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Tornado Warning 109, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 3:19 PM CST for Perry County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 56 min. 6 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:48 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 9 Wnw Wiggins, MS | REPORTED AT 865 MAGNOLIA ROAD IN TEXAS COMMUNITY. |
| Dec 25, 3:54 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 9 Wnw Wiggins, MS | STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC. |
| Dec 25, 3:55 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | Texas, MS | STONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED AND 2 HOUSES WITH ROOFS BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 25, 3:55 PM CST | TORNADO | Texas, MS | STONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS 10 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED AND 2 HOUSES WITH ROOFS BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 25, 4:15 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | Janice, MS | 4 HOMES WITH MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG TORNADO PATH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE ALONG TORNADO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY. |
| Dec 25, 4:15 PM CST | TORNADO | Janice, MS | 4 HOMES WITH MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG TORNADO PATH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE ALONG TORNADO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 790 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
781
WFUS54 KMOB 252119
TORMOB
MSC111-131-252215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0109.121225T2119Z-121225T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
319 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 415 PM CST
* AT 315 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND
LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DIAMONDHEAD...OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF KILN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW AUGUSTA... WIGGINS... PERKINSTON...
MCHENRY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3092 8914 3116 8915 3123 8902 3091 8883
3091 8888 3073 8888 3071 8909 3067 8916
3067 8923 3064 8924 3064 8934 3091 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 243DEG 38KT 3070 8959
$$3 follow-up statements
058
WWUS54 KMOB 252128
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
328 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC111-131-252215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0109.000000T0000Z-121225T2215Z/
STONE MS-PERRY MS-
328 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES...
AT 325 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND LIKELY
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 24 MILES WEST OF WIGGINS...OR 19
MILES SOUTH OF LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW AUGUSTA... WIGGINS... PERKINSTON...
MCHENRY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3092 8914 3116 8915 3123 8902 3091 8883
3091 8888 3073 8888 3071 8909 3067 8916
3067 8923 3064 8924 3064 8934 3091 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 243DEG 38KT 3075 8947
$$512
WWUS54 KMOB 252141
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
341 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC111-131-252215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0109.000000T0000Z-121225T2215Z/
STONE MS-PERRY MS-
341 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES...
AT 336 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND LIKELY
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 18 MILES WEST OF WIGGINS...OR 15
MILES SOUTH OF LUMBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW AUGUSTA... WIGGINS... PERKINSTON...
MCHENRY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3092 8914 3116 8915 3123 8902 3091 8883
3091 8888 3073 8888 3071 8909 3067 8916
3067 8923 3064 8924 3064 8934 3091 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 248DEG 36KT 3081 8937
$$168
WWUS54 KMOB 252152
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
352 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC111-131-252215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0109.000000T0000Z-121225T2215Z/
STONE MS-PERRY MS-
352 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES...
AT 346 PM CST...A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED NEAR TEXAS IN NORTHWEST
STONE COUNTY...OR 11 MILES WEST OF WIGGINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW AUGUSTA... WIGGINS... PERKINSTON...
MCHENRY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 3092 8914 3116 8915 3123 8902 3091 8883
3091 8888 3073 8888 3071 8909 3067 8916
3067 8923 3064 8924 3064 8934 3091 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 234DEG 41KT 3089 8925
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 56 min |
| Dec 25, 4:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 54 min |
| Dec 25, 4:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 48 min |
| Dec 25, 4:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry, Wayne | 61 min |
| Dec 25, 4:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 66 min |
| Dec 25, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 55 min |
| Dec 25, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 53 min |
| Dec 25, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 45 min |
| Dec 25, 5:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.