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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2026, 7:03 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. 4 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
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Mobile County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Spanish Fort, AL | Available satellite imagery revealed a short-lived EF1 tornado began along Bay Minette Creek, tracking eastward for just under a half mile. The tornado primarily caused scattered tree damage along its track through Buzbee Road, with the most noteworthy tree da |
| Jun 18, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Spanish Fort, AL | Corrects previous tornado report from 2 NNW Spanish Fort. Available satellite imagery revealed a short-lived EF1 tornado began along Bay Minette Creek, tracking eastward for just under a half mile. The tornado primarily caused scattered tree damage along its t |
| Jun 18, 7:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Spanish Fort, AL | Corrects previous storm report. Trees down on Buzbee Rd, including one tree that fell onto a trailer. Time estimated from radar. Data inconclusive to determine potential tornado. Additional analysis will be conducted. |
| Jun 18, 7:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Spanish Fort, AL | Trees down on Buzbee Rd, including one tree that fell onto a trailer. Time estimated from radar. |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 3512 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 11.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMOB 190003
TORMOB
ALC003-097-190030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0034.260619T0003Z-260619T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
703 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
West central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Downtown Mobile, moving east at 55 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...
Spanish Fort around 710 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 3069 8816 3076 8814 3077 8788 3061 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 285DEG 49KT 3070 8808
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD2 follow-up statements
626
WWUS54 KMOB 190014
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
714 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC097-190023-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260619T0030Z/
Mobile AL-
714 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3065 8803 3067 8803 3068 8802 3071 8802
3072 8801 3073 8802 3077 8801 3077 8788
3061 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 280DEG 41KT 3069 8796
$$
ALC003-190030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260619T0030Z/
Baldwin AL-
714 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Spanish Fort, 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...
Spanish Fort around 720 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 3065 8803 3067 8803 3068 8802 3071 8802
3072 8801 3073 8802 3077 8801 3077 8788
3061 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 280DEG 41KT 3069 8796
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD068
WWUS54 KMOB 190024
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
724 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC003-190033-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260619T0030Z/
Baldwin AL-
724 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Central
Baldwin County until 745 PM.
LAT...LON 3065 8803 3067 8803 3068 8802 3071 8802
3072 8801 3073 8802 3077 8801 3077 8788
3061 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 267DEG 48KT 3067 8784
$$
RDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 min | |
| Jun 18, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 min |
| Jun 18, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 20 min |
| Jun 18, 7:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Jun 18, 8:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| Jun 19, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 12:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 47 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:13 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw, Wilcox | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw, Monroe, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 2:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 4:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 72 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.