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Tornado Warning 83, NWS Jackson, MS

December 19, 2002Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 19, 2002, 12:20 PM CST for Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
Dec 19, 2002, 12:20 PM CST (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2002, 12:50 PM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 19, 12:33 PM CSTThunderstorm Wind 60 EGMize, MS

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
Dec 19, 11:40 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 2002-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 279 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 2002-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 309 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
279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
309 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

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

346 
WFUS54 KJAN 191820
TORJAN
MSC127-129-191850-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1220 PM CST THU DEC 19 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1250 PM CST

* AT 1220 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF MAGEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR MAGEE AT 1220 PM CST
  BE NEAR MIZE AT 1230 PM CST
  BE NEAR RALEIGH AT 1240 PM CST
  BE NEAR SYLVARENA AT 1250 PM CST

RADAR SHOWS STRONG SIGNS THAT A TORNADO IS DEVELOPING - TAKE COVER
NOW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 2:09 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar4 hr
Dec 19, 2:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar58 min
Dec 19, 6:00 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar2 hr
Dec 19, 8:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sunflower24 min
Dec 19, 8:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams47 min
Dec 19, 9:09 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren46 min
Dec 19, 9:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson29 min
Dec 19, 9:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah27 min
Dec 19, 10:07 AM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo28 min
Dec 19, 10:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson19 min
Dec 19, 10:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds45 min
Dec 19, 10:36 AM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo29 min
Dec 19, 10:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln45 min
Dec 19, 10:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin44 min
Dec 19, 10:58 AM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes32 min
Dec 19, 11:00 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLincoln30 min
Dec 19, 11:17 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence28 min
Dec 19, 11:32 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson43 min
Dec 19, 11:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala28 min
Dec 19, 11:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Scott42 min
Dec 19, 12:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis27 min
Dec 19, 12:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott30 min
Dec 19, 12:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton31 min
Dec 19, 1:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion46 min
Dec 19, 1:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper43 min
Dec 19, 1:17 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNewton28 min
Dec 19, 1:20 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLamar, Marion30 min
Dec 19, 1:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington43 min
Dec 19, 1:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale25 min
Dec 19, 1:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones61 min
Dec 19, 1:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar26 min
Dec 19, 1:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale30 min
Dec 19, 2:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest40 min
Dec 19, 2:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke31 min
Dec 19, 2:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale35 min
Dec 19, 2:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest31 min
Dec 19, 2:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale30 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.