902
NWUS54 KMOB 230458
LSRMOB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1158 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0351 PM TORNADO 3 WSW HURRICANE 30.82N 87.95W
08/20/2026 BALDWIN AL NWS STORM SURVEY
REVIEW OF AVAILABLE SENTINEL 2, PLANET, AND
NISAR SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH
PUBLIC/MEDIA PROVIDED VIDEO HELPED TO
DETERMINE THE TRACK, INTENSITY, AND WIDTH OF
THE TORNADO THAT OCCURRED IN THE MOBILE
RIVER DELTA. IT WAS DETERMINED AN EF0 WITH
PEAK WINDS OF 70MPH AND WIDTH AROUND 150
YARDS OCCURRED IN THE RIVER DELTA JUST WEST
OF BRIAR CREEK AND SOUTH OF THE MOBILE RIVER
CAUSING MINOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG ITS TRACK.
THE TORNADO CROSSED THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE MOBILE-TENSAW CUT-OFF CHANNEL
GENERALLY MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST BEFORE
TURNING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AFTER CROSSING
BRIAR CREEK. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS
BIG LIZARD CREEK NEAR THE RAILROAD CROSSING
ADJACENT TO THE TENSAW RIVER, LIFTING AT THE
RIVER. RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SUPPORT
THIS BEING THE END POINT OF THE TORNADO.
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