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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Mobile, AL

February 12, 2025Wayne County, Mississippi

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.

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2025-02-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 46 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 188 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

JLH
2 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

$$

JLH
413 
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 

$$

JLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 7:38 PM CSTTornado WarningMOBWayne52 min
Feb 12, 8:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOBWayne50 min
Feb 13, 11:23 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOBGeorge, Greene21 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.