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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Jackson, MS

November 10, 2002Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 10, 2002, 9:42 PM CST for Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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
Nov 10, 2002, 9:42 PM CST (03:42 UTC)
Expired
Nov 10, 2002, 10:10 PM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Smith County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 10, 10:00 PM CSTThunderstorm WindRaleigh, MSSeveral trees were blown down across the area.

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 10, 4:35 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 48 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 00:00Z on 2002-11-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2527 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2002-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 267 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2527 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
890 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
5.3
Supercell composite
17.6

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 110342
TORJAN
MSC129-110410-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
942 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1010 PM CST

* AT 942 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POLKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR POLKVILLE AT 950 PM CST

THIS STORM SHOWS STRONG ROTATION AND MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY
TIME. DO NOT WAIT...GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN
YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

LAT...LON 3222 8972 3206 8968 3209 8945 3222 8944

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 6:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes22 min
Nov 10, 6:17 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Winston28 min
Nov 10, 6:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha31 min
Nov 10, 6:33 PM CSTTornado WarningJANOktibbeha32 min
Nov 10, 6:40 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Yazoo45 min
Nov 10, 6:44 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWinston21 min
Nov 10, 6:57 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Choctaw28 min
Nov 10, 7:01 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes29 min
Nov 10, 7:04 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee, Oktibbeha26 min
Nov 10, 7:10 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison50 min
Nov 10, 7:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWinston19 min
Nov 10, 7:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington32 min
Nov 10, 7:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo39 min
Nov 10, 7:31 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee, Oktibbeha19 min
Nov 10, 7:35 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes20 min
Nov 10, 7:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWinston14 min
Nov 10, 7:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds46 min
Nov 10, 7:54 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes26 min
Nov 10, 7:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne20 min
Nov 10, 7:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee23 min
Nov 10, 7:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake31 min
Nov 10, 8:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake27 min
Nov 10, 8:04 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWinston26 min
Nov 10, 8:13 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison32 min
Nov 10, 8:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah25 min
Nov 10, 8:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah22 min
Nov 10, 8:31 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee, Winston39 min
Nov 10, 8:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin46 min
Nov 10, 8:36 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah29 min
Nov 10, 8:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds28 min
Nov 10, 8:57 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds, Rankin28 min
Nov 10, 9:02 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper28 min
Nov 10, 9:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Simpson44 min
Nov 10, 9:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Simpson39 min
Nov 10, 9:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper15 min
Nov 10, 9:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba17 min
Nov 10, 9:56 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba39 min
Nov 10, 10:34 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper16 min
Nov 10, 11:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion43 min
Nov 11, 12:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jones49 min
Nov 11, 12:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones20 min
Nov 11, 1:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar28 min
Nov 11, 5:17 PM CSTTornado WarningJANForrest28 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.