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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Mobile, AL

July 14, 2019Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2019, 11:12 AM CDT for Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 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: Jul 14, 2019, 11:12 AM CDT (16:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 110 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 2565 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 547 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

638 
WFUS54 KMOB 141612
TORMOB
MSC111-153-141700-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0017.190714T1612Z-190714T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1112 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Western Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until noon CDT.
    
* At 1112 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Richton, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Perry and western Wayne Counties.

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 3143 8894 3182 8894 3183 8877 3144 8879
      3143 8884 3140 8884 3137 8888 3135 8901
      3143 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 178DEG 21KT 3139 8896 

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

$$

JLH

3 follow-up statements

919 
WWUS54 KMOB 141623
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1123 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

MSC111-141631-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190714T1700Z/
Perry MS-
1123 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY 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 3182 8894 3183 8877 3149 8880 3143 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 181DEG 26KT 3148 8895 

$$

MSC153-141700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190714T1700Z/
Wayne MS-
1123 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR WESTERN
WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 1121 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles east of Ovett, or 8 miles north of Richton, 
moving north at 30 mph. Additional severe thunderstorms between 
Strengthford and Eucutta may also produce tornadoes.

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
western Wayne 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8877 3149 8880 3143 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 181DEG 26KT 3148 8895 

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

$$

JLH

281 
WWUS54 KMOB 141639
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1139 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

MSC153-141700-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190714T1700Z/
Wayne MS-
1139 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 1139 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southeast of Mill Creek, or 13 miles east of
Laurel, moving north at 35 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
northwestern Wayne 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8877 3163 8880 3160 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1639Z 182DEG 28KT 3164 8893 

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

$$

JLH

450 
WWUS54 KMOB 141700
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1200 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

MSC153-141710-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190714T1700Z/
Wayne MS-
1200 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8877 3163 8880 3160 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 178DEG 21KT 3176 8893 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	48 min
Jul 14, 10:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	48 min
Jul 14, 10:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	42 min
Jul 14, 11:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Perry, Wayne	27 min
Jul 14, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	41 min
Jul 14, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	37 min
Jul 14, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	86 min
Jul 14, 4:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Perry, Stone	3 hr
Jul 14, 4:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 14, 6:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	George, Greene, Wayne	3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.