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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Mobile, AL

March 4, 2025Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 4, 2025, 6:34 PM CST for Greene County, Perry County, Wayne County, Mississippi; Washington County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 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: Mar 4, 2025, 6:34 PM CST (00:34 UTC)
Expired: Mar 4, 2025, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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
Mar 4, 12:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Mar 4, 5:41 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -177 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

683 
WFUS54 KMOB 050034
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-111-153-050115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0016.250305T0034Z-250305T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
634 PM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northeastern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northern Greene County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 715 PM CST.

* At 634 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Richton, moving east at 60 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Buckatunna around 655 PM CST.

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 8894 3147 8894 3168 8835 3142 8819
      3131 8897 3143 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 250DEG 52KT 3139 8890 

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

$$

RD

1 follow-up statement

243 
WWUS54 KMOB 050056
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
656 PM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

MSC041-111-050106-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-250305T0115Z/
Perry MS-Greene MS-
656 PM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY AND NORTHERN GREENE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic 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 900 PM CST for southeastern
Mississippi. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM CST
for southwestern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3168 8835 3144 8820 3143 8864 3156 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 248DEG 46KT 3149 8858 

$$

ALC129-MSC153-050115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-250305T0115Z/
Washington AL-Wayne MS-
656 PM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...

At 656 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southwest of Buckatunna, or 13 miles south of
Waynesboro, moving east at 55 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Buckatunna around 700 PM CST.

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 3168 8835 3144 8820 3143 8864 3156 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 248DEG 46KT 3149 8858 

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

$$

RD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 4, 6:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	58 min
Mar 4, 6:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Wayne	34 min
Mar 4, 6:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	29 min
Mar 4, 6:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	59 min
Mar 4, 6:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Wayne	63 min
Mar 4, 7:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	61 min
Mar 4, 7:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	George	35 min
Mar 4, 8:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George	53 min
Mar 5, 4:49 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	13 hr
Mar 4, 7:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox	53 min
Mar 4, 8:16 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Mar 4, 8:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox	65 min
Mar 4, 8:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin, Conecuh, Mobile	62 min
Mar 4, 9:10 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		95 min
Mar 4, 9:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe	62 min
Mar 4, 9:39 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		36 min
Mar 4, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	61 min
Mar 4, 9:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe	40 min
Mar 4, 10:16 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		89 min
Mar 4, 10:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	59 min
Mar 4, 11:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Covington, Escambia	66 min
Mar 4, 11:31 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		74 min
Mar 4, 11:33 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	MOB		72 min
Mar 5, 4:54 AM CST	High Surf Advisory	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	22 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.