Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 96, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2008, 11:10 PM CST for Clarke 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
- Mar 3, 2008, 11:10 PM CST (05:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 11:45 PM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 11:20 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 4 W Shubuta, MS | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES WEST OF SHUBUTA. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 8 MILES. PATH WIDTH WAS 350 YARDS. MAXIMUM WIND SPEED WAS 115 MPH. |
| Mar 3, 11:21 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Shubuta, MS | HOUSE BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 250. BASED ON RADAR PROBABLE TORNADO. |
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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 040511
TORJAN
MSC023-040545-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0096.080304T0510Z-080304T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1110 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CST
* AT 1110 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTH
OF GOODWATER...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODWATER BY 1115 PM CST...
DE SOTO AND QUITMAN BY 1125 PM CST...
SYKES AND MIDDLETON BY 1135 PM CST...
SNELL BY 1140 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 3191 8890 3192 8891 3197 8892 3208 8887
3223 8859 3223 8844 3215 8845 3182 8870
3181 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 216DEG 54KT 3181 8883
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 040526
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1125 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
MSC023-040545-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-080304T0545Z/
CLARKE MS-
1125 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR CLARKE
COUNTY...
AT 1125 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DE SOTO...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF QUITMAN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
QUITMAN BY 1130 PM CST...
SYKES BY 1135 PM CST...
MIDDLETON BY 1140 PM CST...
SNELL BY 1145 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3191 8890 3208 8887 3223 8859 3223 8844
3215 8845 3182 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 217DEG 51KT 3196 8871
$$
BYB000
WWUS54 KJAN 040540
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1140 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
MSC023-040545-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-080304T0545Z/
CLARKE MS-
1140 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
AT 1140 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SYKES...OR 9 MILES EAST OF QUITMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SNELL BY 1145 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 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 3203 8880 3215 8874 3223 8859 3223 8844
3215 8845 3196 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 217DEG 51KT 3212 8852
$$
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, 10:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones | 31 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, 11:14 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.