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Tornado Warning 97, NWS Mobile, AL

November 29, 2022Wayne County, Mississippi; Choctaw County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2022, 11:50 PM CST for Wayne County, Mississippi; Choctaw County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 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, 11:50 PM CST (05:50 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2022, 12:30 AM CST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 29, 10:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2022-11-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 575 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2022-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 273 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
575 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1005 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
273 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
399 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
8.1

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The text

As transmitted.

563 
WFUS54 KMOB 300550
TORMOB
ALC023-MSC153-300630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0097.221130T0550Z-221130T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1150 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1230 AM CST.
    
* At 1148 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located near Lightsey, or 14 miles east of Laurel, 
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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 
  southwestern Choctaw and northern Wayne Counties. Residents near 
  the communities of Boice and Hiwannee should take cover 
  immediately!

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3175 8831 3167 8887 3180 8891 3183 8884
      3183 8876 3185 8865 3189 8848 3203 8846
      3204 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 245DEG 37KT 3173 8889 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
919 
WWUS54 KMOB 300604
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1204 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

ALC023-MSC153-300630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-221130T0630Z/
Choctaw AL-Wayne MS-
1204 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 1202 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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 
southwestern Choctaw and northeastern Wayne Counties. Residents near 
the communities of Hiwannee, Boice, and other rural locations north 
of Waynesboro should take cover immediately! 

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3179 8833 3172 8879 3181 8882 3183 8876
      3185 8865 3189 8848 3203 8846 3204 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 246DEG 41KT 3180 8871 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$
975 
WWUS54 KMOB 300622
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1222 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

ALC023-MSC153-300630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-221130T0630Z/
Choctaw AL-Wayne MS-
1222 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 1221 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Crandall, or 15 miles northeast of
Waynesboro, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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
southwestern Choctaw and northeastern 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3182 8834 3178 8854 3187 8857 3189 8848
      3203 8846 3204 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 256DEG 37KT 3185 8848 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 11:25 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBWayne50 min
Nov 30, 1:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBPerry40 min
Nov 30, 1:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne42 min
Nov 30, 2:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne43 min
Nov 30, 2:11 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne3 hr
Nov 30, 2:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Wayne52 min
Nov 30, 2:31 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBGreene44 min
Nov 30, 3:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Perry, Wayne56 min
Nov 30, 3:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Perry, Stone40 min
Nov 30, 4:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone45 min
Nov 30, 4:21 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Stone3 hr
Nov 30, 4:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge43 min
Nov 29, 7:54 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw36 min
Nov 30, 12:16 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBChoctaw, Clarke44 min
Nov 30, 1:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBWilcox32 min
Nov 30, 3:05 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBWashington3 hr
Nov 30, 3:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBClarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington42 min
Nov 30, 3:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Monroe65 min
Nov 30, 3:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington62 min
Nov 30, 4:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 1 more53 min
Nov 30, 5:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB60 min
Nov 30, 5:04 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile26 min
Nov 30, 5:13 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile32 min
Nov 30, 5:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBBaldwin, Escambia49 min
Nov 30, 5:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBBaldwin52 min
Nov 30, 5:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBCovington59 min
Nov 30, 5:52 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBMobile3 hr
Nov 30, 6:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Nov 30, 6:01 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB119 min
Nov 30, 6:43 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Nov 30, 7:08 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB97 min
Nov 30, 8:02 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningMOB118 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.