Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 69, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2007, 10:59 AM CDT for Clarke County, Jasper County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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
- Apr 14, 2007, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2007, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 11:02 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Heidelberg, MS | A COUPLE OF LINES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Apr 14, 11:10 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 W Shubuta, MS | SCATTERED TREES BLOWN DOWN ON POWER LINES ACROSS THE S PORTION OF THE COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 912 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 141559
TORJAN
MSC023-061-141645-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0069.070414T1559Z-070414T1645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1059 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN...
JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
* AT 1059 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOODWATER...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAUREL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODWATER AND DESOTO BY 1115 AM CDT...
QUITMAN AND CLARKE COUNTY STATE PARK BY 1120 AM CDT...
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 3183 8902 3183 8893 3182 8893 3189 8848
3206 8848 3209 8874
$$
CAW2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 141609
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1109 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007
MSC061-141619-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-070414T1645Z/
JASPER MS-
1109 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JASPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3192 8889 3183 8890 3189 8848 3206 8848
3209 8874
$$
MSC023-141645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-070414T1645Z/
CLARKE MS-
1109 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR CLARKE
COUNTY...
AT 1107 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DESOTO...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DESOTO AND GOODWATER BY 1120 AM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUITMAN BY 1125 AM CDT...
CRANDALL AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARKE COUNTY STATE PARK BY 1130
AM CDT...
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 3192 8889 3183 8890 3189 8848 3206 8848
3209 8874
$$
CAW000
WWUS54 KJAN 141623
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1123 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007
MSC023-141645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-070414T1645Z/
CLARKE MS-
1123 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR CLARKE
COUNTY...
AT 1120 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CRANDALL...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUITMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3197 8873 3185 8875 3189 8848 3214 8845
3209 8870
$$
CAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 5:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 6:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 7:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 7:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 8:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Winston | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 8:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 13 min |
| Apr 14, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 9:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 9:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 10:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 10:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 35 min |
| Apr 14, 10:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 10:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 10:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 56 min |
| Apr 14, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 11:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 11:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.