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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2021, 3:39 AM CDT for George County, Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 20 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
- Aug 30, 2021, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
441
WFUS54 KMOB 300839
TORMOB
MSC039-041-111-300930-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0053.210830T0839Z-210830T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
339 AM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central George County in southeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
Western Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 430 AM CDT.
* At 338 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 6 miles west of Lucedale, moving north at 45
mph. Another tornadic circulation was nearing the Jackson and
George county line and also moving north at 45 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...
Merrilll around 345 AM CDT.
McLain around 355 AM CDT.
Richton around 420 AM 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3141 8873 3074 8849 3073 8872 3136 8897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 163DEG 38KT 3095 8870
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
006
WWUS54 KMOB 300859
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
359 AM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
MSC039-041-111-300909-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210830T0930Z/
George MS-Perry MS-Greene MS-
359 AM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GEORGE...NORTHEASTERN PERRY AND
WESTERN GREENE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3141 8873 3074 8849 3073 8872 3136 8897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 163DEG 38KT 3116 8878
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George | 25 min |
| Aug 29, 11:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Stone | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Perry, Stone | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Stone | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 21 min |
| Aug 30, 5:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | George | 14 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 47 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.