Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 239, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 3, 2008, 2:06 PM CDT for Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 39 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 3, 2008, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2008, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Warren County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Vicksburg, MS | TREE FELL ON AN APARTMENT AT THE SOUTHAVEN TOWNHOMES ON FISHER FERRY ROAD AND SEVERAL TREES FELL ON CARS AROUND NORTH POPLAR STREET. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Sep 3, 2:30 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | Vicksburg, MS | TREE FELL ON AN APARTMENT AT THE SOUTHAVEN TOWNHOMES ON FISHER FERRY ROAD AND SEVERAL TREES FELL ON CARS AROUND NORTH POPLAR STREET. BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WITH A PATH LENGTH OF .5 MI AND WIDTH OF 25 YDS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 842 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 031906
TORJAN
MSC149-031945-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0239.080903T1906Z-080903T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
206 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VICKSBURG...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR YOKENA...OR
16 MILES SOUTH OF VICKSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 31 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LE TOURNEAU BY 215 PM CDT...
VICKSBURG BY 235 PM 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 3230 9098 3230 9093 3237 9088 3238 9088
3235 9091 3235 9097 3244 9096 3243 9072
3214 9084 3212 9086 3213 9091 3211 9092
3209 9096 3210 9100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 195DEG 27KT 3212 9092
$$
CAW1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KJAN 031920
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
220 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008
MSC149-031945-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0239.000000T0000Z-080903T1945Z/
WARREN MS-
220 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTY...
AT 220 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LE TOURNEAU...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
VICKSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 31 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VICKSBURG BY 235 PM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3230 9093 3238 9088 3235 9091 3235 9097
3244 9096 3243 9073 3243 9072 3219 9085
3219 9095 3223 9097 3230 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 195DEG 27KT 3222 9089
$$
CAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 7:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin | 119 min |
| Sep 2, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 8:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 11 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 1:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 50 min |
| Sep 3, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 21 min |
| Sep 3, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 3, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Sep 3, 6:13 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 55 min |
| Sep 3, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 45 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.