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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL

October 25, 2019George County, Greene County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 25, 2019, 2:46 PM CDT for George County, Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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: Oct 25, 2019, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired: Oct 25, 2019, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 25, 9:49 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 376 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 296 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 353 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

978 
WFUS54 KMOB 251946
TORMOB
MSC039-041-252030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0025.191025T1946Z-191025T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
246 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 330 PM CDT.
    
* At 245 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles northeast 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Leakesville around 305 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 3091 8844 3091 8861 3143 8873 3143 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 174DEG 27KT 3100 8852 

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

$$

JLH

2 follow-up statements

671 
WWUS54 KMOB 251953
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
253 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019

MSC039-252002-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-191025T2030Z/
George MS-
253 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3100 8844 3100 8857 3143 8873 3143 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 173DEG 24KT 3103 8852 

$$

MSC041-252030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-191025T2030Z/
Greene MS-
253 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
GREENE COUNTY...
    
At 252 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Leakesville around 310 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 8844 3100 8857 3143 8873 3143 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 173DEG 24KT 3103 8852 

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

$$

JLH

648 
WWUS54 KMOB 252015
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
315 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019

MSC041-252030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-191025T2030Z/
Greene MS-
315 PM CDT Fri Oct 25 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
GREENE COUNTY...
    
At 314 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 8 miles northeast of Lucedale, moving north at 30 mph. 
This is a new storm with increasing rotation. 

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...
  Leakesville around 330 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 3143 8873 3143 8845 3100 8844 3100 8857
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 175DEG 24KT 3103 8851 

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

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 25, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Jackson	12 min
Oct 25, 2:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Perry	39 min
Oct 25, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	44 min
Oct 25, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	50 min
Oct 25, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	48 min
Oct 25, 4:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	3 hr
Oct 25, 5:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George, Greene	43 min
Oct 25, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene	39 min
Oct 25, 6:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Wayne	3 hr

Nearby

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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.