ Mobile AL- 924 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 930 AM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Mobile. LAT...LON 3046 8817 3055 8816 3055 8801 3043 8806 TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 275DEG 39KT 3052 8807 $$ JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 49 min |
| May 6, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 40 min |
| May 6, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 44 min |
| May 6, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh | 41 min |
| May 6, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 25 min |
| May 6, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 50 min |
| May 6, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 40 min |
| May 6, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 41 min |
| May 7, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 46 min |
| May 7, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 51 min |
| May 7, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 41 min |
| May 7, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| May 7, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh | 48 min |
| May 7, 5:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 3 hr |
| May 7, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 43 min |
| May 7, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 52 min |
| May 7, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 46 min |
| May 7, 7:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 49 min |
| May 7, 8:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 49 min |
| May 7, 8:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 52 min |
| May 7, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| May 7, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| May 7, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| May 7, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 51 min |
| May 7, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 35 min |
| May 7, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.