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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2023, 9:45 AM CST for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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 3, 2023, 9:45 AM CST (15:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2023, 10:30 AM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 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 3, 9:14 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 710 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 423 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
094
WFUS54 KMOB 031545
TORMOB
MSC153-031630-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0001.230103T1545Z-230103T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
945 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 1030 AM CST.
* At 944 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Mill Creek, or 15 miles north of
Richton, moving northeast at 45 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
central Wayne 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 3184 8874 3185 8863 3189 8848 3188 8847
3182 8847 3151 8890 3154 8894 3156 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 221DEG 38KT 3157 8888
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
892
WWUS54 KMOB 031557
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
957 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
MSC153-031630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230103T1630Z/
Wayne MS-
957 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR NORTHERN
WAYNE COUNTY...
At 956 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Wayne County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3184 8874 3185 8863 3189 8848 3188 8847
3182 8847 3160 8878 3164 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 222DEG 38KT 3167 8877
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$883
WWUS54 KMOB 031610
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1010 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
MSC153-031630-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230103T1630Z/
Wayne MS-
1010 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
At 1010 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles north of Waynesboro, moving northeast at 40 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
northeastern Wayne 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 3184 8868 3185 8863 3189 8848 3188 8847
3182 8847 3168 8869 3171 8876
TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 223DEG 34KT 3175 8867
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$809
WWUS54 KMOB 031631
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1031 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
MSC153-031640-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230103T1630Z/
Wayne MS-
1031 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However, we
continue to monitor another circulation that will be moving out of
northeast Wayne County into Choctaw County. Remain alert for
possible additional warnings.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3184 8868 3185 8863 3189 8848 3188 8847
3182 8847 3168 8869 3171 8876
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 221DEG 38KT 3191 8850
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2:28 AM CST | Flood Watch | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 28 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:25 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Greene, Perry, Wayne | 3 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.