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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Jackson, MS

January 10, 2008Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2008, 2:25 PM CST for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 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: Jan 10, 2008, 2:25 PM CST (20:25 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2008, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Marion County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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
Jan 10, 2:30 PM CST	HAIL 0.88	7 Nw Goss, MS	NICKEL HAIL REPORTED IN OAK VALE.
Jan 10, 2:51 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Carson, MS

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
Jan 10, 7:46 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jan 10, 11:33 AM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 99 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: 315 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 102025
TORJAN
MSC065-077-091-102100-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0029.080110T2025Z-080110T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
225 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 300 PM CST

* AT 225 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  TORNADO NEAR TILTON...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF KOKOMO...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  OAK VALE AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARM BY 230 PM CST...
  SOCIETY HILL AND GOSS BY 235 PM CST...
  BUNKER HILL AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PROGRESS BY 240 PM CST...
  9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRENTISS BY 245 PM CST...
  CARSON BY 250 PM CST...
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MELBA BY 255 PM CST...

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 3131 9005 3135 9012 3142 9017 3166 8977
      3162 8975 3157 8968 3153 8959 3145 8958
      3127 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 242DEG 37KT 3138 9002

$$

BYB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 10:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	45 min
Jan 10, 10:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	49 min
Jan 10, 10:43 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sharkey, Yazoo	62 min
Jan 10, 11:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Yazoo	54 min
Jan 10, 11:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	64 min
Jan 10, 11:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	27 min
Jan 10, 11:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds	66 min
Jan 10, 11:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne	14 min
Jan 10, 11:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison	64 min
Jan 10, 11:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson	46 min
Jan 10, 11:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	53 min
Jan 10, 11:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	80 min
Jan 10, 12:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	54 min
Jan 10, 12:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson, Smith	45 min
Jan 10, 12:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston	49 min
Jan 10, 12:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Marion	50 min
Jan 10, 12:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	41 min
Jan 10, 12:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	55 min
Jan 10, 12:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	55 min
Jan 10, 12:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	47 min
Jan 10, 1:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	39 min
Jan 10, 1:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	42 min
Jan 10, 1:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds	38 min
Jan 10, 1:22 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	53 min
Jan 10, 1:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	52 min
Jan 10, 1:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	39 min
Jan 10, 1:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Lamar, Marion	44 min
Jan 10, 1:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes	43 min
Jan 10, 1:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	38 min
Jan 10, 1:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	62 min
Jan 10, 1:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar	54 min
Jan 10, 1:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	50 min
Jan 10, 1:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	46 min
Jan 10, 2:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	22 min
Jan 10, 2:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	48 min
Jan 10, 2:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	43 min
Jan 10, 2:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	36 min
Jan 10, 2:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	35 min
Jan 10, 2:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	46 min
Jan 10, 2:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	26 min
Jan 10, 2:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones	47 min
Jan 10, 3:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	15 min
Jan 10, 3:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	42 min
Jan 10, 3:44 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	2 hr
Jan 10, 3:44 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	2 hr
Jan 10, 3:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	45 min
Jan 10, 3:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	40 min
Jan 10, 4:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	25 min
Jan 10, 4:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar	20 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.