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Tornado Warning 142, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2008, 12:44 AM CDT for 4 counties in 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
- May 3, 2008, 12:44 AM CDT (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2008, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Leflore County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 12:50 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 2 Ese Morgan City, MS | NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH...WITH THE MOST INTENSE DAMAGE IN A FORESTED AREA JUST NORTH OF THE YAZOO RIVER. ONE LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. EF1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED 105 MPH WINDS. PATH LENGTH 1.3 MI |
| May 3, 1:00 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Nw Belzoni, MS | PENNY HAIL REPORTED IN BELLEWOOD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1557 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 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 030544
TORJAN
MSC015-051-053-083-030630-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0142.080503T0544Z-080503T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1244 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK...
SOUTHERN LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ITTA BENA...GREENWOOD...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 1244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SWIFTOWN...
OR 9 MILES NORTH OF BELZONI...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SIDON BY 105 AM CDT...
SEVEN PINES BY 110 AM CDT...
BLACK HAWK BY 115 AM CDT...
COILA BY 120 AM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH CARROLLTON BY 130 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 3360 8980 3343 8979 3342 8977 3332 8975
3316 9067 3329 9054 3335 9051 3335 9046
3356 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 254DEG 34KT 3331 9040
$$
GARRETT2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 030555
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1255 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008
MSC015-051-053-083-030630-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0142.000000T0000Z-080503T0630Z/
LEFLORE MS-CARROLL MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-
1255 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HUMPHREYS...NORTHWESTERN HOLMES...CARROLL AND SOUTHERN LEFLORE
COUNTIES...
AT 1255 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MORGAN CITY...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF ITTA
BENA...MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SIDON BY 100 AM CDT...
8 MILES SOUTH OF GREENWOOD BY 105 AM CDT...
SEVEN PINES BY 110 AM CDT...
7 MILES NORTH OF BLACK HAWK BY 115 AM CDT...
COILA AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF MALMAISON BY 120 AM CDT...
CARROLLTON AND NORTH CARROLLTON BY 125 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3360 8980 3343 8979 3342 8977 3332 8975
3316 9067 3329 9054 3334 9045 3336 9040
3356 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 257DEG 37KT 3338 9027
$$
GARRETT000
WWUS54 KJAN 030608
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
108 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008
MSC053-030618-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0142.000000T0000Z-080503T0630Z/
HUMPHREYS MS-
108 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HUMPHREYS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3360 8980 3352 8980 3343 8979 3342 8977
3332 8975 3331 9030 3343 9025 3357 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 256DEG 42KT 3342 9008
$$
MSC015-051-083-030630-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0142.000000T0000Z-080503T0630Z/
LEFLORE MS-CARROLL MS-HOLMES MS-
108 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN HOLMES...CENTRAL CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN LEFLORE
COUNTIES...
AT 108 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SEVEN PINES...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GREENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COILA AND MALMAISON BY 115 AM CDT...
CARROLLTON AND NORTH CARROLLTON BY 120 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3360 8980 3352 8980 3343 8979 3342 8977
3332 8975 3331 9030 3343 9025 3357 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 256DEG 42KT 3342 9008
$$
GARRETTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 57 min |
| May 2, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 53 min |
| May 2, 7:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 3 hr |
| May 2, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 44 min |
| May 2, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 65 min |
| May 2, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Washington | 6 hr |
| May 2, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 55 min |
| May 2, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 60 min |
| May 2, 10:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 3 hr |
| May 2, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 41 min |
| May 2, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 40 min |
| May 3, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 38 min |
| May 3, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 36 min |
| May 3, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 33 min |
| May 3, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 45 min |
| May 3, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada | 26 min |
| May 3, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 38 min |
| May 3, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 66 min |
| May 3, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 52 min |
| May 3, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 52 min |
| May 3, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 46 min |
| May 3, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 39 min |
| May 3, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 39 min |
| May 3, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery | 49 min |
| May 3, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 48 min |
| May 3, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Madison, Yazoo | 44 min |
| May 3, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 44 min |
| May 3, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 42 min |
| May 3, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 54 min |
| May 3, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson | 46 min |
| May 3, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 52 min |
| May 3, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 57 min |
| May 3, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin, Scott | 49 min |
| May 3, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 48 min |
| May 3, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln, Rankin and 1 more | 38 min |
| May 3, 3:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion | 48 min |
| May 3, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 44 min |
| May 3, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 38 min |
| May 3, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 34 min |
| May 3, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 31 min |
| May 3, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 45 min |
| May 3, 4:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 43 min |
| May 3, 4:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| May 3, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott, Smith | 33 min |
| May 3, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 39 min |
| May 3, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson, Smith | 30 min |
| May 3, 5:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 52 min |
| May 3, 5:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 39 min |
| May 3, 5:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 49 min |
| May 3, 5:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 43 min |
| May 3, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 31 min |
| May 3, 6:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 18 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.