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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Jackson, MS

January 8, 2008Rankin County, Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 8, 2008, 6:09 PM CST for Rankin County, Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 min. 5 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 8, 2008, 6:09 PM CST (00:09 UTC)
Expired: Jan 8, 2008, 6:45 PM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 8, 6:16 PM CST	TORNADO 0	2 Se Puckett, MS	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG HWY 18 ALONG THE RANKIN/SIMPSON CO LINE. SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED WITH ONE HOME SUSTAINING SHINGLE DAMAGE. RATED EF0.
Jan 8, 6:20 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 N White Oak, MS	A FEW POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
Jan 8, 6:22 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 E White Oak, MS	TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 18.
Jan 8, 6:31 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	2 E Burns, MS
Jan 8, 6:43 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Raleigh, MS	SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

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 8, 3:59 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 55 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: 1097 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 792 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 259 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.0
Supercell composite: 6.4

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 090009
TORJAN
MSC121-127-129-090045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0003.080109T0009Z-080109T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
609 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MENDENHALL...
  NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST

* AT 609 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  TORNADO NEAR MARTINVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR MENDENHALL...MOVING EAST
  AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITE OAK BY 615 PM CST...
  RALEIGH BY 625 PM CST...
  BURNS BY 630 PM CST...
  PINEVILLE BY 640 PM CST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER 
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 3223 8934 3197 8934 3193 8988 3209 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 254DEG 36KT 3204 8976

$$

MRM

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 090023
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
623 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

MSC121-090033-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0045Z/
RANKIN MS-
623 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3196 8970 3213 8972 3215 8970 3215 8965
      3217 8963 3216 8960 3218 8958 3223 8934
      3197 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 263DEG 25KT 3205 8966

$$

MSC127-129-090045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0045Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-
623 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND NORTHERN SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 623 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE OAK...OR ABOUT 11
MILES NORTHEAST OF MENDENHALL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RALEIGH AND BURNS BY 640 PM CST...
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINEVILLE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYLVARENA
  BY 645 PM CST...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE AND 
LIKELY TORNADOES  MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY NOW

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 3196 8970 3213 8972 3215 8970 3215 8965
      3217 8963 3216 8960 3218 8958 3223 8934
      3197 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 263DEG 25KT 3205 8966

$$

AEG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 8, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha	30 min
Jan 8, 6:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Madison	44 min
Jan 8, 6:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	39 min
Jan 8, 6:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes	32 min
Jan 8, 6:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	47 min
Jan 8, 7:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	50 min
Jan 8, 7:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee, Winston	47 min
Jan 8, 7:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper	46 min
Jan 8, 7:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	46 min
Jan 8, 8:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Smith	41 min
Jan 8, 8:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	41 min
Jan 8, 8:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	38 min
Jan 8, 8:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton	34 min
Jan 8, 9:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.