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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Mobile, AL

March 16, 2026Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2026, 1:29 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Washington County, Alabama; Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 61 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 16, 2026, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2026, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Choctaw County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:28 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 16, 1:35 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 90	3 Wnw Whistler, MS	Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3 WNW Whistler. A swath of straight-line winds was evident via high resolution Planet satellite imagery that occurred with a line of severe thunderstorms east of Pleasant Grove and north of Highway 84 near Van Hoover
Mar 16, 1:43 AM CDT	TORNADO	5 W Boice, MS	High resolution satellite imagery revealed an EF1 tornado began along Waynesboro Shubuta Road tracking east-southeast for roughly 2 miles. The tornado primarily damaged forest reaching a peak width of 200 yards just east of Waynesboro Shubuta Road. A couple ol

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 15, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 391 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

781 
WUUS54 KMOB 160629
SVRMOB
ALC023-129-MSC153-160730-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0021.260316T0629Z-260316T0730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
129 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...
  Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Alabama...
  Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 230 AM CDT.

* At 128 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Sandersville to Tuckers Crossing to 3 miles east of
  Moselle, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Waynesboro, Clara, Buckatunna, Silas, Gilbertown, and Toxey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3201 8816 3172 8824 3148 8845 3149 8894
      3182 8894 3183 8876 3186 8860 3189 8848
      3196 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 256DEG 42KT 3180 8905 3163 8907 3152 8923 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements

267 
WWUS54 KMOB 160704
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
204 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

ALC023-129-MSC153-160730-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260316T0730Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Wayne MS-
204 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN
WAYNE COUNTIES...

At 203 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Crandall to 8 miles east of
Waynesboro to near Clara, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesboro, Silas, Gilbertown, and Toxey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3173 8824 3170 8826 3167 8829 3160 8834
      3160 8846 3164 8873 3185 8866 3186 8860
      3189 8848 3196 8846 3201 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 258DEG 48KT 3189 8848 3172 8850 3161 8866 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM

823 
WWUS54 KMOB 160728
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
228 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

ALC023-129-MSC153-160738-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260316T0730Z/
Choctaw AL-Washington AL-Wayne MS-
228 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 230 AM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3173 8824 3170 8826 3167 8829 3160 8834
      3160 8846 3164 8873 3185 8866 3186 8860
      3189 8848 3196 8846 3201 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0728Z 270DEG 42KT 3195 8818 3178 8820 3167 8836 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 16, 12:25 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	MOB		31 hr
Mar 16, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw	55 min
Mar 16, 1:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Monroe, Wilcox	39 min
Mar 16, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke	60 min
Mar 16, 2:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Monroe, Wilcox	47 min
Mar 16, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Washington	62 min
Mar 16, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox	60 min
Mar 16, 3:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	15 min
Mar 16, 3:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Monroe	45 min
Mar 16, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	43 min
Mar 16, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Mobile	22 min
Mar 16, 4:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	38 min
Mar 16, 4:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw	42 min
Mar 16, 5:31 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		59 min
Mar 16, 5:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	51 min
Mar 16, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	25 min
Mar 16, 6:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		38 min
Mar 16, 6:27 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		63 min
Mar 16, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		55 min
Mar 16, 7:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		61 min
Mar 16, 1:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Greene, Perry	66 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.