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Tornado Warning 91, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2008, 10:14 PM CST for Covington County, Forrest County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 3, 2008, 10:14 PM CST (04:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 10:45 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 10:15 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 2 W Moselle, MS | REPORTED NEAR THE MOSELLE EXIT ON INTERSTATE 59...ALONG WITH A FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING. |
| Mar 3, 10:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Soso, MS | A TREE FELL DOWN ON SPRING HILL ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 040414
TORJAN
MSC031-035-067-040445-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0091.080304T0414Z-080304T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1014 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CST
* AT 1014 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RAWLS
SPRINGS...OR NEAR WEST HATTIESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MOSELLE BY 1020 PM CST...
ELLISVILLE BY 1030 PM CST...
TUCKERS CROSSING AND LAUREL BY 1035 PM CST...
MILL CREEK AND SANDERSVILLE BY 1045 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
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 3142 8945 3144 8944 3144 8945 3145 8949
3182 8926 3182 8902 3168 8892 3133 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 224DEG 51KT 3143 8934
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 040426
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1025 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
MSC031-040435-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-080304T0445Z/
COVINGTON MS-
1025 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION HAS MOVED ON TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3148 8940 3182 8926 3182 8902 3168 8892
3133 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 220DEG 48KT 3154 8925
$$
MSC035-067-040445-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-080304T0445Z/
JONES MS-FORREST MS-
1025 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN FORREST AND JONES COUNTIES...
AT 1025 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOSELLE...OR NEAR ELLISVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ELLISVILLE BY 1030 PM CST...
TUCKERS CROSSING BY 1035 PM CST...
LAUREL BY 1040 PM CST...
SANDERSVILLE...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILL CREEK AND 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MOSS BY 1045 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH.
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 100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3148 8940 3182 8926 3182 8902 3168 8892
3133 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 220DEG 48KT 3154 8925
$$
BYB000
WWUS54 KJAN 040438
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1037 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
MSC035-040447-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-080304T0445Z/
FORREST MS-
1037 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FORREST COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...BUT A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE
COUNTY THROUGH 1130 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3163 8934 3165 8932 3167 8932 3182 8926
3182 8902 3168 8892 3144 8923
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 220DEG 48KT 3164 8913
$$
MSC067-040445-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-080304T0445Z/
JONES MS-
1037 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST FOR JONES
COUNTY...
AT 1037 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SANDERSVILLE AND 6 MILES WEST OF MILL CREEK BY 1045 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
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 100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3163 8934 3165 8932 3167 8932 3182 8926
3182 8902 3168 8892 3144 8923
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 220DEG 48KT 3164 8913
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 6:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 63 min |
| Mar 3, 7:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 47 min |
| Mar 3, 8:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin, Scott | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 8:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 28 min |
| Mar 3, 9:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott, Smith | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 9:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 9:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Mar 3, 9:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 10:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 29 min |
| Mar 3, 10:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 10:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 49 min |
| Mar 3, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 11:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 11:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 25 min |
| Mar 3, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 29 min |
| Mar 4, 9:59 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 23 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 3 days |
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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.