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May 6, 2022 · Mobile County · 2022
EF1

May 6, 2022

1:56 AM
Mobile County, Alabama · Near Mobile (ZIP 36604)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.3 mi
Max Width
25 yd
DateMay 6, 2022
Time1:56 AM
CountyMobile
CityMobile
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1013683
NWS Birmingham

1 SDowntown Mobile A brief and very narrow high end EF-1 tornado touched down at the Greer's and Family Dollar on Broad Street. The tornado directly moved over the Family Dollar with the building completely destroyed. The tornado lifted off the roof and then the roof collapsed back down onto building, resulting in its destruction. The tornado continued to produce sporadic EF0 damage to the northeast and lifted near Texas Street just east of Broad Street. Start: 30.6735/-88.0560 End: 30.6771/-88.0535

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A brief and very narrow high end EF-1 tornado touched down at the|Greer`s and Family Dollar on Broad Street. The tornado directly|moved over the Family Dollar with the building completely destroyed.|The tornado lifted off the roof and then the roof collapsed back|down onto building, resulting in its destruction. The tornado|continued to produce sporadic EF0 damage to the northeast|and lifted near Texas Street just east of Broad Street.

Episode Narrative

A line of severe thunderstorms organized to the west of the area during the early morning hours and raced across the area during the morning. The storms produced several reports of wind damage along with two tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on May 6, 2022

Shared Episode Narrative

A line of severe thunderstorms organized to the west of the area during the early morning hours and raced across the area during the morning. The storms produced several reports of wind damage along with two tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1013683

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