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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2012, 9:42 PM CDT for George County, Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 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
- Aug 29, 2012, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2012, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098
WFUS54 KMOB 300242
TORMOB
MSC039-041-111-300330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0046.120830T0242Z-120830T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
942 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 937 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 15 MILES EAST
OF MCLAIN...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCLAIN... LEAKESVILLE... LUCEDALE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING THEN IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3143 8879 3139 8860 3125 8851 3100 8842
3084 8842 3086 8857 3121 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 164DEG 45KT 3110 8861
$$3 follow-up statements
489
WWUS54 KMOB 300259
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
959 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
MSC039-300307-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120830T0330Z/
GEORGE MS-
959 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN GEORGE
COUNTY...
AT 951 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN
GEORGE COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3108 8845 3102 8853 3102 8864 3121 8894
3143 8879 3139 8860 3125 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 170DEG 18KT 3108 8857
$$
MSC041-111-300330-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120830T0330Z/
PERRY MS-GREENE MS-
959 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR GREENE
AND EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 951 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 16 MILES EAST OF
MCLAIN...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO PRODUCING
STORM WILL MOVE FROM JUST WEST OF LEAKESVILLE TO THE AVERA AREA IN
THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEAKESVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING THEN IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 8845 3102 8853 3102 8864 3121 8894
3143 8879 3139 8860 3125 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 170DEG 18KT 3108 8857
$$189
WWUS54 KMOB 300313
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1013 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
MSC041-111-300330-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120830T0330Z/
PERRY MS-GREENE MS-
1013 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
GREENE AND EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 1006 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. THIS IS NOW THE
PREDOMINANTLY STRONGEST ROTATING STORM AT THIS TIME.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL WESTERN GREENE COUNTY
RURAL EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING THEN IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 8856 3109 8860 3107 8865 3124 8889
3143 8879 3140 8863 3125 8856
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 156DEG 40KT 3127 8870
$$192
WWUS54 KMOB 300321
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1021 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
MSC111-300330-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120830T0330Z/
PERRY MS-
1021 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY
COUNTY...
AT 1015 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL
PERRY COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY THUS THE TORNADO WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3125 8856 3120 8866 3122 8875 3128 8883
3143 8879 3140 8863
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 154DEG 40KT 3136 8875
$$
MSC041-300330-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120830T0330Z/
GREENE MS-
1021 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY...
AT 1015 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF RICHTON...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MCLAIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
THE ROTATION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED IN THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING THEN IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3125 8856 3120 8866 3122 8875 3128 8883
3143 8879 3140 8863
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 154DEG 40KT 3136 8875
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 9 days |
| Aug 29, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 11:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 16 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Perry | 22 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 4:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Wayne | 9 days |
| Aug 30, 5:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 5:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 30, 7:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 8:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 9 days |
| Aug 30, 1:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 20 hr |
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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.