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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Mobile, AL

March 11, 2026Choctaw County, Clarke County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2026, 10:50 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 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
Mar 11, 2026, 10:50 PM CDT (03:50 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 11, 11:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Coffeeville, ALMultiple trees down in Clarke county, blocking lanes of US-84 and AL-5.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 11, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 199 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2026-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 90 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2026-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 230 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
90 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

213 
WFUS54 KMOB 120350
TORMOB
ALC023-025-120415-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0003.260312T0350Z-260312T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1050 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Clarke County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1050 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 6 miles southeast of Gilbertown, or 18 miles
  south of Butler, moving east at 40 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...
  Coffeeville around 1100 PM 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 3178 8832 3189 8829 3191 8787 3167 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 275DEG 33KT 3182 8824 

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

$$

RD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington50 min
Mar 11, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile, Washington46 min
Mar 11, 11:10 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile, Washington35 min
Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile62 min
Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke28 min
Mar 11, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox43 min
Mar 11, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington51 min
Mar 11, 11:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile43 min
Mar 11, 11:40 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile, Washington50 min
Mar 11, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB84 min
Mar 11, 11:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox62 min
Mar 12, 12:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile15 min
Mar 12, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington52 min
Mar 12, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Mobile49 min
Mar 12, 12:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMobile30 min
Mar 12, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe49 min
Mar 12, 12:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin62 min
Mar 12, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Mar 12, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw51 min
Mar 12, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington, Crenshaw67 min
Mar 12, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw50 min
Mar 12, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington32 min
Mar 12, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Mar 12, 9:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington21 days
Mar 12, 9:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBClarke, Washington5 days

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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.