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Tornado Warning 150, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 2001Scott County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2001, 10:56 AM CST for Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2001, 10:56 AM CST (16:56 UTC)
Expired
Nov 29, 2001, 11:30 AM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Scott County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 29, 11:00 AM CSTThunderstorm Wind 78 ECountywide, MSA severe thunderstorm produced winds estimated up to 90 mph, causing widespread damage across mainly the northwestern half of the county. An NWS survey team determined the widespread damage was from straight-line winds. Damage produced by the storm included fo
Nov 29, 11:12 AM CSTThunderstorm Wind 78 ELena, MSA severe thunderstorm produced winds of up to 90 mph in southwestern portions of the county. An NWS survey team determined the damage was due to straight-line winds. Total damage produced by the wind included one mobile homes and seven businesses destroyed. Fi

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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 42 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°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.

028 
WFUS54 KJAN 291657
TORJAN
MSC123-291730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1056 AM CST THU NOV 29 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 1130 AM CST

* AT 1056 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MORTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  REMAIN OVER RURAL SCOTT COUNTY 

A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL  
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER NOW

THIS TORNADO IS WRAPPED IN RAIN - IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. TAKE COVER NOW

LAT...LON 3236 8986 3224 8971 3252 8932 3269 8952

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, 8:57 AM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Simpson48 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, 10:59 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

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