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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2022, 9:03 PM CDT for Greene County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report 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, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2022, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Greene County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Avera, MS | NWS STORM SURVEY DOCUMENTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ALONG NEELY AVERA RD WITH SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO 70 TO 80 MPH. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
893
WFUS54 KMOB 180203
TORMOB
MSC041-180245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0069.220418T0203Z-220418T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
903 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 903 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles east of Richton, moving east at 35 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
central Greene 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 3134 8876 3134 8844 3114 8843 3126 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 288DEG 23KT 3129 8874
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL3 follow-up statements
455
WWUS54 KMOB 180207
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
907 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
MSC041-180245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-220418T0245Z/
Greene MS-
907 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
GREENE COUNTY...
At 907 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 12 miles northwest of
Leakesville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Greene County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3134 8876 3134 8844 3114 8843 3126 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 288DEG 23KT 3128 8871
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL128
WWUS54 KMOB 180215
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
915 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
MSC041-180245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-220418T0245Z/
Greene MS-
915 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY...
At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Leakesville, moving east at 40 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
east central Greene 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 3132 8869 3134 8844 3118 8843 3123 8868
3123 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 277DEG 33KT 3126 8861
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL686
WWUS54 KMOB 180230
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
930 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
MSC041-180239-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-220418T0245Z/
Greene MS-
930 PM CDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Mississippi. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until midnight CDT for southwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3132 8869 3134 8844 3118 8843 3123 8868
3123 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 288DEG 23KT 3123 8850
$$
CGALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 52 min |
| Apr 17, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 48 min |
| Apr 17, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry | 32 min |
| Apr 17, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 50 min |
| Apr 17, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 33 min |
| Apr 17, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 53 min |
| Apr 17, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Stone | 28 min |
| Apr 17, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 22 min |
| Apr 17, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 49 min |
| Apr 18, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Greene, Perry | 39 min |
| Apr 18, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 6 days |
| Apr 18, 8:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Jackson | 6 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.