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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2007, 11:27 AM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2007, 11:27 AM CDT (16:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 11:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sand Hill, MS | TREES DOWN IN THE SAND HILL COMMUNITY |
| Apr 14, 11:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Piave, MS | TREES WERE DOWNED AND A GARAGE WAS DESTROYED IN THE PIAVE COMMUNITY |
| Apr 14, 11:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | E Piave, MS | STRAIGHT LINE WINDS DOWNED SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGED A GARAGE EAST OF PIAVE. |
| Apr 14, 11:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Buckatunna, MS | TREES DOWN IN THE BUCKATUNNA AREA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 912 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMOB 141628 TORMOB MSC041-111-153-141700- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0027.070414T1627Z-070414T1700Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1127 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL NOON CDT * AT 1125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PIAVE...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW AUGUSTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARA BY 1140 AM CDT... CHICORA AND BATTLES BY 1145 AM CDT... ROBINSON JUNCTION...BUCKATUNNA AND WINCHESTER BY 1150 AM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3141 8894 3128 8880 3154 8844 3169 8859 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMOB 141645 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1141 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 MSC041-111-153-141700- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-070414T1700Z/ PERRY MS-GREENE MS-WAYNE MS- 1141 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES... AT 1138 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STRONG AND LONG LIVED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PIAVE...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SMITHTOWN AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MULBERRY BY NOON CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3141 8894 3128 8880 3154 8844 3169 8859 $$
000 WWUS54 KMOB 141654 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1153 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 MSC111-141701- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-070414T1700Z/ PERRY MS- 1153 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3143 8882 3128 8880 3154 8844 3169 8859 $$ MSC041-153-141700- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-070414T1700Z/ GREENE MS-WAYNE MS- 1153 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES... AT 1150 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A DISTINCT WALL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM....LOCATED NEAR BATTLES...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3143 8882 3128 8880 3154 8844 3169 8859 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 24 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.