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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Mobile, AL

March 18, 2022Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2022, 7:49 AM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 11 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 18, 2022, 7:49 AM CDT (12:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2022, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 18, 3:55 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

253 
WFUS54 KMOB 181249
TORMOB
MSC041-111-153-181330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0013.220318T1249Z-220318T1330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
749 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 830 AM CDT.
    
* At 748 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over New Augusta, or 10 miles southwest of Richton,
  moving northeast 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...
  Richton around 800 AM CDT.
  Clara and Buckatunna around 830 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 3169 8864 3153 8845 3117 8903 3126 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 227DEG 41KT 3123 8904 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement

194 
WWUS54 KMOB 181300
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
800 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

MSC041-111-153-181310-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220318T1330Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
800 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3169 8864 3153 8845 3117 8903 3126 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 227DEG 41KT 3133 8892 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 4:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	42 min
Mar 18, 5:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	66 min
Mar 18, 6:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	41 min
Mar 18, 6:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Wayne	6 hr
Mar 18, 6:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	47 min
Mar 18, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	43 min
Mar 18, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	62 min
Mar 18, 8:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	42 min
Mar 18, 8:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Perry	3 hr
Mar 18, 8:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene, Perry	65 min
Mar 18, 9:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	39 min
Mar 18, 9:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Greene, Perry	3 hr
Mar 18, 9:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	11 days
Mar 18, 9:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Wayne	14 days
Mar 18, 9:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	52 min
Mar 18, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	47 min
Mar 18, 10:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George, Greene, Stone	43 min
Mar 18, 10:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Perry, Stone	3 hr
Mar 18, 10:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	49 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.