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Tornado Warning 62, NWS Mobile, AL

August 30, 2021Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2021, 2:32 PM CDT for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 21 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, 2:32 PM CDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 2:53 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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
Aug 30, 5:48 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 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 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 387 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
49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
387 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
547 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

523 
WFUS54 KMOB 301932
TORMOB
MSC153-302015-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0062.210830T1932Z-210830T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
232 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 315 PM CDT.
    
* At 232 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southwest of Clara, or 13 miles northeast of
  Richton, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Clara around 250 PM CDT.
  Waynesboro around 305 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3157 8846 3144 8874 3144 8883 3172 8884
      3189 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 209DEG 27KT 3147 8876 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
397 
WWUS54 KMOB 301953
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
253 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

MSC153-302002-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210830T2015Z/
Wayne MS-
253 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits, Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Should the 
rotation suddenly re-appear a new Tornado Warning will be issued. 

We are also closely watching a rotating storm to the south.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3157 8846 3144 8874 3144 8883 3172 8884
      3189 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 209DEG 27KT 3160 8867 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGeorge25 min
Aug 29, 11:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBStone6 hr
Aug 30, 12:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Perry, Stone6 hr
Aug 30, 3:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry6 hr
Aug 30, 3:39 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry20 min
Aug 30, 6:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBStone4 hr
Aug 30, 6:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone5 hr
Aug 30, 9:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry8 hr
Aug 30, 5:19 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBGeorge14 hr
Aug 30, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGeorge47 min

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.