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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Mobile, AL

May 31, 2017George County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2017, 2:08 PM CDT for George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 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
May 31, 2017, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2017, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County George County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2017-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 710 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 2017-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
710 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
596 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

838 
WUUS54 KMOB 311908
SVRMOB
MSC039-312000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0178.170531T1908Z-170531T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
208 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  George County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 300 PM CDT

* At 208 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lucedale to 13 miles northwest of Wade, moving
  southeast at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Lucedale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3078 8888 3100 8872 3100 8842 3074 8841
      3074 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 318DEG 17KT 3092 8866 3081 8868 3076 8877 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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3 follow-up statements
706 
WWUS54 KMOB 311922
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
222 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

MSC039-312000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-170531T2000Z/
George MS-
222 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR GEORGE COUNTY...

At 221 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lucedale to 9 miles northwest of Wade to 12 miles
north of Vancleave, moving southeast at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Lucedale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.

&&

LAT...LON 3078 8888 3084 8881 3100 8865 3100 8842
      3074 8841 3074 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 318DEG 17KT 3088 8861 3077 8863 3072 8872 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Butts
600 
WWUS54 KMOB 311941
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
241 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

MSC039-312000-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-170531T2000Z/
George MS-
241 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR GEORGE COUNTY...

At 240 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lucedale to 7 miles northwest of Hurley to 6
miles northwest of Wade, moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Lucedale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.

&&

LAT...LON 3078 8888 3084 8881 3086 8871 3097 8868
      3096 8842 3074 8841 3074 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 306DEG 12KT 3086 8855 3075 8857 3070 8866 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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868 
WWUS54 KMOB 312000
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

MSC039-312010-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-170531T2000Z/
George MS-
300 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GEORGE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However, gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mobile.

Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.

LAT...LON 3078 8888 3084 8881 3086 8871 3097 8868
      3096 8842 3074 8841 3074 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 318DEG 17KT 3080 8848 3069 8850 3064 8859 

$$

Butts

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 11:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGreene, Wayne3 hr
May 31, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge42 min
May 31, 2:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone117 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.