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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Mobile, AL

March 31, 2016Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 8:13 AM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 62 min. 1 report 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: Mar 31, 2016, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2016, 9:15 AM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:16 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
Mar 31, 8:32 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W New Augusta, MS	REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN/UPROOTED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF US HIGHWAY 98 IN PERRY COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 596 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 466 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 554 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 8.6

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The text

As transmitted.

876 
WUUS54 KMOB 311313
SVRMOB
MSC041-111-153-311415-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0105.160331T1313Z-160331T1415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
813 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 915 AM CDT

* AT 813 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR SUNRISE TO MCLAURIN TO NEAR ROCK HILL...MOVING
  EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...STATE LINE AND MCLAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3135 8914 3151 8845 3126 8844 3103 8870
      3101 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1313Z 259DEG 32KT 3129 8915 3116 8919 3106 8936 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

3 follow-up statements

910 
WWUS54 KMOB 311335
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
835 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSC153-311344-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-160331T1415Z/
WAYNE MS-
835 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING NO LONGER APPEARS
TO POSE A RISK FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY.  THEREFORE THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

LAT...LON 3125 8914 3144 8846 3144 8845 3126 8844
      3103 8870 3101 8915 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1334Z 266DEG 27KT 3115 8907 

$$

MSC041-111-311415-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-160331T1415Z/
GREENE MS-PERRY MS-
835 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR GREENE AND CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 834 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW AUGUSTA...OR
15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEAKESVILLE...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...STATE LINE AND MCLAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3125 8914 3144 8846 3144 8845 3126 8844
      3103 8870 3101 8915 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1334Z 266DEG 27KT 3115 8907 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

387 
WWUS54 KMOB 311352
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
852 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSC041-111-311415-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-160331T1415Z/
GREENE MS-PERRY MS-
852 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 852 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCLAIN...OR 14
MILES SOUTH OF RICHTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEAKESVILLE...BEAUMONT...STATE LINE AND MCLAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

LAT...LON 3129 8898 3144 8846 3144 8845 3126 8844
      3103 8870 3101 8904 3109 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 268DEG 36KT 3115 8885 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

562 
WWUS54 KMOB 311401
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
901 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSC111-311410-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-160331T1415Z/
PERRY MS-
901 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

LAT...LON 3133 8884 3144 8847 3144 8845 3126 8844
      3103 8870 3102 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 264DEG 29KT 3116 8879 

$$

MSC041-311415-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-160331T1415Z/
GREENE MS-
901 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR GREENE COUNTY...

AT 900 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCLAIN...OR 13
MILES WEST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEAKESVILLE...STATE LINE AND MCLAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3133 8884 3144 8847 3144 8845 3126 8844
      3103 8870 3102 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 264DEG 29KT 3116 8879 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BUTTS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 8:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Perry	29 min
Mar 31, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene	67 min
Mar 31, 9:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene	2 hr
Mar 31, 9:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Wayne	8 days
Mar 31, 2:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	4 days
Mar 31, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	43 min
Mar 31, 5:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Wayne	3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.