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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

May 15, 2022Greene County, Perry County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2022, 11:39 PM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 96 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
May 15, 2022, 11:39 PM CDT (04:39 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2022, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2022-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2765 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2022-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1276 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 15, 10:46 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 10:46 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 9:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
937 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0838 PM     HAIL             3 WSW LOTT AND COLEMAN  30.82N 88.31W
05/15/2022  E1.25 INCH       MOBILE             AL   PUBLIC

            HAIL ESTIMATED TO BE OF QUARTER OR HALF
            DOLLAR SIZE REPORTED NEAR GLENWOOD HILLS
            DRIVE IN WILMER.

&&
Special weather statement, May 15, 9:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
958 PM CDT Sun May 15 2022

ALZ052-261-262-MSZ076-079-160345-
Baldwin Inland AL-Washington AL-Mobile Inland AL-Greene MS-George MS-
958 PM CDT Sun May 15 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Mobile, west
central Baldwin, southern Washington, northeastern George and
southeastern Greene Counties through 1045 PM CDT...

At 958 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Deer
Park to near McIntosh. Movement was south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Citronelle, Creola, Chunchula, Gulfcrest, Deer Park, Axis, Mount
Vernon, Calvert, McIntosh and Movico.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3085 8857 3129 8850 3131 8798 3127 8797
      3126 8799 3126 8797 3116 8795 3116 8797
      3115 8797 3115 8794 3088 8788 3092 8791
      3090 8790 3088 8790 3088 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 358DEG 18KT 3124 8842 3126 8807

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Local storm report, May 15, 10:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1025 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 PM     HAIL             1 SSW I65 AND AIRPORT B 30.66N 88.13W
05/15/2022  E1.00 INCH       MOBILE             AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0700 PM     HAIL             FAIRHOPE                30.52N 87.88W
05/15/2022  E1.00 INCH       BALDWIN            AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&
Special weather statement, May 15, 11:10 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 11:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB87 min
May 15, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin42 min
May 15, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw39 min
May 15, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin48 min
May 15, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw46 min
May 15, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB96 min
May 15, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
May 15, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke33 min
May 15, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBChoctaw44 min
May 15, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile52 min
May 15, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
May 15, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile35 min
May 15, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBMobile48 min
May 15, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
May 15, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB86 min
May 15, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWashington47 min
May 15, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBMobile45 min
May 15, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile14 min
May 15, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB65 min
May 15, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBBaldwin50 min
May 16, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB85 min
May 15, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBStone48 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.