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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2026, 7:17 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 21 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, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Baldwin County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Carpenter, AL | Corrects previous tornado report from 1 N Carpenter. Corrects previous tornado report from 2 N Carpenter. A brief EF-0 tornado touched down just west of Highway 225 between Kilcrease Rd and Green Jordan Rd and lifted just east of Hwy 225. The tornado produced |
| Jun 18, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Carpenter, AL | Corrects previous tornado report from 2 N Carpenter. A brief EF-0 tornado touched down just west of Highway 225 between Kilcrease Rd and Green Jordan Rd and lifted just east of Hwy 225. The tornado produced spotty tree damage. A couple of small pine trees were |
| Jun 18, 7:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | Carpenter, AL | After review of high resolution satellite imagery and KMOB radar imagery, a new EF0 tornado was found in the Carpenter area. This tornado began along Cliffs Landing Road, tracking east-northeast across Dolive Street before dissipating in the forest. This torna |
| Jun 18, 7:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Carpenter, AL | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down just west of Highway 225 between Kilcrease Rd and Green Jordan Rd and lifted just east of Highway 225. The tornado produced spotty tree damage. A couple of small pine trees were snapped with many other large limbs down. No str |
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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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.
352
WFUS54 KMOB 190017
TORMOB
ALC003-190100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0035.260619T0017Z-260619T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
717 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southwest of I65 And AL 225, or 7 miles east of
Creola, moving east at 25 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...
I65 And AL 225 around 720 PM CDT.
Bay Minette around 730 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 3083 8798 3083 8794 3085 8796 3084 8798
3085 8797 3087 8799 3093 8796 3094 8795
3091 8796 3092 8795 3094 8792 3095 8787
3097 8789 3099 8787 3099 8789 3100 8789
3112 8762 3086 8763 3077 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 250DEG 21KT 3089 8791
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JLH3 follow-up statements
801
WWUS54 KMOB 190019
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
719 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC003-190100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260619T0100Z/
Baldwin AL-
719 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 719 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 5 miles southwest of
I65 And AL 225, or 7 miles east of Creola, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Bay Minette around 740 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3083 8798 3083 8794 3085 8796 3084 8798
3085 8797 3087 8799 3093 8796 3094 8795
3091 8796 3092 8795 3094 8792 3095 8787
3097 8789 3099 8787 3099 8789 3100 8789
3112 8762 3086 8763 3077 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 262DEG 12KT 3088 8791
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JLH521
WWUS54 KMOB 190028 RRA
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
728 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC003-190100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260619T0100Z/
Baldwin AL-
728 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near I65 And AL 225, or near Bay Minette, moving
northeast at 30 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...
Bay Minette around 735 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 3085 8780 3090 8785 3094 8785 3107 8762
3086 8763 3084 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 243DEG 25KT 3091 8783
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JLH274
WWUS54 KMOB 190038
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
738 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC003-190047-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260619T0100Z/
Baldwin AL-
738 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However,
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3085 8780 3090 8785 3094 8785 3107 8762
3086 8763 3084 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 250DEG 21KT 3093 8777
$$
JLHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 81 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.