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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2020, 8:05 PM CDT for Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 min. 4 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
- Apr 19, 2020, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2020, 8:42 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Perry County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E New Augusta, MS | TREES DOWN AROUND NEW AUGUSTA NEAR HIGHWAY 98. |
| Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Richton, MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Augusta, MS | TREES DOWN EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONE HOUSE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE AND ANOTHER HOUSE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. |
| Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Richton, MS | REPORT OF A GARAGE/CARPORT THAT COLLAPSED ON A VEHICLE. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 2097 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.5
The text
As transmitted.
233
WFUS54 KMOB 200105
TORMOB
MSC111-200200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0027.200420T0105Z-200420T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
805 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 804 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northwest of Mclaurin, or 5 miles south of
Hattiesburg, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
New Augusta around 820 PM CDT.
Richton around 835 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 3132 8914 3138 8884 3119 8884 3116 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 254DEG 38KT 3123 8927
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
300
WWUS54 KMOB 200134
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
834 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020
MSC111-200200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-200420T0200Z/
Perry MS-
834 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY...
At 834 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southeast of Richton, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Perry County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3138 8884 3119 8884 3118 8896 3135 8900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 260DEG 42KT 3129 8886
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$437
WWUS54 KMOB 200142
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
842 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020
MSC111-200152-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-200420T0200Z/
Perry MS-
842 PM CDT Sun Apr 19 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY 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 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect
until 845 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3138 8884 3119 8884 3118 8896 3135 8900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 254DEG 38KT 3131 8876
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 8:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 52 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.