Tornado Warning 38, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Feb 24, 2007, 8:28 PM CST (02:28 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2007, 9:00 PM CST

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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 250228
TORJAN
MSC089-163-250300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0038.070225T0228Z-070225T0300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 900 PM CST

* AT 828 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER YAZOO
  COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER RURAL AREAS.

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 3278 9025 3261 9010 3287 8975 3291 9009

$$

DHB

Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 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.