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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, AL — May 22, 2026

NWS MOB · ETN 20 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office MOB issued a tornado warning at 15:30 UTC on May 22, 2026. The warning was in effect for 30 minutes, ending at May 22, 2026 16:00 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 31.85, -88.08, moving east-northeast at about 22 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 ENE West Bend Clarke, AL EF1° Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed an EF1 tornado occurred in the Smyer area off of Highway 69. The tornado remained solely within forest staying just east (MOB)
3 S Sweet Water Marengo, AL Unrated A brief tornado occurred in the Exmoor community along County Road 6... between County Road 7 and Lewis Road. The tornado began along the back tree line of a property t (BMX)
3 SE Woods Bluff Clarke, AL EF1° Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed that an EF1 tornado tracked across forested parts of Clarke County in the Campbell area just west of Highway 69. The tor (MOB)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).

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