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Tornado Warning 185, NWS Jackson, MS

September 2, 2008Jasper County, Jones County, Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 2, 2008, 2:45 AM CDT for Jasper County, Jones County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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: Sep 2, 2008, 2:45 AM CDT (07:45 UTC)
Expired: Sep 2, 2008, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jasper County, MS, Jones County, MS, Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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
Sep 2, 3:23 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 N Taylorsville, MS	TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 80 AND COUNTY ROAD 19...POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Sep 2, 3:23 AM CDT	TORNADO 0	6 N Taylorsville, MS	BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WITH TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 80 AND COUNTY ROAD 19. PATH LENGTH .5 MI WITH A WIDTH OF 25 YDS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 38 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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, 11:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 020745
TORJAN
MSC061-067-129-020830-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0185.080902T0745Z-080902T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
245 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STRINGER...
  NORTHWESTERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELLISVILLE...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  ELLISVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 34 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STRINGER BY 305 AM CDT...
  BAY SPRINGS BY 320 AM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF PINEVILLE AND 8 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH BY 330 AM
  CDT...

IN ADDITION...ANOTHER STRONG CIRCULATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAY SPRING AND MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 40 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 3177 8940 3180 8940 3180 8941 3223 8967
      3223 8929 3160 8913 3158 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 162DEG 29KT 3168 8925

$$

BYB

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 020806
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
306 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

MSC061-067-129-020830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0185.000000T0000Z-080902T0830Z/
JONES MS-SMITH MS-JASPER MS-
306 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
JASPER...NORTHEASTERN SMITH AND NORTHWESTERN JONES COUNTIES...

AT 306 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOSO...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF STRINGER...MOVING
NORTH AT 33 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STRINGER BY 315 AM CDT...
  SYLVARENA AND 7 MILES WEST OF BAY SPRINGS BY 330 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 TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3177 8940 3180 8940 3180 8941 3223 8967
      3223 8929 3160 8913 3158 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0806Z 162DEG 29KT 3176 8932

$$

CME

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 020817
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
317 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

MSC061-067-020828-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0185.000000T0000Z-080902T0830Z/
JONES MS-JASPER MS-
318 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN JASPER AND NORTHWESTERN JONES
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3223 8967 3223 8933 3181 8933 3180 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 161DEG 31KT 3187 8938

$$

MSC129-020830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0185.000000T0000Z-080902T0830Z/
SMITH MS-
318 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY...

AT 318 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF SYLVARENA...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF STRINGER...MOVING NORTH AT 36 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SYLVARENA AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RALEIGH BY 330 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 TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3223 8967 3223 8933 3181 8933 3180 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 161DEG 31KT 3187 8938

$$

BYB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Sep 2, 12:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 12:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1203 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

.UPDATE...BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES TO STABILIZE SOMEWHAT WHILE STRONG
WIND FIELDS REMAIN JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. WIDESPREAD RAIN COVERS
MUCH OF THE CWFA WHILE DISCRETE CELLS REMAIN ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITY
MOVING NWD FROM THE COASTAL SECTIONS. COMMS SYSTEMS STILL DOWN TO THE
SLIDELL RADAR PRESENTING SOME ISSUES IN RELATION TO CHARACTER ANALYSIS
OF THE ACTIVITY COMING NWD. AS A RESULT...THE TOR WW 880 WILL BE IN
EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE INDIVIDUAL CELLS WILL HAVE TO MONITORED
CLOSELY...ESPECIALLY AS WE GET CLOSER TO DAYBREAK. WIND ADVISORIES
ADJUSTED AGAIN AS WILL BE THE TROPICAL WIND WARNINGS FOR THE LATEST
ON GUSTAV.

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT LOWERING CEILINGS ACROSS THE REGION GENERALLY FROM
2-3K FEET DOWN CLOSER TO IFR LEVELS BY 10Z. TROPICAL SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSRA WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING LOCAL LIFR WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINS ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. STRONG GUSTY
ESE WINDS WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AS WELL. THE
HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SWRN ZONES WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
GUSTS POSSIBLE SW OF A WINNSBORO TO BROOKHAVEN LINE. WIND WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE EAST AND NORTH PORTIONS. /40/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       74  81  72  85 / 100 100  82  95
MERIDIAN      74  81  71  86 /  83  91  62  71
VICKSBURG     73  82  73  84 / 100 100  99  98
HATTIESBURG   73  81  73  86 / 100 100  57  69
NATCHEZ       74  80  75  82 / 100  98  99  94
GREENVILLE    73  83  72  81 /  93  99  97 100
GREENWOOD     73  82  72  83 /  84  92  77  92

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025-027-
     034>036-040>044-050>052-056>058-064>066-072>074.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR MSZ034>037-040>045-
     047>066-072>074.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR MSZ047>049-054-055-062-
     063.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR MSZ053-
     059>061.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023>026.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015-016.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
     LAZ023>026.

AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR ARZ074-075.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 2:25 PM CDT, 12 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
225 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ040>043-047>050-053>056-
021900-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-
225 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
AS HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH LOUISIANA
...WIND...HEAVY RAINS AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
LOCATED WITHIN THE HEAVY OUTER RAIN BANDS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON
FORECASTED WIND SPEEDS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING GUSTAV. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20 THROUGH AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...THE
RISK OF TORNADOES WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD TO THE NORTH. A FEW
TORNADOES MAY BE ON THE STRONG SIDE.

HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY
OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL RAIN BANDS MAY MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME
LOCATIONS RESULTING IN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. THROUGH
TONIGHT...MOST LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
LOCALIZED AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING 3 TO 6 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE REMNANTS OF GUSTAV LINGERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
WE MAY SEE THE WESTERN AREAS IMPACTED BY LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS...ESPECIALLY IF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM STALLS WEST OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

MSZ018-019-025>039-044>046-051-052-057-058-021900-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-
LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-
WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-
CLARKE-
225 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND EAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

AS HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH LOUISIANA
...WIND...HEAVY RAINS AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
LOCATED WITHIN THE HEAVY OUTER RAIN BANDS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON
FORECASTED WIND SPEEDS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING GUSTAV.

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20 THROUGH AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...THE
RISK OF TORNADOES WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD TO THE NORTH. A FEW
TORNADOES MAY BE ON THE STRONG SIDE.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL RAIN BANDS MAY MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER
THE SAME LOCATIONS RESULTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

AS THE REMNANTS OF GUSTAV LINGERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
WE MAY SEE THE WESTERN AREAS IMPACTED BY LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS...ESPECIALLY IF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM STALLS WEST OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

LAZ024-026-MSZ059>063-021900-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
225 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH PORTION OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

AS HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH LOUISIANA
...WIND...HEAVY RAINS AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
LOCATED WITHIN THE HEAVY OUTER RAIN BANDS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON
FORECASTED WIND SPEEDS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING GUSTAV. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 84 THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RISK OF
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD TO THE NORTH. A FEW TORNADOES MAY
BE ON THE STRONG SIDE.

HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY
OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL RAIN BANDS MAY MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME
LOCATIONS RESULTING IN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. THROUGH
TONIGHT...MOST LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
LOCALIZED AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING 6 TO 10 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

AS THE REMNANTS OF GUSTAV LINGERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
WE MAY SEE THE WESTERN AREAS IMPACTED BY LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS...ESPECIALLY IF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM STALLS WEST OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

MSZ064>066-072>074-021900-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
225 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
AS HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST OVER SOUTH LOUISIANA
...WIND...HEAVY RAINS AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
LOCATED WITHIN THE HEAVY OUTER RAIN BANDS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON
FORECASTED WIND SPEEDS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING GUSTAV. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20 THROUGH AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...THE
RISK OF TORNADOES WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD TO THE NORTH. A FEW
TORNADOES MAY BE ON THE STRONG SIDE.

HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY
OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL RAIN BANDS MAY MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME
LOCATIONS RESULTING IN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. THROUGH
TONIGHT...MOST LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
LOCALIZED AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING 5 TO 10 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE
REMNANTS OF GUSTAV LINGERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WE MAY
SEE THE WESTERN AREAS IMPACTED BY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...ESPECIALLY
IF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM STALLS WEST OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

17

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 1, 9:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
937 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     TROPICAL STORM   NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
09/01/2008                   ADAMS              MS   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            THE TOWN OF NATCHEZ IS COMPLETELY OUT OF POWER AS THE
            TRANSMISSION FEEDS ARE DOWN. TREES DOWN ALL OVER THE
            COUNTY.

&&

BANNAN

Local storm report, Sep 1, 9:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
948 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     TROPICAL STORM   FERRIDAY                31.63N 91.56W
09/01/2008                   CONCORDIA          LA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            NO POWER TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY. TREES DOWN ALL OVER THE
            PLACE.

&&

BANNAN

Local storm report, Sep 1, 9:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
952 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     TROPICAL STORM   10 S HATTIESBURG        31.17N 89.31W
09/01/2008                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPORADIC REPORTS OF A FEW TREES DOWN ALONG THE PATH OF
            ROTATING SQUALL THAT MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL FORREST COUNTY.
            TREE DOWN ACROSS INTERSTATE 59.

