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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Mobile, AL

March 17, 2021Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2021, 2:03 PM CDT for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 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
Mar 17, 2021, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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
Mar 17, 11:36 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 687 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 218 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
687 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
713 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.9

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The text

As transmitted.

897 
WUUS54 KMOB 171903
SVRMOB
MSC153-171945-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0010.210317T1903Z-210317T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
203 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 202 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
  of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Waynesboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3184 8878 3183 8876 3185 8871 3185 8865
      3188 8852 3185 8847 3172 8847 3156 8876
      3167 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 228DEG 41KT 3173 8871 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
217 
WWUS54 KMOB 171924
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
224 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

MSC153-171945-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210317T1945Z/
Wayne MS-
224 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY...

At 224 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3184 8878 3183 8876 3185 8871 3185 8865
      3188 8852 3185 8847 3172 8847 3156 8876
      3167 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 225DEG 35KT 3181 8855 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 9:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBWayne16 hr
Mar 17, 4:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBWayne18 hr
Mar 17, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Wayne21 days
Mar 17, 10:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry18 days
Mar 17, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne49 min
Mar 17, 11:58 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne47 min
Mar 17, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne46 min
Mar 17, 1:30 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne45 min
Mar 17, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBWayne6 hr
Mar 17, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne56 min
Mar 17, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne47 min
Mar 17, 3:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne44 min
Mar 17, 4:04 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBWayne26 min
Mar 17, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne56 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.