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Tornado Warning 262, NWS Jackson, MS

December 9, 2008Bolivar County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 9, 2008, 1:37 PM CST for Bolivar County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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: Dec 9, 2008, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
Expired: Dec 9, 2008, 2:15 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sunflower County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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
Dec 9, 1:45 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	Cleveland, MS	FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND BOYLE.

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
Dec 9, 9:32 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 556 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 658 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 091937
TORJAN
MSC011-083-133-092015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0262.081209T1937Z-081209T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
137 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  CENTRAL BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLEVELAND...
  NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PARCHMAN...DREW...

* UNTIL 215 PM CST

* AT 137 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
  RENOVA...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DREW BY 150 PM CST...
  PARCHMAN BY 155 PM CST...
  ROME BY 200 PM CST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL 
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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 3399 9051 3399 9045 3398 9044 3382 9044
      3381 9044 3367 9085 3383 9094 3400 9059
      3400 9051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 246DEG 44KT 3380 9076

$$

MRM

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 091954
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
154 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008

MSC011-083-133-092015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0262.000000T0000Z-081209T2015Z/
BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-
153 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN LEFLORE...NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER AND EXTREME EAST
CENTRAL BOLIVAR COUNTIES...

AT 153 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PARCHMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND BOYLE.

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 500 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3399 9051 3399 9045 3398 9044 3381 9044
      3373 9066 3374 9067 3377 9068 3396 9067
      3400 9059 3400 9051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 242DEG 45KT 3394 9049

$$

MRM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 4:27 AM CST	Lake Wind Advisory	JAN	Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 34 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 4:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	JAN	Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and 1 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 12:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	53 min
Dec 9, 1:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	52 min
Dec 9, 2:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	44 min
Dec 9, 3:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Sharkey, Yazoo	49 min
Dec 9, 3:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	43 min
Dec 9, 4:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Yazoo	42 min
Dec 9, 4:05 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys and 7 more	4 hr
Dec 9, 4:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Sharkey	20 min
Dec 9, 4:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo	44 min
Dec 9, 4:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	52 min
Dec 9, 4:39 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Adams, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay and 29 more	13 hr
Dec 9, 4:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys	45 min
Dec 9, 4:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JAN	Holmes, Yazoo	56 min
Dec 9, 5:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery and 1 more	41 min
Dec 9, 5:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	45 min
Dec 9, 5:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo	43 min
Dec 9, 5:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	42 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.