Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2008, 11:11 AM CST for Copiah County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 64 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
- Jan 10, 2008, 11:11 AM CST (17:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2008, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Copiah County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 11:22 AM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nw Wesson, MS | EMERGENCY MANAGER SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR ACTUAL TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. |
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 |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 101711 TORJAN MSC029-085-101815- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0008.080110T1711Z-080110T1815Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1111 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAZLEHURST... NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 1215 PM CST * AT 1111 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A TORNADO NEAR LOYD STAR...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WESSON BY 1120 AM CST... MARTINSVILLE AND GLANCY BY 1125 AM CST... HAZLEHURST BY 1135 AM CST... 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKPORT BY 1145 AM CST... HOPEWELL BY 1155 AM 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 3156 9063 3169 9065 3203 9024 3176 9011 TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 227DEG 32KT 3168 9052 $$ BANNAN
4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 101721
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1121 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
MSC029-085-101815-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080110T1815Z/
LINCOLN MS-COPIAH MS-
1121 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
AT 1121 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WOULD BE LOCATED NEAR
WESSON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKPORT BY 1145 AM CST...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3163 9051 3171 9053 3193 9020 3188 9016
3186 9017 3183 9014 3181 9015 3180 9013
3176 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 238DEG 34KT 3171 9042
$$
BANNAN000
WWUS54 KJAN 101730 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1130 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
MSC085-101740-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080110T1815Z/
LINCOLN MS-
1130 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3170 9037 3177 9042 3193 9020 3188 9016
3186 9017 3183 9014 3181 9015 3180 9013
3176 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 237DEG 38KT 3176 9032
$$
MSC029-101815-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080110T1815Z/
COPIAH MS-
1130 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH COUNTY...
AT 1130 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
JUST WEST OF WESSON. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF
ROCKPORT...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKPORT BY 1145 AM CST...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3170 9037 3177 9042 3193 9020 3188 9016
3186 9017 3183 9014 3181 9015 3180 9013
3176 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 237DEG 38KT 3176 9032
$$
BANNAN000
WWUS54 KJAN 101741
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1140 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
MSC029-101815-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080110T1815Z/
COPIAH MS-
1140 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR EASTERN
COPIAH COUNTY...
AT 1140 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ROCKPORT...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM IS
MOVING TOWARDS THE TOWN OF GEORGETOWN.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL COPIAH COUNTY AT 1150 AM CST
THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARDS THE TOWN OF GEORGETOWN. PLEASE TAKE
COVER 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 3174 9035 3181 9037 3193 9020 3188 9016
3186 9017 3183 9014 3181 9015 3177 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 237DEG 39KT 3183 9022
$$
BANNAN000
WWUS54 KJAN 101810
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1211 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
MSC029-101821-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080110T1815Z/
COPIAH MS-
1211 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN COPIAH COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1215 PM
CST...
LAT...LON 3174 9035 3181 9037 3193 9020 3188 9016
3186 9017 3183 9014 3181 9015 3177 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 237DEG 39KT 3201 8989
$$
BANNANThe 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, 11:18 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, 2:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 35 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.