EF0 tornado in Mobile County, Alabama

A brief EF0 tornado began just west of the Mobile Regional Airport solely in forest based on radar indicated tornado debris signature. This tornado continued east across the southern portions of the airport property. No visible damage was evident on the western side of the property, however on the south side of the circulation numerous palm fronds were removed and thrown east-northeast. At Joseph Drawns Drive, a large oak branch was snapped off to the south of the longer-term parking. The entry and exit gates to the parking were broken and surged westward indicating the tornado crossed on the south side of this location. The tornado likely crossed over or just on the south side of the USPS building throwing numerous small to large tree limbs onto the adjacent road and knocking over a light pole on the backside of the USPS property. The Davis weather station located at the NWS Mobile office measured a peak wind gust of 55mph on the south side of the tornado circulation. There is no indication the tornado continued east of the airport, and the end point is estimated at the last known damage location.

A multi-day severe weather episode occurred across southeast Mississippi into southwest and south-central Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with round #1 beginning the afternoon of December 27th and lasting through the evening hours and round #2 beginning the afternoon of December 28th and lasting into the early morning hours of December 29th. Multiple tornadoes and areas of damage were reported.