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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2017, 3:52 AM CST for Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 5 reports 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 21, 2017, 3:52 AM CST (09:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 4:30 AM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 21, 4:05 AM CST | TORNADO 2 | 1 Wsw Tallahala, MS | *** 1 INJ *** THE TORNADO ENTERED EXTREME NW PERRY COUNTY, MS FROM NE FORREST COUNTY 2 MILES WNW OF RUNNELSTOWN, MS AND CONTINUED TO MOVE NE AT 45 TO 50 MPH BEFORE LIFTING 5.5 MILES NE OF RUNNELSTOWN. TWO MAIN AREAS ALONG THE PATH HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, WITH |
| Jan 21, 4:06 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Tallahala, MS | STRUCTURE DAMAGE ON HINTON LOOP AT PUMPING STATION ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 21, 4:06 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | E Tallahala, MS | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON PUMPING STATION ROAD JUST NORTH OF CONWAY ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 21, 4:09 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Runnelstown, MS | TRAILER ON COLE DR. OFF US HWY 29 BLOWN OFF OF FOUNDATION AND WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN IN WOODS NEARBY. RESIDENTS GOT OUT BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURRED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 21, 4:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Mulberry, MS | TREES DOWN ON HOLLIS CREEK RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
203
WFUS54 KMOB 210952
TORMOB
MSC111-153-211030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0006.170121T0952Z-170121T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
352 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
Northern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 430 AM CST
* At 351 AM CST, a tornado producing storm was located over
Hattiesburg, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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 impact Runnelstown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3143 8915 3143 8894 3171 8894 3172 8893
3164 8881 3143 8878 3143 8884 3141 8884
3129 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 237DEG 41KT 3130 8931
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
661
WWUS54 KMOB 211009
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
409 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
MSC111-153-211030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170121T1030Z/
Wayne MS-Perry MS-
409 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...
At 408 AM CST, a confirmed tornado was located just north of
Runnelstown, or 9 miles northeast of Petal, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Runnelstown and rural northern Perry and southwestern Wayne
counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3143 8915 3143 8894 3171 8894 3172 8893
3164 8881 3143 8878 3143 8884 3141 8884
3129 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 237DEG 41KT 3141 8912
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 35 min |
| Jan 21, 3:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 4:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 42 min |
| Jan 21, 4:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 51 min |
| Jan 21, 4:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 21 min |
| Jan 21, 1:14 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 5 days |
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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.