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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Mobile, AL

March 17, 2016Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2016, 3:34 PM CDT for Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 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 17, 2016, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Mar 17, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 17, 4:00 PM CDT	HAIL 2	2 E Sand Hill, MS

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
Mar 17, 1:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

063 
WUUS54 KMOB 172034
SVRMOB
MSC041-153-172115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0072.160317T2034Z-160317T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
334 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 333 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF BEAUMONT...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  30 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...
  MCLAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3157 8866 3141 8845 3137 8845 3109 8884
      3130 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 221DEG 27KT 3125 8878 

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

2 follow-up statements

524 
WWUS54 KMOB 172051
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
351 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC041-153-172115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160317T2115Z/
WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
351 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 350 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF STATE LINE...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
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. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3157 8866 3141 8845 3137 8845 3120 8869
      3131 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 221DEG 27KT 3135 8868 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

163 
WWUS54 KMOB 172102
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
402 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC041-153-172115-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160317T2115Z/
WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
402 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 400 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF STATE LINE...OR 16 MILES EAST OF RICHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH 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 SOUTH
CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3157 8866 3141 8845 3136 8846 3136 8847
      3128 8870 3134 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 211DEG 21KT 3140 8866 

HAIL...2.00IN
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, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene	38 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, 3:45 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

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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.