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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Mobile, AL

August 30, 2017George County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2017, 11:34 AM CDT for George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 26 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: Aug 30, 2017, 11:34 AM CDT (16:34 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County George County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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
Aug 30, 12:05 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Lucedale, MS	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AND STRONG ROTATION AT HWY 98 AND BEAVER DAM RD NEAR LUCEDALE.

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
Aug 30, 10:22 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 1853 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 310 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 13.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

592 
WFUS54 KMOB 301634
TORMOB
MSC039-301700-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0047.170830T1634Z-170830T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1134 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern George County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until noon CDT
    
* At 1134 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 8 miles northwest of Wade, or 12 miles south of
  Lucedale, moving northeast at 20 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...
  Lucedale around 1200 PM CDT. 

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 3100 8865 3100 8843 3074 8841 3073 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 205DEG 19KT 3074 8864 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Butts

2 follow-up statements

047 
WWUS54 KMOB 301642
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1142 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

MSC039-301700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170830T1700Z/
George MS-
1142 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR EASTERN
GEORGE COUNTY...
    
At 1141 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 9 miles south of Lucedale, moving north at 25 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...
  Lucedale around 1200 PM CDT. 

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.

Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8865 3100 8843 3074 8841 3075 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 201DEG 21KT 3079 8863 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Butts

358 
WWUS54 KMOB 301654
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1154 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

MSC039-301700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170830T1700Z/
George MS-
1154 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GEORGE COUNTY...
    
At 1152 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southwest of Lucedale, moving north at 30 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern George County.

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.

Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8865 3100 8843 3082 8850 3082 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 192DEG 26KT 3087 8861 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Butts

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 10:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Stone	19 min
Aug 30, 11:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Perry	41 min
Aug 30, 11:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George, Greene	46 min
Aug 30, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George	42 min
Aug 30, 12:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	22 min
Aug 30, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene	39 min
Aug 30, 1:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry, Stone	50 min
Aug 30, 1:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Perry, Stone	40 min
Aug 30, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene, Wayne	56 min
Aug 30, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	41 min
Aug 30, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene	49 min
Aug 30, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	39 min

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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.