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Tornado Warning 94, NWS Mobile, AL

November 29, 2022Greene County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2022, 1:47 PM CST for Greene County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 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: Nov 29, 2022, 1:47 PM CST (19:47 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2022, 2:30 PM CST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 451 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 587 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

438 
WFUS54 KMOB 291947
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-292030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0094.221129T1947Z-221129T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
147 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  East central Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 230 PM CST.
    
* At 147 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles southwest of Fruitdale, or 10 miles north of
  Leakesville, moving northeast at 25 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...
  Fruitdale around 200 PM CST.

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 3126 8849 3130 8853 3153 8833 3139 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 230DEG 21KT 3130 8849 

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

$$

3 follow-up statements

823 
WWUS54 KMOB 292002
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
202 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

MSC041-292012-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-221129T2030Z/
Greene MS-
202 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3153 8833 3139 8820 3130 8839 3137 8845
      3138 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 214DEG 25KT 3134 8837 

$$

ALC129-292030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-221129T2030Z/
Washington AL-
202 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
At 202 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fruitdale, or 11 miles southwest of Chatom, moving
northeast at 30 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
west central Washington 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8833 3139 8820 3130 8839 3137 8845
      3138 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 214DEG 25KT 3134 8837 

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

$$

321 
WWUS54 KMOB 292013
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
213 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

ALC129-292030-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-221129T2030Z/
Washington AL-
213 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
At 213 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tibbie, or 6 miles southwest of Chatom, moving
northeast at 30 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
west central Washington 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3142 8822 3135 8831 3137 8834 3149 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 219DEG 26KT 3139 8830 

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

$$

102 
WWUS54 KMOB 292025
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
225 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

ALC129-292034-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0094.000000T0000Z-221129T2030Z/
Washington AL-
225 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 230 PM CST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3142 8822 3135 8831 3137 8834 3149 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 227DEG 23KT 3143 8825 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 29, 2:19 AM CST	Flood Watch	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	27 hr
Nov 29, 2:45 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MOB	George, Stone	6 hr
Nov 29, 1:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	43 min
Nov 29, 3:13 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	MOB		9 hr
Nov 29, 2:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	47 min
Nov 29, 3:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	44 min
Nov 29, 3:54 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		44 hr

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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.