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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Mobile, AL

April 22, 2017Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2017, 8:32 PM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 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 22, 2017, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2017, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2017-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 239 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2017-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
568 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

271 
WUUS54 KMOB 230132
SVRMOB
MSC041-111-153-230215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0142.170423T0132Z-170423T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
832 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 915 PM CDT

* At 831 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ovett, or 9
  miles southeast of Ellisville, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Richton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8894 3156 8894 3153 8867 3124 8873
      3132 8915 3143 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 281DEG 34KT 3148 8912 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
096 
WWUS54 KMOB 230208
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
908 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

MSC041-111-153-230215-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-170423T0215Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
908 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...

At 908 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Richton, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Richton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8894 3151 8882 3153 8867 3124 8873
      3129 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 280DEG 29KT 3139 8878 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne44 min
Apr 22, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Wayne40 min
Apr 22, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry40 min
Apr 22, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge, Stone58 min
Apr 22, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry, Stone40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.