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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Mobile, AL

April 27, 2023George County, Stone County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2023, 6:01 AM CDT for George County, Stone County, Mississippi. It was in force for 17 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 27, 2023, 6:01 AM CDT (11:01 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2023, 6:18 AM CDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties George County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:02 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 27, 6:12 AM CDT	HAIL 1	1 W Basin, MS	CALL SHOP RITE GROCERY ON RIVER RD IN LUCEDALE, MS AND STORE EMPLOYEE REPORTS HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE FALLING.

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 27, 5:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 1037 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 906 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

899 
WFUS54 KMOB 271101
TORMOB
MSC039-131-271145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0018.230427T1101Z-230427T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
601 AM CDT Thu Apr 27 2023

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern George County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Stone County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 645 AM CDT.
    
* At 600 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 11 miles east of McHenry, or 15 miles southeast of
  Wiggins, moving east at 25 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
  southwestern George and southeastern Stone 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3083 8861 3074 8861 3073 8888 3068 8889
      3068 8898 3075 8898
TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 261DEG 23KT 3072 8894 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

CGAL

1 follow-up statement

591 
WWUS54 KMOB 271118
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
618 AM CDT Thu Apr 27 2023

MSC039-131-271127-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-230427T1145Z/
George MS-Stone MS-
618 AM CDT Thu Apr 27 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGE AND SOUTHEASTERN STONE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until noon CDT for
southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3083 8861 3074 8861 3073 8888 3068 8889
      3068 8898 3075 8898
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 261DEG 23KT 3074 8881 

$$

CGAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Wayne	40 min
Apr 27, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Perry, Stone	48 min
Apr 27, 5:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Perry, Stone	47 min
Apr 27, 6:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Stone	50 min
Apr 27, 6:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Perry	47 min
Apr 27, 6:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George	39 min
Apr 27, 8:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.