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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2026, 7:18 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. 6 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, 7:18 PM CDT (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 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), 39 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 | 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. |
| Jun 18, 7:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Steelwood, AL | After review of available high resolution satellite imagery and KMOB radar data it was determined an EF1 tornado occurred primarily within forested areas northeast of Steelwood Lake. Mostly minor tree damage was observed in a narrow, defined path throughout it |
| Jun 18, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Gateswood, AL | After review of high resolution satellite imagery and KMOB radar data a new EF1 tornado was found to have occurred north of Gateswood. This tornado began northeast of Brady Road after the previous tornado dissipated. The tornado caused scattered tree damage al |
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 185 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.
059
WFUS54 KMOB 190018
TORMOB
ALC003-190045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0036.260619T0018Z-260619T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
718 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 718 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...
Loxley 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 3066 8798 3075 8795 3075 8762 3058 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 280DEG 40KT 3070 8790
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD3 follow-up statements
521
WWUS54 KMOB 190028
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
728 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC003-190045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260619T0045Z/
Baldwin AL-
728 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Stapleton, or 6 miles north of Loxley, moving east
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Baldwin County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3066 8786 3075 8784 3075 8762 3061 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 270DEG 41KT 3070 8778
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD283
WWUS54 KMOB 190032
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
732 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
ALC003-190045-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260619T0045Z/
Baldwin AL-
732 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 732 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles east of Stapleton, or 7 miles north of Loxley,
moving east at 50 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 Baldwin 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 3068 8778 3075 8777 3075 8762 3065 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 264DEG 43KT 3072 8771
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD619 WWUS54 KMOB 190042 SVSMOB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 742 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ALC003-190052- /O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260619T0045Z/ Baldwin AL- 742 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. LAT...LON 3068 8778 3075 8777 3075 8762 3065 8763 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 280DEG 40KT 3070 8760 $$ RD
The 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, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 21 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.