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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Mobile, AL

March 30, 2021Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2021, 7:13 PM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 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 30, 2021, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2021-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1108 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 2021-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

As transmitted.

826 
WFUS54 KMOB 310013
TORMOB
MSC041-111-310100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0017.210331T0013Z-210331T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
713 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 800 PM CDT.
    
* At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles south of McLain, or 16 miles west of Lucedale,
  moving northeast at 20 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  McLain around 730 PM CDT.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3123 8882 3116 8866 3100 8882 3100 8884
      3097 8884 3100 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 216DEG 19KT 3101 8886 

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

$$

CGAL
1 follow-up statement
090 
WWUS54 KMOB 310029
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
729 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

MSC111-310038-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210331T0100Z/
Perry MS-
729 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PERRY 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 3123 8882 3116 8866 3100 8882 3100 8884
      3109 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 216DEG 19KT 3108 8880 

$$

MSC041-310100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210331T0100Z/
Greene MS-
729 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY...
    
At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over McLain, or 15 miles west of Leakesville, moving
northeast at 20 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
southwestern Greene 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3123 8882 3116 8866 3100 8882 3100 8884
      3109 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 216DEG 19KT 3108 8880 

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

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBPerry50 min
Mar 30, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene58 min
Mar 30, 7:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGreene, Perry108 min
Mar 30, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene31 min
Mar 31, 12:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWayne54 min
Mar 31, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene40 min
Mar 31, 1:43 PM CDTFreeze WatchMOBGreene, Wayne13 hr
Mar 31, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene, 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.