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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL

February 15, 20164 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2016, 2:38 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 52 min. 8 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: Feb 15, 2016, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2016, 3:30 PM CST
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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
Feb 15, 2:46 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Ne Richton, MS	SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN RICHTON.
Feb 15, 3:04 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Avera, MS	2 LARGE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR NEELY RD AND HWY 63.
Feb 15, 3:08 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Clara, MS	POWERLINES DOWN ON CEAMON PITTMAN ROAD.
Feb 15, 3:11 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 E Clara, MS	MULITPLE TREES DOWN ON CHICORA RIVER ROAD.
Feb 15, 3:12 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Waynesboro, MS	LARGE TREE ON A HOUSE.
Feb 15, 3:12 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nnw Buckatunna, MS	3 LARGE TREES DOWN ON OLD HWY 45 AND WINCHESTER RD.
Feb 15, 3:13 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Buckatunna, MS	TREE FELL ON A HOUSE AND WENT THROUGH THE ROOF ON TAYLOR CIRCLE.
Feb 15, 3:16 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	E Denham, MS	TREES DOWN ACROSS PALMER HOLLINGHEAD AND DENHAM PROGRESS ROADS.

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
Feb 15, 9:30 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 320 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.4

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The text

As transmitted.

250 
WUUS54 KMOB 152038
SVRMOB
MSC039-041-111-153-152130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0029.160215T2038Z-160215T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
238 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 238 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR OVETT TO NEAR BROOKLYN TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  LUMBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 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...
  WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...STATE LINE...MCLAIN...
  BUCKATUNNA AND CLARA.

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 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3126 8915 3143 8910 3143 8894 3157 8894
      3180 8847 3132 8844 3108 8863 3091 8883
      3091 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 243DEG 50KT 3145 8907 3112 8916 3092 8937 

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

BUTTS

1 follow-up statement

120 
WWUS54 KMOB 152058
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
258 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC039-041-111-153-152130-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160215T2130Z/
GEORGE MS-WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-PERRY MS-
258 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGE...WAYNE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 257 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLARA TO NEAR BEAUMONT TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BROOKLYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 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...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...STATE LINE...MCLAIN...
BUCKATUNNA AND CLARA.

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 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3121 8907 3137 8898 3143 8894 3157 8894
      3180 8847 3132 8844 3108 8863 3091 8883
      3091 8914 3110 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 244DEG 52KT 3154 8878 3121 8887 3101 8908 

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

BUTTS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 10:55 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	35 min
Feb 15, 11:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	40 min
Feb 15, 11:17 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	28 min
Feb 15, 11:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	7 hr
Feb 15, 11:46 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Wayne	44 min
Feb 15, 12:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene	28 min
Feb 15, 3:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	41 min
Feb 15, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene	31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2016 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.