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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Mobile, AL

March 22, 2022Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2022, 4:11 PM CDT for Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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 22, 2022, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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
Mar 22, 10:40 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 141 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: 939 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 518 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 329 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 474 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 7.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

920 
WFUS54 KMOB 222111
TORMOB
MSC111-153-222200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0022.220322T2111Z-220322T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
411 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 500 PM CDT.
    
* At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles northeast of Brooklyn, or 17 miles southeast of
  Hattiesburg, moving north at 40 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...
  New Augusta around 420 PM CDT.
  Richton around 435 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 3144 8914 3143 8894 3163 8894 3160 8878
      3107 8911 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 195DEG 38KT 3111 8913 

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

$$

CGAL

3 follow-up statements

352 
WWUS54 KMOB 222123
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
423 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

MSC111-153-222200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-220322T2200Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-
423 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 423 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over New Augusta, or 9 miles southwest of Richton, moving
northeast at 40 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 435 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 3143 8894 3163 8894 3160 8878 3117 8905
      3119 8911 3144 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 203DEG 42KT 3124 8903 

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

$$

CGAL

249 
WWUS54 KMOB 222129
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
429 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

MSC111-153-222200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-220322T2200Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-
429 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 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 435 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 3143 8894 3163 8894 3160 8878 3124 8900
      3126 8905 3144 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 209DEG 38KT 3129 8899 

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

$$

CGAL

358 
WWUS54 KMOB 222141
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
441 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

MSC111-153-222200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-220322T2200Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-
441 PM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Richton, moving northeast at 40 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Perry and southwestern Wayne Counties.

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 3143 8894 3163 8894 3160 8878 3133 8895
      3134 8899 3144 8900
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 204DEG 45KT 3142 8892 

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

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 22, 5:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	38 min
Mar 22, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	43 min
Mar 22, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	48 min
Mar 22, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	44 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.