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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Mobile, AL

April 23, 2020Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2020, 4:32 AM CDT for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 min. 2 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 23, 2020, 4:32 AM CDT (09:32 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2020, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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 23, 4:33 AM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Eucutta, MS	THE TORNADO FORMED NEAR EUCUTTA RD AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST, LIFTING JUST EAST OF SUGAR HILL RD. THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO SOFTWOOD AND HARDWOOD TREES, SOME OF WHICH WERE UPROOTED AND SOME WERE SNAPPED. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF-1 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK OF 105 M
Apr 23, 4:45 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Hiwannee, MS	WAYNE COUNTY EMA RELAYED PICTURES OF SNAPPED TREES ALONG CHAPPARAL-HIWANNEE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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 23, 4:05 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -206 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 337 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 666 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

285 
WFUS54 KMOB 230932
TORMOB
MSC153-231000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0038.200423T0932Z-200423T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
432 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 432 AM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 5 miles south of
  Goodwater, or 16 miles southwest of Quitman, moving east at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Emergency Management 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
  northern Wayne County.

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 3182 8894 3183 8876 3185 8865 3189 8847
      3178 8847 3173 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 259DEG 56KT 3184 8885 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

571 
WWUS54 KMOB 230950
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
450 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

MSC153-231000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-200423T1000Z/
Wayne MS-
450 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 449 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of De Soto, or 11 miles north of
Waynesboro, moving east at 55 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 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 3183 8874 3184 8872 3185 8865 3189 8847
      3180 8847 3177 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0949Z 265DEG 47KT 3184 8864 

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

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	49 min
Apr 23, 4:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	50 min
Apr 23, 5:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	12 min
Apr 23, 5:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Perry, Stone	40 min
Apr 23, 6:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	42 min
Apr 23, 6:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George	34 min
Apr 23, 6:40 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George, Stone	24 min
Apr 23, 7:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	George	3 hr
Apr 23, 7:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George	49 min
Apr 23, 11:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	6 days
Apr 23, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	50 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.