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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 9, 2024Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 1:30 AM CST for Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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 9, 2024, 1:30 AM CST (07:30 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2024, 2:00 AM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jan 8, 8:42 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2024-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2024-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 919 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
919 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1407 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

943 
WFUS54 KMOB 090730
TORMOB
MSC111-153-090800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0002.240109T0730Z-240109T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
130 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 200 AM CST.
    
* At 130 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Macedonia, or 7 miles east of Petal, moving
  northeast at 65 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
  northwestern Perry and southwestern 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8915 3143 8894 3173 8894 3157 8860
      3129 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 226DEG 54KT 3138 8912 

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

$$

RD
1 follow-up statement
495 
WWUS54 KMOB 090755
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
155 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

MSC111-153-090805-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240109T0800Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-
155 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3143 8915 3143 8894 3173 8894 3157 8860
      3129 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0755Z 270DEG 54KT 3163 8881 

$$

RD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 6:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Stone28 min
Jan 9, 12:09 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBGeorge, Greene3 hr
Jan 9, 12:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBGeorge, Greene38 min
Jan 9, 1:16 AM CSTTornado WarningMOBWayne29 min
Jan 9, 1:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMOBGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone53 min
Jan 9, 3:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGeorge, Greene47 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.