Tornado Warning 36, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Feb 24, 2007, 8:04 PM CST (02:04 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2007, 8:30 PM CST

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Tensas Parish, LA, Claiborne County, MS, Warren County, MS

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 250203
TORJAN
LAC107-MSC021-149-250230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0036.070225T0204Z-070225T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
804 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  TENSAS PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 830 PM CST

* AT 804 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF PORT GIBSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PORT GIBSON.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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 3209 9122 3188 9122 3181 9075 3227 9074

$$

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 250222
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
822 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

LAC107-MSC021-149-250230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-070225T0230Z/
TENSAS LA-CLAIBORNE MS-WARREN MS-
822 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR WARREN
AND CLAIBORNE COUNTIES...AND TENSAS PARISH...

AT 822 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PORT GIBSON...OR
ABOUT 27 MILES SOUTH OF VICKSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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 3209 9122 3188 9122 3181 9075 3227 9074

$$

MME

Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2007Tornado Warnings in Louisiana, 2007Every tornado warning in 2007Tornadoes in 2007

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.