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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Mobile, AL

February 23, 2016Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 5:26 PM CST for Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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: Feb 23, 2016, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2016, 6:15 PM CST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 23, 5:32 PM CST	TORNADO	5 E Avera, MS	A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF SHADY HOLLOW ROAD. A COUPLE OF TREES WITH LARGE BRANCHES WERE SHEARED IN A FORESTED AREA SEVERAL DOZEN YARDS TO THE WEST OF THE ROAD. EF-1 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS NUMEROUS PINE TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR
Feb 23, 5:40 PM CST	TORNADO	Avera, MS	TORNADO DAMAGE...TREES DOWN BETWEEN AVERA AND KNOBTOWN MS.
Feb 23, 5:45 PM CST	TORNADO	4 W State Line, MS	A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR THE GREEN/WAYNE COUNTY LINE. EF-1 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS NUMEROUS LARGE DIAMETER...GREATER THAN 2 FEET...HARDWOOD AND PINE TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A LOG CA
Feb 23, 5:47 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 W State Line, MS	TREES AND DEBRIS AT 6 HENDERSON JAMES RD. NEAR GREENE COUNTY LINE.
Feb 23, 5:48 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Sw State Line, MS	TREES DOWN ON STATELINE BATTLES RD. NEAR GREENE COUNTY. RESIDENTS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF DRIVEWAY.
Feb 23, 5:53 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne State Line, AL	A SHED AND STORAGE BUILDING WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED 3/4 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56 AND 1 MILE EAST OF THE AL/MS LINE.

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 23, 2:13 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

325 
WFUS54 KMOB 232326
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-153-240015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0017.160223T2326Z-160224T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
526 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CST
    
* AT 526 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  STATE LINE AND BUCKATUNNA AROUND 550 PM CST. 
  MILLRY AROUND 605 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3170 8846 3170 8819 3152 8803 3114 8870
      3127 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 226DEG 43KT 3127 8870 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BUTTS

3 follow-up statements

921 
WWUS54 KMOB 232335
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
535 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

ALC129-MSC041-153-240015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0015Z/
WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
535 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...
        
AT 534 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STATE LINE...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF
LEAKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
         BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION 
         IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FRUITDALE AROUND 545 PM CST. 
  STATE LINE AROUND 550 PM CST. 
  CHATOM AROUND 600 PM CST. 
  MILLRY AROUND 605 PM CST. 
  SAINT STEPHENS AROUND 615 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW!
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3170 8846 3170 8819 3152 8803 3119 8861
      3137 8875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 236DEG 44KT 3133 8862 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BUTTS

901 
WWUS54 KMOB 232348
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
548 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

ALC129-MSC041-153-240015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0015Z/
WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
548 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...
        
AT 547 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER STATE LINE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF CHATOM...MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
         BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION 
         IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CHATOM AROUND 605 PM CST. 
  SAINT STEPHENS AROUND 615 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3170 8846 3170 8819 3152 8803 3125 8850
      3145 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 249DEG 40KT 3142 8848 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BUTTS

548 
WWUS54 KMOB 232358
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
558 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

MSC041-153-240007-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0015Z/
WAYNE MS-GREENE MS-
558 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3152 8803 3129 8844 3170 8846 3170 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 228DEG 42KT 3149 8837 

$$

ALC129-240015-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0015Z/
WASHINGTON AL-
558 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 557 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR STATE LINE...OR 7 MILES WEST OF CHATOM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHATOM AROUND 600 PM CST. 
  MILLRY AROUND 610 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3152 8803 3129 8844 3170 8846 3170 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 228DEG 42KT 3149 8837 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BUTTS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 23, 11:45 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Wayne	7 days
Feb 23, 4:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	38 min
Feb 23, 4:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Stone	52 min
Feb 23, 4:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	46 min
Feb 23, 5:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	45 min
Feb 23, 5:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	46 min
Feb 23, 5:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	George	36 min
Feb 23, 5:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	62 min
Feb 22, 6:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	38 min
Feb 22, 8:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	39 min
Feb 23, 2:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	51 min
Feb 23, 3:30 AM CST	Gale Warning	MOB		24 hr
Feb 23, 6:46 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MOB		5 hr
Feb 23, 11:42 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	8 days
Feb 23, 11:42 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	8 days
Feb 23, 12:39 PM CST	Coastal Flood Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	23 hr
Feb 23, 4:45 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		30 min
Feb 23, 5:13 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		47 min
Feb 23, 5:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	45 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.