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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 20, 2026, 3:57 PM CDT for Baldwin County, Alabama. It was in force for 15 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
- Aug 20, 2026, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 4:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 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), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 3:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Hurricane, AL | Broadcast media shared video of a tornado near the Tensaw River via social media. Time and location estimated from radar with TDS evident. |
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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 2123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 760 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
280
WFUS54 KMOB 202057
TORMOB
ALC003-202145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0038.260820T2057Z-260820T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
357 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 356 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Creola, moving northeast at 15
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 420 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 3081 8799 3082 8797 3083 8798 3082 8795
3083 8794 3084 8795 3083 8796 3085 8796
3085 8797 3083 8797 3085 8798 3085 8799
3096 8785 3091 8778 3084 8775 3078 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 238DEG 15KT 3083 8793
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
KLG4 follow-up statements
940
WWUS54 KMOB 202059
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
359 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
ALC003-202145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-260820T2145Z/
Baldwin AL-
359 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 359 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles southeast of
Creola, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Bay Minette around 415 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3080 8796 3084 8798 3084 8797 3082 8796
3082 8795 3083 8794 3084 8795 3083 8796
3085 8796 3086 8798 3095 8784 3091 8778
3084 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 243DEG 15KT 3084 8792
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
KLG362
WWUS54 KMOB 202107
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
407 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
ALC003-202145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-260820T2145Z/
Baldwin AL-
407 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 407 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles south of I65
And AL 225, or 7 miles west of Bay Minette, moving northeast at 20
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 420 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3085 8794 3090 8791 3095 8784 3091 8778
3088 8777 3082 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 228DEG 18KT 3086 8790
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
KLG024
WWUS54 KMOB 202110
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
410 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
ALC003-202145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-260820T2145Z/
Baldwin AL-
410 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY...
At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles south of I65 And AL 225, or 6 miles west of Bay
Minette, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Bay Minette around 420 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3087 8793 3090 8791 3095 8784 3091 8778
3088 8777 3084 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 238DEG 15KT 3087 8789
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
KLG317
WWUS54 KMOB 202112
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
412 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
ALC003-202122-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-260820T2145Z/
Baldwin AL-
412 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3087 8793 3090 8791 3095 8784 3091 8778
3088 8777 3084 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 238DEG 15KT 3087 8788
$$
KLGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 96 min | |
| Aug 20, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Aug 20, 11:21 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 20, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Aug 20, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Aug 20, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 68 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 4:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 5:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 119 min |
| Aug 20, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Aug 20, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 5:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Monroe | 2 hr |
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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.