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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

March 17, 2021Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Perry County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Mar 17, 2021, 8:07 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Perry County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1681 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 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
1681 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.4
Supercell composite
9.7

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The text

As transmitted.

320 
WWUS84 KMOB 180107
SPSMOB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
807 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
 
ALZ051>053-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-180200-
Clarke AL-Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Stone MS-Perry MS-Greene MS-
Wayne MS-George MS-
807 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...WESTERN CLARKE...NORTHWESTERN
GEORGE...SOUTHERN PERRY...EASTERN WAYNE...GREENE AND STONE COUNTIES
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

At 806 PM CDT, the strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southwest of Putnam to 5 miles north of Deer
Park to 6 miles west of Perkinston, and moving northeast at 40 mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Wiggins, Butler, Chatom, Leakesville, Saint Stephens,
Wagarville, Leroy, Perkinston, McHenry, Deer Park, Tibbie, Beaumont,
Millry, McLain, State Line, Buckatunna, Silas, Fruitdale and
Coffeeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3091 8934 3091 8914 3106 8915 3141 8865
      3211 8839 3213 8804 3209 8805 3206 8812
      3199 8810 3199 8776 3119 8796 3114 8810
      3111 8843 3103 8843 3087 8889 3068 8889
      3068 8924 3065 8924 3065 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 223DEG 31KT 3194 8815 3129 8829 3080 8925 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Washington65 min
Mar 17, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox44 min
Mar 17, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler, Monroe, Wilcox45 min
Mar 17, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBClarke, Monroe, Washington48 min
Mar 17, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Crenshaw50 min
Mar 17, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe, Washington58 min
Mar 17, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington44 min
Mar 17, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin, Mobile48 min
Mar 17, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Mar 18, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMonroe43 min
Mar 18, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile23 min
Mar 18, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin28 min
Mar 18, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Mar 18, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBButler37 min
Mar 18, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB63 min
Mar 18, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
Mar 18, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Mar 18, 4:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBCrenshaw30 min
Mar 18, 4:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB51 min
Mar 18, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia46 min
Mar 17, 7:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne6 hr
Mar 17, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry, Stone38 min
Mar 17, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone28 min
Mar 17, 9:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBPerry, Stone3 hr

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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.