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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Mobile, AL

February 3, 2022Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 3, 2022, 12:30 PM CST for Greene County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2022, 12:30 PM CST (18:30 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2022, 1:15 PM CST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 3, 12:53 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Clara, MS	REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF CLARA, MS.
Feb 3, 1:10 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw State Line, MS	GREENE COUNTY EMA REPORTS ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME IN THE KNOBTOWN COMMUNITY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Feb 3, 1:10 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Denham, MS	REPORT OF TREES SNAPPED OFF AT THEIR MIDPOINTS IN DENHAM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 3, 11:40 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 390 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

481 
WUUS54 KMOB 031830
SVRMOB
MSC041-153-031915-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0015.220203T1830Z-220203T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1230 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 115 PM CST.

* At 1229 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Ovett to Richton to 6 miles southwest of New
  Augusta, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Waynesboro, Clara, State Line and Buckatunna. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of 
a building.

Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring 
with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of 
nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are 
close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3178 8894 3189 8848 3122 8844 3112 8884
      3143 8884 3143 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 232DEG 40KT 3150 8904 3133 8894 3112 8909 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

2 follow-up statements

103 
WWUS54 KMOB 031843
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1243 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022

MSC041-153-031915-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-220203T1915Z/
Wayne MS-Greene MS-
1243 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST
FOR WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 1242 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Ovett to 9 miles northeast of
Richton to 3 miles north of Beaumont, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Clara, State Line and Buckatunna. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3178 8894 3189 8848 3122 8844 3112 8884
      3143 8884 3143 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 225DEG 40KT 3154 8891 3144 8883 3122 8890 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

626 
WWUS54 KMOB 031901
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
101 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022

MSC041-153-031915-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-220203T1915Z/
Wayne MS-Greene MS-
101 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST
FOR WAYNE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 101 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Clara to 4 miles northwest of
Buckatunna to 13 miles southwest of State Line, moving northeast at
40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Clara, State Line and Buckatunna. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3178 8894 3189 8848 3122 8844 3112 8884
      3143 8884 3143 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 237DEG 36KT 3164 8872 3158 8857 3133 8867 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 3, 12:10 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 12:10 PM CST, 20 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1210 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022

.AVIATION /03.18Z Issuance/...LIFR to IFR conditions continue
through the day and into this evening, with occasional periods of
MVFR. Showers and thunderstorms will be moving east across the
region this afternoon and evening, with some severe. Strong gusty
winds and isolated tornadoes possible. Convection will begin to
tapper off west to east late tonight, but showery conditions
continue into the day on Friday. /12

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for ALZ265-266.

     High Surf Advisory until noon CST Friday for ALZ265-266.

FL...High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for FLZ202-204-
     206.

     High Surf Advisory until noon CST Friday for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until midnight CST tonight for GMZ630>636.

     Dense Fog Advisory until noon CST Friday for GMZ630>632-650.

     Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM CST Saturday for GMZ650-655-670-
     675.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 3, 12:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Perry	44 min
Feb 3, 12:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	3 hr
Feb 3, 1:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	49 min
Feb 3, 1:17 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Perry	3 hr
Feb 3, 1:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	44 min
Feb 3, 2:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George, Greene	43 min
Feb 3, 2:51 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Greene, Wayne	3 hr
Feb 3, 3:00 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	3 hr
Feb 3, 3:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	45 min
Feb 3, 4:03 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.