Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT for Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2016, 4:47 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
046
WUUS54 KMOB 172108
SVRMOB
ALC129-MSC041-153-172215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0074.160317T2108Z-160317T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
408 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 408 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
STATE LINE...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS 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...
WAYNESBORO...STATE LINE...MILLRY AND BUCKATUNNA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING... AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3179 8860 3172 8846 3170 8846 3170 8843
3161 8826 3131 8860 3141 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 214DEG 24KT 3144 8863
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
566
WWUS54 KMOB 172124 RRA
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
424 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
MSC041-172134-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-160317T2215Z/
GREENE MS-
424 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3179 8860 3172 8846 3170 8846 3170 8843
3161 8826 3144 8849 3144 8875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 214DEG 24KT 3153 8856
$$
ALC129-MSC153-172215-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-160317T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-
424 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
AT 424 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BUCKATUNNA...OR
11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS 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...
WAYNESBORO...MILLRY AND BUCKATUNNA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3179 8860 3172 8846 3170 8846 3170 8843
3161 8826 3144 8849 3144 8875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 214DEG 24KT 3153 8856
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$185
WWUS54 KMOB 172147
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
447 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
ALC129-MSC153-172157-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-160317T2215Z/
WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-
447 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND
EASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3179 8860 3172 8846 3170 8846 3170 8843
3161 8826 3144 8849 3144 8875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 214DEG 24KT 3166 8846
$$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, 3:34 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, 4:21 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 |
| Mar 17, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 46 min |
| Mar 17, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 63 min |
| Mar 17, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 49 min |
| Mar 17, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 31 min |
| Mar 17, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Mar 17, 11:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Mar 17, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Mar 17, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 min | |
| Mar 17, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 51 min |
| Mar 17, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Mar 17, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 46 min |
| Mar 17, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 28 min | |
| Mar 17, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| Mar 17, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Mar 17, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.