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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL

April 13, 2019Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2019, 11:14 PM CDT for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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
Apr 13, 2019, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2019, 11:42 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 13, 9:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2019-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 200 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2019-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 434 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 kmRMLM
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
200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
434 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
639 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

323 
WFUS54 KMOB 140414
TORMOB
MSC153-140500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0008.190414T0414Z-190414T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1114 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until midnight CDT.
    
* At 1113 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Tuckers Crossing, or 5 miles southeast of
  Laurel, moving northeast at 45 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 3184 8873 3163 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 222DEG 41KT 3165 8907 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
945 
WWUS54 KMOB 140431 RRA
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1131 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

MSC153-140500-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190414T0500Z/
Wayne MS-
1131 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 1129 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles east of Sandersville, or 14 miles northeast of 
Laurel, moving northeast at 45 mph. If you are west of Eucutta 
and north of Lightsey, take cover now. 

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 west of Eucutta and north of Lightsey.

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 3183 8879 3172 8894 3182 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 222DEG 41KT 3179 8892 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
087 
WWUS54 KMOB 140442
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1142 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

MSC153-140450-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-190414T0500Z/
Wayne MS-
1142 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3183 8879 3172 8894 3182 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 222DEG 41KT 3189 8881 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne43 min
Apr 14, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne57 min
Apr 14, 12:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone53 min
Apr 14, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne49 min
Apr 14, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Stone49 min
Apr 14, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne46 min
Apr 14, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge50 min
Apr 14, 3:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne39 min
Apr 14, 10:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry11 days
Apr 14, 10:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Wayne13 days
Apr 14, 10:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Jackson12 days

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.