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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2016, 12:52 PM CDT for George County, Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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
- Mar 17, 2016, 12:52 PM CDT (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2016, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 17, 1:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 E Mclain, MS | |
| Mar 17, 1:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 N Bexley, MS | MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 98 AT THE GEORGE/GREENE COUNTY LINE |
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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1853 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
946
WUUS54 KMOB 171752
SVRMOB
MSC039-041-171830-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0067.160317T1752Z-160317T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1252 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1251 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
BEAUMONT...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF WIGGINS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCLAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3116 8884 3112 8857 3099 8857 3084 8866
3089 8880 3091 8884 3091 8883 3097 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 294DEG 26KT 3106 8896
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
690
WWUS54 KMOB 171817
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
117 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
MSC039-041-171830-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-160317T1830Z/
GEORGE MS-GREENE MS-
117 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGE AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
AT 116 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MCLAIN...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUCEDALE...MOVING EAST AT 30
TO 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCLAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3116 8884 3112 8857 3099 8857 3087 8864
3091 8876 3097 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 285DEG 22KT 3102 8878
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$708
WWUS54 KMOB 171819
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
119 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
MSC039-041-171830-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-160317T1830Z/
GEORGE MS-GREENE MS-
119 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGE AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
AT 119 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MCLAIN...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUCEDALE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN GEORGE AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 8879 3112 8857 3099 8857 3087 8864
3091 8876 3097 8884 3105 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 291DEG 30KT 3101 8874
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 58 min |
| Mar 17, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 46 min |
| Mar 17, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Perry | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene | 64 min |
| Mar 17, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 41 min |
| Mar 17, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Perry | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Wayne | 39 min |
| Mar 17, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 24 min |
| Mar 17, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 44 min |
| Mar 17, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 61 min |
| Mar 17, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 68 min |
| Mar 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene | 33 min |
| Mar 17, 6:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 33 hr |
| Mar 17, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 31 min |
| Mar 17, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 33 min |
Nearby
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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.