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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Oct 21, 2021, 11:07 AM CDT for George 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
- Oct 21, 2021, 11:07 AM CDT (16:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County George County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 2559 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
741
WWUS84 KMOB 211607
SPSMOB
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1107 AM CDT Thu Oct 21 2021
MSZ079-211700-
George MS-
1107 AM CDT Thu Oct 21 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of George County
through NOON CDT...
At 1106 AM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Lucedale, moving east at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lucedale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3082 8888 3100 8879 3097 8844 3074 8852
3073 8881 3074 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 285DEG 9KT 3084 8879
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 10:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 21, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| Oct 21, 12:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 21, 12:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Oct 21, 2:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Oct 20, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 50 min |
| Oct 20, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 46 min |
| Oct 21, 11:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | George | 3 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.