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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Mobile, AL

May 22, 2026Clarke County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT for Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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: May 22, 2026, 10:30 AM CDT (15:30 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Clarke County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:32 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
May 22, 10:33 AM CDT	TORNADO	3 Ene West Bend, AL	Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed an EF1 tornado occurred in the Smyer area off of Highway 69. The tornado remained solely within forest staying just east of Highway 69. It tracked northeast for approximately 3 miles causing a 100-yard-wide corri
May 22, 10:52 AM CDT	TORNADO	3 Se Woods Bluff, AL	Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed that an EF1 tornado tracked across forested parts of Clarke County in the Campbell area just west of Highway 69. The tornado remained solely within the forest, causing an approximately 250-yard-wide corridor of t
May 22, 11:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sse Morvin, AL	Tree down across AL 69 blocking both the northbound and southbound lanes.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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: 647 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

455 
WFUS54 KMOB 221530
TORMOB
ALC025-221600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0020.260522T1530Z-260522T1600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1030 AM CDT Fri May 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 1100 AM CDT.

* At 1030 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 6 miles north of Coffeeville, or 18 miles
  southeast of Butler, moving northeast at 20 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
  northwestern Clarke 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 3187 8786 3181 8812 3186 8815 3187 8814
      3198 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 239DEG 19KT 3185 8808 

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

$$

RD

2 follow-up statements

238 
WWUS54 KMOB 221540
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1040 AM CDT Fri May 22 2026

ALC025-221600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260522T1600Z/
Clarke AL-
1040 AM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY...

At 1040 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Coffeeville, or 17 miles southeast of
Butler, moving northeast at 20 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
northwestern Clarke 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 3184 8808 3189 8812 3198 8797 3189 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 232DEG 17KT 3188 8806 

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

$$

RD

223 
WWUS54 KMOB 221551
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1051 AM CDT Fri May 22 2026

ALC025-221600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260522T1600Z/
Clarke AL-
1051 AM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY...

At 1051 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Putnam, or 16 miles southeast of Butler,
moving northeast at 20 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
north central Clarke 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 3189 8805 3192 8808 3198 8797 3191 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1551Z 229DEG 16KT 3191 8804 

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

$$

RD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	44 min
May 22, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	47 min
May 22, 8:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	34 min
May 22, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Washington	34 min
May 22, 9:20 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw	40 min
May 22, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	48 min
May 22, 9:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe	3 hr
May 22, 10:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	29 min
May 22, 10:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile	3 hr
May 22, 10:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	3 hr
May 22, 10:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	3 hr
May 22, 10:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Clarke	32 min
May 22, 12:00 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	19 hr
May 22, 12:09 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		35 min
May 22, 12:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	9 hr
May 22, 12:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	30 min
May 22, 12:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	5 hr
May 22, 12:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	5 hr
May 22, 1:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin	3 hr
May 22, 1:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	49 min
May 22, 1:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	5 hr
May 22, 1:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	23 hr
May 22, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	34 min
May 22, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	55 min
May 22, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	29 min
May 22, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		67 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.