Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 12, 2023, 11:12 AM CST for George County, Perry County, Stone County, Mississippi; Mobile County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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
- Jan 12, 2023, 11:12 AM CST (17:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2023, 11:39 AM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mobile County, AL, George County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:14 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 10:20 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 755 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMOB 121712
SVRMOB
ALC097-MSC039-111-131-121800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0021.230112T1712Z-230112T1800Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1112 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Mobile County in southwestern Alabama...
George County in southeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until noon CST.
* At 1112 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles east of
Wiggins, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lucedale, Semmes and Wilmer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3094 8902 3100 8854 3100 8843 3101 8843
3103 8829 3075 8825 3075 8900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 263DEG 41KT 3083 8892
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MM2 follow-up statements
033
WWUS54 KMOB 121733
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1133 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
MSC111-131-121742-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230112T1800Z/
Perry MS-Stone MS-
1133 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PERRY AND
NORTHEASTERN STONE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3080 8878 3097 8877 3100 8854 3100 8843
3101 8843 3103 8829 3079 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 261DEG 39KT 3087 8868
$$
ALC097-MSC039-121800-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230112T1800Z/
Mobile AL-George MS-
1133 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MOBILE AND CENTRAL GEORGE COUNTIES...
At 1132 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
of Lucedale, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lucedale and Wilmer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3080 8878 3097 8877 3100 8854 3100 8843
3101 8843 3103 8829 3079 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 261DEG 39KT 3087 8868
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MM758
WWUS54 KMOB 121739
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1139 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
ALC097-MSC039-121748-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230112T1800Z/
Mobile AL-George MS-
1139 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOBILE AND
CENTRAL GEORGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3080 8878 3097 8877 3100 8854 3100 8843
3101 8843 3103 8829 3079 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 263DEG 41KT 3088 8859
$$
MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 9:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 46 min |
| Jan 12, 10:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 10:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Stone | 63 min |
| Jan 12, 10:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 64 min |
| Jan 12, 11:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 50 min |
| Jan 12, 11:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 66 min |
| Jan 12, 12:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 26 min |
| Jan 12, 11:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 28 min |
| Jan 12, 12:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 40 min |
| Jan 12, 12:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 43 min |
| Jan 12, 12:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 12:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 1:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Jan 12, 1:13 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Jan 12, 1:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 1:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 49 min |
| Jan 12, 1:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 48 min |
| Jan 12, 1:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 2:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 2:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 30 min |
| Jan 12, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 43 min |
| Jan 12, 2:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 24 min |
| Jan 12, 3:11 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 94 min | |
| Jan 12, 4:32 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 12, 5:56 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 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.