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October 29, 2022 · Baldwin County · 2022
EF1

October 29, 2022

5:50 PM
Baldwin County, Alabama · Near Gulf Shores (ZIP 36511)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.5 mi
Max Width
110 yd
DateOctober 29, 2022
Time5:50 PM
CountyBaldwin
CityGulf Shores
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1055771
NWS Birmingham

Spanish Fort An EF1 tornado began in the Spanish Fort area of Baldwin County with peak winds of 90mph. This tornado likely began near or just southwest of Waites Lane where it snapped and uprooted a couple hardwood trees. The tornado was intermittently touching down, lifting briefly after this first point, before once again touching down to the northeast after crossing Spanish Fort Blvd moving onto the City Hall property. Here it snapped a couple of pines and uprooted a hardwood tree. The tornado likely went further northeast, but damage became rather sporadic. Start: 30.6688/-87.8956 End: 30.6723/-87.8944

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

Tornado likely began in a field to the southeast of county road|49 and moved northeast across county road 49 south of Bay Rd E.|Several wood power poles were snapped at this location; however,|age of power poles suggested lower bound and lack of other damage|indicators. Weak tree debris was noted along Bay Rd E where|social media video suggests the tornado lifted as it crossed Bay|Rd E.

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: 1055771
SWDI Tornado ID: 2022-10-29T23:49:02Z_KMOB_D3
SWDI Radar Site: KMOB
SWDI Signature: TVS

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