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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2026, 11:40 PM CDT for Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 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, 11:40 PM CDT (04:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 12:07 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Turnerville, AL | Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a brief EF0 tornado occurred in the Turnerville area, tracking across Dixie Road and Salco Road. The tornado caused mainly minor tree damage along its track, reaching a peak width just across Salco Road arou |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The text
As transmitted.
332
WFUS54 KMOB 120440
TORMOB
ALC097-129-120530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0008.260312T0440Z-260312T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1140 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
* Until 1230 AM CDT.
* At 1140 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from 4 miles south of Deer Park
to 8 miles west of Gulfcrest, 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.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Citronelle and Gulfcrest around 1145 PM CDT.
Calvert, Mount Vernon, and Movico around 1200 AM CDT.
Axis around 1210 AM 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 3095 8842 3119 8836 3124 8794 3116 8797
3114 8794 3108 8797 3109 8792 3103 8796
3103 8793 3093 8793 3092 8796 3090 8793
3091 8796 3089 8794 3090 8796 3087 8793
3090 8797 3086 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 277DEG 34KT 3116 8830 3102 8837
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RD1 follow-up statement
512
WWUS54 KMOB 120503
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1203 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
ALC097-129-120530-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260312T0530Z/
Mobile AL-Washington AL-
1203 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MOBILE AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 1203 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from 5 miles northwest of Mount
Vernon to 4 miles east of Gulfcrest, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
These dangerous storms will be near...
Calvert, Mount Vernon, and Movico around 1210 AM CDT.
Axis around 1215 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3092 8827 3093 8828 3122 8812 3124 8794
3116 8797 3114 8794 3108 8797 3109 8792
3103 8796 3102 8793 3093 8793 3092 8796
3090 8793 3091 8796 3088 8795 3088 8798
3087 8794 3086 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 282DEG 30KT 3112 8810 3098 8817
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 11, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 11, 10:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 25 min |
| Mar 11, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 35 min |
| Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 62 min |
| Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 28 min |
| Mar 11, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Mar 11, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 51 min |
| Mar 11, 11:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Mar 11, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Mar 11, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 15 min |
| Mar 12, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 12:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Mar 12, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 67 min |
| Mar 12, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 89 min | |
| Mar 12, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 5 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.