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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Mobile, AL

March 11, 2026Wayne County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2026, 9:49 PM CDT for Wayne County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 min. 3 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 11, 2026, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 11, 2026, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:48 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 11, 9:50 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 W Whistler, MS	This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area, with these final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This southernmost tornado began southwest of Old Highway 84 Loop causing minor sporadic tree d
Mar 11, 9:50 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Nnw Strengthford, MS	Corrects previous tornado report from 6 W Whistler. This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area, with these final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This southernmost tornado began southwest
Mar 11, 9:50 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 W Whistler, MS	This is the second of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area, with the final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This northernmost tornado began north of the Old Highway 84 Loop and west of Harry Pippen Drive

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 11, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 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: 90 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

803 
WFUS54 KMOB 120249
TORMOB
MSC153-120330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0001.260312T0249Z-260312T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
949 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Wayne County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 948 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Mill Creek, or 13 miles east of Laurel, moving
  east 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 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3182 8894 3185 8865 3189 8847 3172 8847
      3163 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 248DEG 41KT 3172 8893 

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

$$

RD

2 follow-up statements

465 
WWUS54 KMOB 120311
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1011 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

MSC153-120330-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260312T0330Z/
Wayne MS-
1011 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...

At 1011 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northwest of Waynesboro, 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3166 8879 3183 8883 3183 8882 3185 8865
      3189 8847 3172 8847 3166 8878
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 255DEG 29KT 3176 8871 

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

$$

RD

366 
WWUS54 KMOB 120330
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1030 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

MSC153-120339-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260312T0330Z/
Wayne MS-
1030 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1030 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.


LAT...LON 3166 8879 3183 8883 3183 8882 3185 8865
      3189 8847 3172 8847 3166 8878
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 270DEG 41KT 3183 8851 

$$

RD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 11, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	67 min
Mar 11, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone	65 min
Mar 11, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wayne	50 min
Mar 11, 10:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	25 min
Mar 11, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	46 min
Mar 11, 10:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George, Greene, Perry	33 min
Mar 11, 11:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene	35 min
Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	George, Greene	62 min
Mar 11, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene	51 min
Mar 11, 11:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	George	43 min
Mar 12, 9:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MOB	George, Greene	3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.