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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Mobile, AL

April 17, 2022Perry County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2022, 8:13 PM CDT for Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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
Apr 17, 2022, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 2022, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Perry County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 17, 8:19 PM CDTTORNADO2 Wnw Richton, MSA BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 42 WEST OF RICHTON MS. THE TORNADO DESTROYED A COUPLE OF BARNS AND SNAPPED A COUPLE A TREES AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST ALONG HIGHWAY 42 WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED AS IT CROSSED HIGHWA
Apr 17, 8:30 PM CDTHAIL 1Richton, MS

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 17, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2022-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1303 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2022-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1203 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
4.5

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The text

As transmitted.

190 
WFUS54 KMOB 180113
TORMOB
MSC111-180145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0067.220418T0113Z-220418T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
813 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 845 PM CDT.
    
* At 813 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Richton, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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 825 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 8902 3144 8898 3142 8884 3116 8884
      3136 8908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 304DEG 17KT 3137 8900 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

JLH
2 follow-up statements
986 
WWUS54 KMOB 180129
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
829 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

MSC111-180145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-220418T0145Z/
Perry MS-
829 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY...
    
At 828 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Richton, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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
northeastern Perry County.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3142 8884 3122 8884 3132 8898 3144 8897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 287DEG 16KT 3137 8892 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

CGAL
547 
WWUS54 KMOB 180153
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
853 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

MSC111-180202-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-220418T0145Z/
Perry MS-
853 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However 
additional storms to the west will likely produce damaging winds up 
to 60 mph and large hail.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Mississippi.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Perry county until 9:15 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3142 8884 3122 8884 3132 8898 3144 8897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 304DEG 17KT 3131 8881 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne52 min
Apr 17, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBWayne48 min
Apr 17, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBGreene, Perry, Stone, Wayne50 min
Apr 17, 8:57 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene, Perry33 min
Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene27 min
Apr 17, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry53 min
Apr 17, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne6 hr
Apr 17, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone28 min
Apr 17, 9:20 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBGreene22 min
Apr 17, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge49 min
Apr 18, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBGreene, Perry39 min
Apr 18, 8:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry6 days
Apr 18, 8:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene, Jackson6 days

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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.