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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Mobile, AL

March 30, 2022Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2022, 8:13 PM CDT for Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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: Mar 30, 2022, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2022, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 30, 8:20 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Wsw Janice, MS	AN EF-0 TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORREST AND PERRY COUNTY LINE TOWARD THE COMMUNITY OF JANICE. SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THIS PATH WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED ALONG ASHE NURSERY RD NEAR THE COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO LIFTED A LITTL
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT	TORNADO	Mclain, MS	MULTIPLE HOMES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE ROOF DAMAGE IN MCLAIN. ROOF DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED IN NEARBY PERRY COUNTY.
Mar 30, 8:46 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Sw Mclain, MS	NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND AN EF2 TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR MCLAIN MS. THE TORNADO BEGAN IN PERRY COUNTY MS AND QUICKLY INTENSIFIED TO EF2 THEN MOVED NORTHEAST GROWING TO 250 YARDS WIDE NEAR MCLAIN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED THROUGHOUT MCLAIN BE
Mar 30, 8:46 PM CDT	TORNADO	Mclain, MS	NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN IN THE MCLAIN COMMUNITY. REPORTS OF TREES AND DEBRIS OVER OLD HIGHWAY 24. TDS OBSERVED ON RADAR. TIME ESTIMATED.

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

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 30, 6:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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: 881 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 447 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 11.0

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The text

As transmitted.

811 
WFUS54 KMOB 310113
TORMOB
MSC041-111-310200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0039.220331T0113Z-220331T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
813 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Western Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 900 PM CDT.
    
* At 813 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Maxie, or 8 miles northwest of Wiggins, moving
  northeast at 50 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...
  Beaumont around 840 PM CDT.
  McLain around 845 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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3134 8869 3105 8855 3100 8879 3100 8883
      3098 8884 3092 8914 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 246DEG 42KT 3095 8922 

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

$$

1 follow-up statement

313 
WWUS54 KMOB 310118
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
818 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

MSC041-111-310200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-220331T0200Z/
Perry MS-Greene MS-
818 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
PERRY AND WESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
        
At 817 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Maxie, or 8 miles
north of Wiggins, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Beaumont around 840 PM CDT.
  McLain around 845 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3134 8869 3105 8855 3100 8879 3100 8883
      3098 8884 3092 8914 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 233DEG 45KT 3098 8917 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	55 min
Mar 30, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	53 min
Mar 30, 8:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	52 min
Mar 30, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	30 min
Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	51 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Wayne	63 min
Mar 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	42 min
Mar 30, 8:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	31 min
Mar 30, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	65 min
Mar 30, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	George, Greene, Stone	52 min
Mar 30, 10:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MOB	George	23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.