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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

January 2, 2017George County, Greene County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 10:12 AM CST for George County, Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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: Jan 2, 2017, 10:12 AM CST (16:12 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2017, 11:00 AM CST
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 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
Jan 2, 10:47 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wnw Leakesville, MS	TREE FELL ON A TRUCK NEAR THE PRISON IN GREENE COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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: 1261 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 322 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 423 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

908 
WFUS54 KMOB 021612
TORMOB
MSC039-041-021700-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0001.170102T1612Z-170102T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1012 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern George County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1100 AM CST
    
* At 1012 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 7 miles south of McLain, or 13 miles west of
  Lucedale, moving northeast at 35 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...
  McLain around 1020 AM CST. 
  Leakesville around 1040 AM 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 3133 8869 3115 8843 3115 8844 3090 8876
      3094 8884 3109 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 218DEG 30KT 3100 8880 

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

374 
WWUS54 KMOB 021627
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1027 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

MSC039-021636-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1700Z/
George MS-
1027 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3133 8869 3115 8843 3115 8844 3100 8863
      3101 8874 3109 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 231DEG 26KT 3106 8870 

$$

MSC041-021700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1700Z/
Greene MS-
1027 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
GREENE COUNTY...
    
At 1026 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of McLain, or 10 miles southwest of
Leakesville, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Leakesville around 1050 AM 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 3133 8869 3115 8843 3115 8844 3100 8863
      3101 8874 3109 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 231DEG 26KT 3106 8870 

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

$$

401 
WWUS54 KMOB 021638
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1038 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

MSC041-021700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1700Z/
Greene MS-
1038 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
GREENE COUNTY...
    
At 1038 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Leakesville, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Leakesville around 1045 AM 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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3115 8843 3115 8844 3101 8861 3106 8870
      3110 8876 3131 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 221DEG 27KT 3112 8863 

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

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 7:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	George	3 hr
Jan 2, 10:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	66 min
Jan 2, 10:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene	54 min
Jan 2, 11:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	41 min
Jan 2, 12:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Stone	43 min
Jan 2, 2:02 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	6 hr
Jan 2, 3:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Stone	24 hr
Jan 2, 3:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	53 min
Jan 2, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene	61 min
Jan 2, 5:56 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	24 hr

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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.