Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 50, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2020, 10:27 AM CDT for George County, Perry County, Stone 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
- Jun 24, 2020, 10:27 AM CDT (15:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2020, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties George County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:26 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1752 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted.
047
WFUS54 KMOB 241527
TORMOB
MSC039-111-131-241615-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0050.200624T1527Z-200624T1615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1027 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern George County in southeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 1115 AM CDT.
* At 1027 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 10 miles east of Wiggins, moving northeast at
15 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 George, southeastern Perry and northeastern Stone
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 3109 8886 3107 8884 3100 8884 3100 8876
3092 8867 3076 8893 3084 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 219DEG 13KT 3082 8896
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
535
WWUS54 KMOB 241539
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1039 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020
MSC039-111-131-241615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-200624T1615Z/
George MS-Perry MS-Stone MS-
1039 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY AND NORTHEASTERN STONE
COUNTIES...
At 1039 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 14 miles east of Wiggins, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern George, southeastern Perry and northeastern Stone
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3109 8886 3107 8884 3100 8884 3100 8876
3092 8867 3080 8888 3089 8898
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 222DEG 23KT 3088 8890
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$877
WWUS54 KMOB 241550
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1050 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020
MSC131-241559-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-200624T1615Z/
Stone MS-
1050 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STONE 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 3109 8886 3107 8884 3100 8884 3100 8876
3092 8867 3085 8885 3093 8890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 236DEG 15KT 3089 8883
$$
MSC039-111-241615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-200624T1615Z/
George MS-Perry MS-
1050 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGE AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES...
At 1049 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 14 miles west of Lucedale, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern George and southeastern Perry Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3109 8886 3107 8884 3100 8884 3100 8876
3092 8867 3085 8885 3093 8890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 236DEG 15KT 3089 8883
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Perry | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Stone | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 11:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 66 min |
| Jun 24, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.