1210 PM     TROPICAL STORM   PURVIS                  31.14N 89.41W
09/01/2008                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS LAMAR COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH
            BANDS OF SQUALLS MOVING ACROSS COUNTY.

1215 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
09/01/2008  M52.00 MPH       MARION             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1233 PM     TROPICAL STORM   COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
09/01/2008                   MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN ACROSS MARION
            COUNTY...INCLUDING TREES DOWN AND OUTAGES IN THE CITY OF
            COLUMBIA.

1233 PM     TROPICAL STORM   BOGUE CHITTO            31.43N 90.45W
09/01/2008                   LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCATTERED TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE
            SOUTHERN PART OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

1233 PM     TROPICAL STORM   ROXIE                   31.51N 91.07W
09/01/2008                   FRANKLIN           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY.

0134 PM     TORNADO          PURVIS                  31.14N 89.41W
09/01/2008                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT LEAST A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN...FUNNEL CLOUD WITH DEBRIS
            REPORTED NEAR SHERIFF OFFICE. FUNNEL CLOUD ALSO SPOTTED
            ABOUT 1 MILE NW.

0144 PM     TROPICAL STORM   BROOKLYN                31.06N 89.18W
09/01/2008                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 49 AT HWY 13. BLOCKING SOUTHBOUND
            LANE.

0154 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     12 ENE COLUMBIA         31.32N 89.64W
09/01/2008                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ON LAMAR...MARION COUNTY LINE.

0158 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 12 N COLUMBIA           31.43N 89.83W
09/01/2008  M60.00 MPH       MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MEASURED WIND GUST AS ROTATING SQUALL PASSED BETWEEN
            BUNKER HILL AND SOCIETY HILL NEAR THE MARION/JEFFERSON
            DAVIS COUNTY LINE

0205 PM     TROPICAL STORM   GALLMAN                 31.93N 90.39W
09/01/2008                   COPIAH             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINE DOWN

0215 PM     TROPICAL STORM   PURVIS                  31.14N 89.41W
09/01/2008                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TRAVEL TRAILERS FLIPPED OVER.

0223 PM     TROPICAL STORM   NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
09/01/2008                   ADAMS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY.

0223 PM     TROPICAL STORM   BROOKHAVEN              31.58N 90.45W
09/01/2008                   LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
            NUMEROUS...WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY.
            TREE FELL ON A FIRE ENGINE AND INJURIES HAVE BEEN
            REPORTED.

0231 PM     TORNADO          2 NE STRINGER           31.89N 89.24W
09/01/2008                   JASPER             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON CR 10. PROBABLE TORNADO BASED ON RADAR.

0240 PM     TORNADO          3 SW BAY SPRINGS        31.95N 89.32W
09/01/2008                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 531. PROBABLE TORNADO BASED ON RADAR.

0417 PM     TROPICAL STORM   RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
09/01/2008                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. BASED ON RADAR MAY BE
            TORNADO TRACKS WITHIN THE COUNTY. SURVEYS WILL BE
            CONDUCTED AT LATER DATES.

0440 PM     TORNADO          6 NNW FANNIN            32.50N 90.00W
09/01/2008                   MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR PATROL REPORTS TORNADO ON THE
            GROUND NEAR HWY 43 AT THE RESERVOIR

0538 PM     TROPICAL STORM   JONESVILLE              31.62N 91.83W
09/01/2008                   CATAHOULA          LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN AND 50 PERCENT OF PARISH WITHOUT
            POWER

0538 PM     TROPICAL STORM   NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
09/01/2008                   ADAMS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY.
            ESTIMATE OF 50 PCT OF THE COUNTY WITHOUT POWER. LOTS OF
            ROADS BLOCKED BY TREES AND POWERLINES. MEASURED GUSTS OF
            50 MPH AT NATCHEZ ADAMS CD OFFICE.

0715 PM     TROPICAL STORM   NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
09/01/2008                   ADAMS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES IN THE NATCHEZ AREA.
            SEVERAL HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS IN THE AREA HAVE TREES
            ACROSS THEM AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES WHICH AT THE
            TIME OF THIS REPORT WERE STILL LIVE.

0730 PM     TROPICAL STORM   NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
09/01/2008                   ADAMS              MS   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            THE TOWN OF NATCHEZ IS COMPLETELY OUT OF POWER AS THE
            TRANSMISSION FEEDS ARE DOWN. TREES DOWN ALL OVER THE
            COUNTY.

0930 PM     TROPICAL STORM   FERRIDAY                31.63N 91.56W
09/01/2008                   CONCORDIA          LA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            NO POWER TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY. TREES DOWN ALL OVER THE
            PLACE.

&&

BANNAN

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, 8:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	31 min
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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.