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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

February 12, 2025Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 12, 2025, 2:22 PM CST for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 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
Feb 12, 2025, 2:22 PM CST (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2025, 3:00 PM CST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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
Feb 12, 1:32 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 12:00Z on 2025-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2025-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -182 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
416 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

120 
WFUS54 KMOB 122022
TORMOB
MSC041-111-153-122100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0001.250212T2022Z-250212T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
222 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 300 PM CST.

* At 222 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles south of Sunrise, or 7 miles southeast of
  Petal, 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 Perry, southwestern Wayne and northwestern Greene
  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 3164 8894 3172 8886
      3148 8858 3118 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 228DEG 38KT 3125 8919 

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

$$

MM
3 follow-up statements
811 
WWUS54 KMOB 122032
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
232 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

MSC041-111-153-122100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250212T2100Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
232 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 232 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Macedonia, or 9 miles west of
Richton, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Richton and Clara.

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 3123 8914 3133 8914 3143 8904 3143 8894
      3153 8894 3167 8880 3148 8858 3142 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 232DEG 35KT 3130 8909 

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

$$

MM
359 
WWUS54 KMOB 122045
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
245 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

MSC041-111-153-122100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250212T2100Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
245 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 244 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Richton, moving east at 35 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.

Locations impacted include...
Richton.

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 3127 8903 3134 8910 3143 8900 3143 8894
      3148 8894 3156 8885 3143 8867 3142 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 248DEG 29KT 3133 8899 

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

$$

MM
716 
WWUS54 KMOB 122100
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

MSC041-111-153-122110-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250212T2100Z/
Perry MS-Wayne MS-Greene MS-
300 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3127 8903 3134 8910 3143 8900 3143 8894
      3148 8894 3156 8885 3143 8867 3142 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 228DEG 38KT 3144 8885 

$$

MM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 3:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBGreene, Wayne46 min
Feb 12, 4:46 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBStone17 min
Feb 12, 5:02 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBGreene, Perry17 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.