Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 113, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 19, 2008, 3:50 AM CDT for Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2008, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2008, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 18, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1138 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 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 190850
TORJAN
MSC089-190930-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0113.080319T0850Z-080319T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
350 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
* UNTIL 430 AM CDT
* AT 350 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RIDGELAND...OR NEAR CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ANNANDALE...MADISON AND RIDGELAND BY 400 AM CDT...
GLUCKSTADT BY 405 AM CDT...
CANTON BY 415 AM CDT...
SHARON BY 420 AM CDT...
WAY BY 425 AM CDT...
CAMERON AND CAMDEN BY 430 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 3241 9023 3250 9025 3274 9006 3276 9003
3279 9003 3289 8996 3288 8974 3274 8974
3241 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0850Z 215DEG 46KT 3237 9026
$$
CME2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 190906
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
406 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008
MSC089-190930-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080319T0930Z/
MADISON MS-
406 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR MADISON
COUNTY...
AT 406 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLUCKSTADT...OR NEAR MADISON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CANTON BY 415 AM CDT...
SHARON AND WAY BY 420 AM CDT...
CAMDEN AND CAMERON BY 430 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3241 9023 3250 9025 3274 9006 3276 9003
3279 9003 3289 8996 3288 8974 3274 8974
3241 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 217DEG 46KT 3254 9010
$$
CME000
WWUS54 KJAN 190923
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
423 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008
MSC089-190930-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080319T0930Z/
MADISON MS-
423 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
MADISON COUNTY...
AT 423 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON...OR NEAR CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CAMDEN AND CAMERON BY 430 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3289 8996 3288 8974 3274 8974 3241 9010
3241 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 217DEG 47KT 3272 8994
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 1:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 41 min |
| Mar 19, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 50 min |
| Mar 19, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 1:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 45 min |
| Mar 19, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 2:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 3:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 50 min |
| Mar 19, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Covington, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Leake and 5 more | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 3:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Yazoo | 22 min |
| Mar 19, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 44 min |
| Mar 19, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 5:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 5:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 18 min |
| Mar 19, 7:21 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 45 days |
| Mar 19, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 47 days |
| Mar 19, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 52 days |
| Mar 19, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Wilkinson | 74 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.