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Tornado Warning 149, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 2001Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2001, 8:57 AM CST for Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2001, 8:57 AM CST (14:57 UTC)
Expired
Nov 29, 2001, 9:45 AM CST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 29, 9:40 AM CSTThunderstorm WindBrandon, MSA few mobile homes sustained minor damage.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 29, 8:15 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 29 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 12:00Z on 2001-11-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 235 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2001-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
235 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
296 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

729 
WFUS54 KJAN 291457
TORJAN
MSC121-127-291545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
857 AM CST THU NOV 29 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 945 AM CST

* AT 857 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MENDENHALL...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR BRANDON AT 925 AM CST
  BE NEAR PELAHATCHIE AT 935 AM CST

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE COVER NOW ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 10:09 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams3 hr
Nov 28, 10:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams43 min
Nov 28, 10:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin33 min
Nov 28, 11:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson37 min
Nov 28, 11:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah45 min
Nov 29, 12:14 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANWashington3 hr
Nov 29, 12:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin27 min
Nov 29, 1:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin32 min
Nov 29, 4:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw34 min
Nov 29, 8:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Simpson45 min
Nov 29, 8:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln45 min
Nov 29, 10:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence34 min
Nov 29, 10:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion53 min
Nov 29, 10:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis48 min
Nov 29, 10:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith53 min
Nov 29, 10:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest49 min
Nov 29, 10:56 AM CSTTornado WarningJANScott34 min
Nov 29, 10:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay16 min
Nov 29, 11:04 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake41 min
Nov 29, 11:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar34 min
Nov 29, 11:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton43 min
Nov 29, 11:22 AM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala38 min
Nov 29, 11:24 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJones51 min
Nov 29, 11:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Winston59 min
Nov 29, 11:40 AM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw50 min
Nov 29, 11:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster38 min
Nov 29, 12:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton41 min
Nov 29, 12:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale47 min
Nov 29, 12:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Winston45 min
Nov 29, 12:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha33 min
Nov 29, 12:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale47 min
Nov 29, 12:52 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper38 min
Nov 29, 12:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay35 min
Nov 29, 12:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee33 min
Nov 29, 1:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee31 min

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.