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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT for George County, Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi; 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 60 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
- May 20, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT (05:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2016, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 12:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Lucedale, MS | TREES DOWN |
| May 20, 12:53 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Bexley, MS | TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 57N AND THE GREENE COUNTY LINE |
| May 20, 12:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Lucedale, MS | TREE ACROSS THE ROAD NEAR OLD MOBILE HWY AND FRED DAVIS RD. |
| May 20, 12:56 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Movella, MS | TREES DOWN ON HOWELL TANNER CHAPEL RD NEAR BOTH ENDS. |
| May 20, 1:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Citronelle, AL | TREE DOWN ON MINETRAIL AND POWER OUT AT 10435 4TH STREET |
| May 20, 1:37 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Mount Vernon, AL | TREE DOWN ON SOUTH MCBRIDE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
675
WUUS54 KMOB 200545
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-097-129-MSC039-041-111-200645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0127.160520T0545Z-160520T0645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1245 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 1244 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SUNRISE TO 6 MILES WEST OF LUCEDALE TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WADE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CITRONELLE...LUCEDALE...CHATOM...RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...STOCKTON...
WAGARVILLE...LEROY...GULFCREST...DEER PARK...TIBBIE...BEAUMONT...MOUNT
VERNON...CALVERT...NEW AUGUSTA...MCLAIN...STATE LINE...FRUITDALE...
MCINTOSH AND MOVICO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING
WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF
NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3143 8915 3144 8845 3150 8845 3153 8796
3142 8789 3099 8778 3096 8841 3074 8840
3073 8876 3087 8879 3110 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 234DEG 45KT 3128 8925 3093 8871 3073 8866
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
185
WWUS54 KMOB 200614
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
114 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
MSC039-200623-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-160520T0645Z/
GEORGE MS-
114 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GEORGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3144 8845 3150 8845 3153 8796 3141 8789
3099 8778 3096 8841 3093 8841 3100 8842
3100 8845 3109 8850 3142 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 234DEG 34KT 3142 8902 3113 8844 3090 8831
$$
ALC003-025-097-129-MSC041-111-200645-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-160520T0645Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-GREENE MS-PERRY MS-
114 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...NORTHERN MOBILE...WASHINGTON...SOUTH
CENTRAL CLARKE...GREENE AND NORTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 113 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR OVETT TO 6 MILES EAST OF LEAKESVILLE TO NEAR
WILMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CITRONELLE...CHATOM...RICHTON...LEAKESVILLE...STOCKTON...WAGARVILLE...
LEROY...GULFCREST...DEER PARK...TIBBIE...MOUNT VERNON...CALVERT...STATE
LINE...FRUITDALE...MCINTOSH AND MOVICO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3144 8845 3150 8845 3153 8796 3141 8789
3099 8778 3096 8841 3093 8841 3100 8842
3100 8845 3109 8850 3142 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 234DEG 34KT 3142 8902 3113 8844 3090 8831
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$679
WWUS54 KMOB 200640
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
MSC041-111-200649-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-160520T0645Z/
GREENE MS-PERRY MS-
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GREENE AND NORTHERN PERRY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3124 8825 3139 8845 3150 8845 3153 8796
3140 8789 3099 8778 3098 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 234DEG 45KT 3158 8876 3129 8818 3106 8805
$$
ALC003-025-097-129-200645-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-160520T0645Z/
BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-WASHINGTON AL-CLARKE AL-
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...NORTHEASTERN MOBILE...CENTRAL WASHINGTON
AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES...
AT 139 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLARA TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TIBBIE TO MOVICO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHATOM...STOCKTON...WAGARVILLE...LEROY...TIBBIE...CALVERT...MOUNT VERNON...
MCINTOSH AND MOVICO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3124 8825 3139 8845 3150 8845 3153 8796
3140 8789 3099 8778 3098 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 234DEG 45KT 3158 8876 3129 8818 3106 8805
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 54 min |
| May 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 74 min |
| May 19, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| May 20, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| May 20, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 67 min |
| May 20, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington | 58 min |
| May 20, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 83 min | |
| May 20, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 42 min |
| May 20, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| May 20, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Wilcox | 74 min |
| May 20, 6:40 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| May 20, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 33 min | |
| May 20, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| May 20, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| May 20, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 113 min | |
| May 20, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| May 20, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 85 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.