Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 143, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 2, 2008, 12:21 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2008, 12:21 AM CDT (05:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 11:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 783 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 549 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 579 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMOB 020521
TORMOB
MSC039-041-111-131-153-020600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0143.080902T0521Z-080902T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1221 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW AUGUSTA...
NORTHEASTERN STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BENNDALE...
OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF LUCEDALE...MOVING NORTH AT 38 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BEAUMONT BY 1250 AM CDT...
FERGUSON AND KITTRELL BY 1255 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3145 8889 3086 8873 3082 8886 3134 8915
3138 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 162DEG 33KT 3091 8884
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMOB 020536
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1236 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
MSC039-041-131-020546-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0143.000000T0000Z-080902T0600Z/
GEORGE MS-STONE MS-GREENE MS-
1236 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...NORTHEASTERN STONE
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3141 8903 3142 8901 3142 8899 3143 8899
3145 8889 3133 8885 3102 8884 3098 8890
3131 8913 3132 8914 3138 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 162DEG 33KT 3104 8889
$$
MSC111-153-020600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0143.000000T0000Z-080902T0600Z/
PERRY MS-WAYNE MS-
1236 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 1232 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS 11 MILES SOUTH OF BEAUMONT...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW AUGUSTA...MOVING NORTH AT 38 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BEAUMONT BY 1250 AM CDT...
FERGUSON...KITTRELL...HINTONVILLE AND WINGATE BY 1255 AM CDT...
7 MILES SOUTH OF RICHTON BY 100 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3141 8903 3142 8901 3142 8899 3143 8899
3145 8889 3133 8885 3102 8884 3098 8890
3131 8913 3132 8914 3138 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 162DEG 33KT 3104 8889
$$000
WWUS54 KMOB 020551
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1251 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
MSC153-020601-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0143.000000T0000Z-080902T0600Z/
WAYNE MS-
1251 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3141 8903 3142 8901 3142 8899 3143 8899
3143 8898 3144 8888 3114 8887 3112 8896
3139 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 162DEG 33KT 3120 8894
$$
MSC111-020600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0143.000000T0000Z-080902T0600Z/
PERRY MS-
1251 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
PERRY COUNTY...
AT 1246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS NEAR BEAUMONT...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW
AUGUSTA...MOVING NORTH AT 38 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RICHTON BY 100 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3141 8903 3142 8901 3142 8899 3143 8899
3143 8898 3144 8888 3114 8887 3112 8896
3139 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 162DEG 33KT 3120 8894
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 21 min |
| Sep 2, 1:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 23 min |
| Sep 2, 7:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 18 min |
| Sep 2, 10:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 30 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.