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October 29, 2022 · Mobile County · 2022
EF0

October 29, 2022

4:03 PM
Mobile County, Alabama · Near Mobile (ZIP 36575)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
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Path Length
1.8 mi
Max Width
20 yd
DateOctober 29, 2022
Time4:03 PM
CountyMobile
CityMobile
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1055768
NWS Birmingham

1 ESE - 2 NNE Orchard Tornado began along Lucerne Drive and moved north-northeast as it crossed Overlook Road. The damage along Lucerne Drive was predominantly confined to trees and fences as the tornado moved toward Donham Drive. The tornado then crossed Howells Ferry Road and moved along Grider Road. The tornado continued to the north-northeast with more damage to sheds and homes along Grider Road. One home near Rose Hill Lane had some uplift to the roof with more tree damage nearby. The tornado moved over a heavily wooded area before likely lifting around Moffett Road. The tornado may have continued off to the north-northeast, but that wooded area is completely inaccessible. Start: 30.7130/-88.1879 End: 30.7483/-88.1846

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

Tornado likely began in a field to the southwest the Pecan|Terrace subdivision and moved north-northeast as it crossed Old|Pascagoula Rd. The damage was predominantly confined to trees and|fences as the tornado moved toward Dep Busby Rd. The tornado then|moved across open fields and cotton fields for about a mile and a|half. The tornado moved across the Labrador Trail subdivision|with significant damage to fences with shingle and soffit/fascia|damage noted on many homes in the neighborhood. Several sheds in|the neighborhood were also damaged. The tornado then crossed|another large field before moving across Dawes Creek Drive and|Dawes Oak Drive. A home along Dawes Oak Drive had two south-|facing windows pushed in and broken with roof damage, which|prompted the low-end EF-1 rating for this point. The tornado|continued off to the north-northeast as it crossed Three Notch|Road. The tornado likely lifted near Dawes Lane N given the lack|of damage to the north of this road.

Episode Narrative

A very localized tornado outbreak Saturday afternoon and evening as an unstable airmass developed over Mobile and Baldwin counties along with the western Florida panhandle ahead of an approaching cold front. Twelve tornadoes were found with 5 in Mobile County, 6 in Baldwin County and 1 tornado in Okaloosa County, FL.

Outbreak Context

Part of 11-tornado outbreak on October 29, 2022

Shared Episode Narrative

A very localized tornado outbreak Saturday afternoon and evening as an unstable airmass developed over Mobile and Baldwin counties along with the western Florida panhandle ahead of an approaching cold front. Twelve tornadoes were found with 5 in Mobile County, 6 in Baldwin County and 1 tornado in Okaloosa County, FL.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1055768

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