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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 12, 2025, 6:42 PM CST for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 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, 6:42 PM CST (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2025, 7:19 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
519
WFUS54 KMOB 130042 RRA
TORMOB
MSC153-130130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0007.250213T0042Z-250213T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
642 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 730 PM CST.
* At 642 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Laurel, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8876 3185 8863 3189 8851
3188 8847 3169 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 246DEG 52KT 3172 8919
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
JLH2 follow-up statements
152
WWUS54 KMOB 130104
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
704 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
MSC153-130130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250213T0130Z/
Wayne MS-
704 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
WAYNE COUNTY...
At 704 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles south of Goodwater, or 15 miles southwest of
Quitman, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Wayne County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8876 3185 8863 3189 8851
3188 8847 3169 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 246DEG 52KT 3185 8885
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
JLH413
WWUS54 KMOB 130119
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
719 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
MSC153-130128-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250213T0130Z/
Wayne MS-
719 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, additional
severe thunderstorms to the west may result in additional threats
for damaging winds and large hail. A severe thunderstorm warning may
be needed.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3182 8894 3183 8876 3185 8863 3189 8851
3188 8847 3169 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 246DEG 52KT 3194 8862
$$
JLHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wayne | 52 min |
| Feb 12, 8:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wayne | 50 min |
| Feb 13, 11:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 21 days |
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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.