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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2006, 11:56 AM CST for Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 3 reports 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
- Mar 9, 2006, 11:56 AM CST (17:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2006, 12:45 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Sunflower County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 12:08 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Indianola, MS | *** 10 INJ *** NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT INDIANOLA. SEVERE COMMS PROBLEMS IN SUNFLOWER COUNTY. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS AND HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE...COMMUNITY BANK...AND LOCKARD ELEMENTARY IN INDIANOLA. INJURIES AT L |
| Mar 9, 12:08 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Indianola, MS | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT INDIANOLA. SEVERE COMMS PROBLEMS IN SUNFLOWER COUNTY. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS AND HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE...COMMUNITY BANK...AND LOCKARD ELEMENTARY IN INDIANOLA. THERE IS AN UNKNOWN NUMBER O |
| Mar 9, 12:08 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 90 | Indianola, MS | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT INDIANOLA. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS AND HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE...COMMUNITY BANK...AND LOCKARD ELEMENTARY IN INDIANOLA INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AND WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. MANY TREES SNAP |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:29 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 091756
TORJAN
MSC133-091845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0009.060309T1756Z-060309T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1156 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RULEVILLE...MOORHEAD...INDIANOLA...
DREW
* UNTIL 1245 PM CST
* AT 1156 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF
RULEVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR CLEVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
DREW AND RULEVILLE BY 1205 PM CST...
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3335 9047 3335 9053 3329 9057 3331 9074
3361 9074 3361 9067 3362 9066 3394 9062
3398 9045
$$
GARRETT2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 091804
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1205 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006
MSC133-091845-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060309T1845Z/
SUNFLOWER MS-
1205 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR SUNFLOWER
COUNTY...
AT 1202 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
INDIANOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
INDIANOLA BY 1210 PM CST...
SUNFLOWER AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOORHEAD BY 1215 PM CST...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODDSVILLE BY 1220 PM CST...
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3335 9047 3335 9053 3329 9057 3331 9074
3361 9074 3361 9067 3362 9066 3394 9062
3398 9045
$$
GARRETT000
WWUS54 KJAN 091810 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1209 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006
MSC133-091845-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060309T1845Z/
SUNFLOWER MS-
1209 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR SUNFLOWER
COUNTY...
AT 1209 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR INDIANOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SUNFLOWER AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODDSVILLE BY 1215 PM CST...
RADAR ALSO INDICATED ANOTHER TORNADO JUST WEST OF ROME MOVING
NORTHEAST OF 70 MPH.
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3335 9047 3335 9053 3329 9057 3331 9074
3361 9074 3361 9067 3362 9066 3394 9062
3398 9045
$$
GARRETTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 11:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 47 min |
| Mar 9, 11:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 41 min |
| Mar 9, 11:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 35 min |
| Mar 9, 11:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 63 min |
| Mar 9, 12:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 59 min |
| Mar 9, 12:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 12:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 12:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 49 min |
| Mar 9, 12:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada | 65 min |
| Mar 9, 12:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 75 min |
| Mar 9, 12:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Mar 9, 12:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 53 min |
| Mar 9, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 68 min |
| Mar 9, 1:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 61 min |
| Mar 9, 1:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 61 min |
| Mar 9, 1:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 61 min |
| Mar 9, 1:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 49 min |
| Mar 9, 2:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Mar 9, 2:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 65 min |
| Mar 9, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 40 min |
| Mar 9, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 67 min |
| Mar 9, 2:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 2:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 52 min |
| Mar 9, 2:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 54 min |
| Mar 9, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Mar 9, 3:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 56 min |
| Mar 9, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 58 min |
| Mar 9, 3:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 54 min |
| Mar 9, 3:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 37 min |
| Mar 9, 3:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 66 min |
| Mar 9, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 40 min |
| Mar 9, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 68 min |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 30 min |
| Mar 9, 5:59 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Humphreys, Issaquena and 7 more | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.