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Tornado Warning 178, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2008, 8:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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
- Sep 1, 2008, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jasper County, MS, Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 020144 TORJAN MSC061-101-123-129-020215- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0178.080902T0144Z-080902T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 844 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PAULDING... OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF STRINGER...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 46 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ROBERTS BY 900 PM CDT... 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOMEWOOD BY 915 PM CDT... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 3227 8958 3243 8934 3205 8898 3193 8913 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 136DEG 40KT 3204 8912 $$ BYB
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 020207 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 907 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 MSC061-020217- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0178.000000T0000Z-080902T0215Z/ JASPER MS- 907 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3218 8940 3227 8958 3242 8936 3226 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 138DEG 42KT 3225 8934 $$ MSC101-123-129-020215- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0178.000000T0000Z-080902T0215Z/ SMITH MS-NEWTON MS-SCOTT MS- 907 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTIES... AT 907 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 48 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOMEWOOD BY 915 PM CDT... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3218 8940 3227 8958 3242 8936 3226 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 138DEG 42KT 3225 8934 $$ BYB
000 WWUS54 KJAN 020215 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 915 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 MSC101-123-129-020225- /O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0178.000000T0000Z-080902T0215Z/ SMITH MS-NEWTON MS-SCOTT MS- 915 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 915 PM CDT... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3218 8940 3227 8958 3242 8936 3226 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 138DEG 42KT 3232 8942 $$ BYB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 10:17 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more | 42 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 12 min |
| Sep 2, 12:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 44 min |
| Sep 2, 1:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 2:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones, Smith | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 3:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 28 min |
| Sep 2, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 4:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones, Smith | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 4:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 5:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 6:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 21 min |
| Sep 2, 7:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 50 min |
| Sep 2, 7:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 7:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 55 min |
| Sep 2, 7:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 50 min |
| Sep 2, 7:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 48 min |
| Sep 2, 8:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 16 min |
| Sep 2, 8:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren, Yazoo | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 8:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 8:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 8:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 8:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 48 min |
| Sep 2, 9:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 61 min |
| Sep 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott, Smith | 61 min |
| Sep 2, 10:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 67 min |
| Sep 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 10:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones, Newton | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 10:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 11:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 118 min |
| Sep 2, 11:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Sep 2, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 12:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Rankin and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 45 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 10 min |
| Sep 2, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Sep 2, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Sep 2, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 20 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 38 min |
| Sep 2, 3:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 3:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Rankin, Warren and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin | 19 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 114 min |
| Sep 2, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 53 min |
| Sep 2, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 52 min |
| Sep 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar | 110 min |
| Sep 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 22 min |
| Sep 2, 5:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.