A very moist and unstable airmass developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Storms developed along the front and produced damaging wind gusts as they moved across southeast Mississippi.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A very moist and unstable airmass developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Storms developed along the front and produced damaging wind gusts as they moved across southeast Mississippi. Heavy rain from slow moving storms also caused flooding in some areas.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 3, 12:10 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1210 PM CST Thu Feb 3 2022
.AVIATION /03.18Z Issuance/...LIFR to IFR conditions continue
through the day and into this evening, with occasional periods of
MVFR. Showers and thunderstorms will be moving east across the
region this afternoon and evening, with some severe. Strong gusty
winds and isolated tornadoes possible. Convection will begin to
tapper off west to east late tonight, but showery conditions
continue into the day on Friday. /12
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for ALZ265-266.
High Surf Advisory until noon CST Friday for ALZ265-266.
FL...High Rip Current Risk through late Friday night for FLZ202-204-
206.
High Surf Advisory until noon CST Friday for FLZ202-204-206.
MS...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until midnight CST tonight for GMZ630>636.
Dense Fog Advisory until noon CST Friday for GMZ630>632-650.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM CST Saturday for GMZ650-655-670-
675.
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http://weather.gov/mobThe Mobile radar (KMOB), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:31 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts of 60 mph damaged trees and caused minor structural damage in Richton.
Wind gusts of 60 mph downed multiple trees in and around Clara.
Strong winds caused roof damage to a home in the Knobtown community.
Strong winds caused snapped trees.
Heavy caused water to cover the road on Buck Creek Loop, Henry James Road and Corinth Church Road.
Heavy rain caused numerous roads throughout the county, especially in and near Lucedale.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, February 2022
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1007172, 1007173, 1007174, 1007175, 1007176, 1009691.