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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Mobile, AL

April 5, 2017Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2017, 7:04 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 56 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
Apr 5, 2017, 7:04 AM CDT (12:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2017, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 5, 6:54 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3549 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3549 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.1
Supercell composite
10.6

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The text

As transmitted.

653 
WUUS54 KMOB 051204
SVRMOB
ALC023-129-MSC041-153-051300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0129.170405T1204Z-170405T1300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
704 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Southeastern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 800 AM CDT

* At 703 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of
  State Line, or 15 miles east of Richton, moving northeast at 35
  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...
  Chatom, Millry, State Line and Buckatunna. 

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.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until noon CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3124 8869 3139 8881 3175 8832 3153 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 233DEG 31KT 3137 8867 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS54 KMOB 051226
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
726 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

MSC041-051236-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-170405T1300Z/
Greene MS-
726 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN 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 tornado watch remains in effect until noon CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3153 8813 3138 8845 3144 8845 3143 8862
      3152 8862 3175 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 233DEG 33KT 3150 8845 

$$

ALC023-129-MSC153-051300-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-170405T1300Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Wayne MS-
726 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES...

At 726 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near State Line, or
11 miles west of Chatom, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Millry and Buckatunna. 

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.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until noon CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3153 8813 3138 8845 3144 8845 3143 8862
      3152 8862 3175 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 233DEG 33KT 3150 8845 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$
108 
WWUS54 KMOB 051233
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
733 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

MSC153-051243-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-170405T1300Z/
Wayne MS-
733 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe 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 noon CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3153 8813 3144 8833 3144 8845 3164 8846
      3175 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 233DEG 31KT 3154 8839 

$$

ALC023-129-051300-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-170405T1300Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-
733 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 733 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Buckatunna, or 9 miles northwest of Chatom, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Millry.

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.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until noon CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3153 8813 3144 8833 3144 8845 3164 8846
      3175 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 233DEG 31KT 3154 8839 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile41 min
Apr 4, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB47 min
Apr 4, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile20 min
Apr 5, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia51 min
Apr 5, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia43 min
Apr 5, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia50 min
Apr 5, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw47 min
Apr 5, 2:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw28 min
Apr 5, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCrenshaw31 min
Apr 5, 7:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington44 min
Apr 5, 7:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke, Washington49 min
Apr 5, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe44 min
Apr 5, 7:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia52 min
Apr 5, 7:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia46 min
Apr 5, 7:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBClarke, Washington31 min
Apr 5, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Mobile, Washington40 min
Apr 5, 8:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Wilcox41 min
Apr 5, 8:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe43 min
Apr 5, 8:34 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCovington41 min
Apr 5, 8:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington48 min
Apr 5, 8:50 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBMonroe, Wilcox25 min
Apr 5, 8:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Covington, Escambia50 min
Apr 5, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWilcox19 min
Apr 5, 9:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe41 min
Apr 5, 9:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Covington, Crenshaw50 min
Apr 5, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe36 min
Apr 5, 10:03 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB57 min
Apr 5, 10:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw49 min
Apr 5, 10:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB98 min
Apr 5, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington42 min
Apr 5, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 5, 12:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB53 min
Apr 5, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB95 min
Apr 5, 1:53 PM CDTGale WarningMOB17 hr
Apr 5, 1:53 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMOB38 hr
Apr 5, 2:06 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBBaldwin, Mobile23 hr
Apr 5, 2:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne9 min
Apr 5, 6:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry51 min
Apr 5, 6:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene43 min
Apr 5, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge45 min
Apr 5, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge, Stone43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.