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Tornado Warning 178, NWS Jackson, MS

September 1, 20084 counties in Mississippi

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 1, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2008-09-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 440 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2008-09-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 404 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 7:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams3 hr
Sep 1, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Smith33 min
Sep 1, 10:17 PM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more42 hr
Sep 1, 10:18 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper12 min
Sep 2, 12:46 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJones44 min
Sep 2, 1:11 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLincoln35 min
Sep 2, 1:58 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Smith47 min
Sep 2, 2:06 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJones39 min
Sep 2, 2:45 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Jones, Smith45 min
Sep 2, 3:02 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott28 min
Sep 2, 3:29 AM CDTTornado WarningJANSmith46 min
Sep 2, 4:13 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott, Smith47 min
Sep 2, 4:30 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJones, Smith30 min
Sep 2, 4:55 AM CDTTornado WarningJANSimpson27 min
Sep 2, 4:58 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott, Smith62 min
Sep 2, 5:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren4 hr
Sep 2, 6:21 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott39 min
Sep 2, 6:47 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion21 min
Sep 2, 7:10 AM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith50 min
Sep 2, 7:20 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Smith40 min
Sep 2, 7:24 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJones51 min
Sep 2, 7:35 AM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar55 min
Sep 2, 7:55 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper50 min
Sep 2, 7:57 AM CDTTornado WarningJANScott, Smith48 min
Sep 2, 8:03 AM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin16 min
Sep 2, 8:06 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Warren, Yazoo39 min
Sep 2, 8:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANScott, Smith3 hr
Sep 2, 8:14 AM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jones46 min
Sep 2, 8:28 AM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest47 min
Sep 2, 8:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones2 hr
Sep 2, 8:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar3 hr
Sep 2, 8:45 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper, Scott, Smith45 min
Sep 2, 8:57 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJones48 min
Sep 2, 9:14 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper61 min
Sep 2, 9:29 AM CDTTornado WarningJANNewton, Scott, Smith61 min
Sep 2, 10:08 AM CDTTornado WarningJANNewton67 min
Sep 2, 10:12 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJones35 min
Sep 2, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Jones, Newton4 hr
Sep 2, 10:33 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJasper25 min
Sep 2, 10:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Leake, Madison2 hr
Sep 2, 10:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln5 hr
Sep 2, 10:53 AM CDTTornado WarningJANNeshoba41 min
Sep 2, 11:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba3 hr
Sep 2, 11:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANScott, Smith6 hr
Sep 2, 11:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar118 min
Sep 2, 11:46 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLawrence, Lincoln28 min
Sep 2, 12:07 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton41 min
Sep 2, 12:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Rankin and 4 more3 hr
Sep 2, 1:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANJones45 hr
Sep 2, 1:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar4 hr
Sep 2, 1:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones4 hr
Sep 2, 1:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln49 min
Sep 2, 1:48 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds10 min
Sep 2, 2:01 PM CDTTornado WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln44 min
Sep 2, 2:25 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington35 min
Sep 2, 2:46 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLincoln29 min
Sep 2, 2:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANForrest20 hr
Sep 2, 3:07 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis38 min
Sep 2, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah51 min
Sep 2, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith25 min
Sep 2, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Rankin, Warren and 1 more3 hr
Sep 2, 4:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson4 hr
Sep 2, 4:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANFranklin19 hr
Sep 2, 4:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMarion114 min
Sep 2, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLincoln53 min
Sep 2, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah52 min
Sep 2, 5:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLamar110 min
Sep 2, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLincoln35 min
Sep 2, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah22 min
Sep 2, 5:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANIssaquena6 hr
Sep 2, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah18 min

Nearby

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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.