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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2009, 1:14 AM CDT for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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 26, 2009, 1:14 AM CDT (06:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Simpson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Monticello, MS | WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY. |
| Mar 26, 1:40 AM CDT | TORNADO 3 | 5 Wsw Magee, MS | EXTENSIVE TORNADO DAMAGE STARTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 28 AND RILEY ROAD. MOVED ENE ALONG HWY 28 AND PASSED THROUGH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY OF MAGEE. TORNADO APPEARS TO HAVE CONTINUED FROM THERE ENE TO THE SMITH COUNTY LINE. DOZENS OF HOMES HAVE BEEN |
| Mar 26, 1:40 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Wsw Magee, MS | EXTENSIVE TORNADO DAMAGE STARTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 28 AND RILEY ROAD. MOVED ENE ALONG HWY 28 AND PASSED THROUGH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY OF MAGEE. TORNADO APPEARS TO HAVE CONTINUED FROM THERE ENE TO THE SMITH COUNTY LINE. DOZENS OF HOMES HAVE BEEN |
| Mar 26, 2:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 N Prentiss, MS | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
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 25, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 260614
TORJAN
MSC065-077-127-260700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0021.090326T0614Z-090326T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
114 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PINOLA...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 114 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WANILLA...
OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HEBRON BY 125 AM CDT...
SHIVERS BY 130 AM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINOLA BY 140 AM CDT...
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 3165 9023 3175 9014 3175 9012 3179 9011
3194 8999 3181 8973 3152 9008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 225DEG 33KT 3166 9007
$$
CAW2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 260627
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
127 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
MSC077-260637-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090326T0700Z/
LAWRENCE MS-
127 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3170 8997 3176 8997 3176 9002 3178 9003
3194 8999 3181 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 225DEG 33KT 3173 8996
$$
MSC065-127-260700-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090326T0700Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-SIMPSON MS-
127 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SIMPSON AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES...
AT 127 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HEBRON...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF PINOLA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINOLA BY 140 AM CDT...
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 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3170 8997 3176 8997 3176 9002 3178 9003
3194 8999 3181 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 225DEG 33KT 3173 8996
$$
CAW000
WWUS54 KJAN 260637
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
137 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
MSC065-260646-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090326T0700Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
137 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3177 8985 3177 8996 3179 8997 3180 8997
3191 8994 3181 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 225DEG 33KT 3178 8988
$$
MSC127-260700-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090326T0700Z/
SIMPSON MS-
137 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SIMPSON COUNTY...
AT 136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A STRONG
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHERN SIMPSON COUNTY AT 150 AM CDT
THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
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 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3177 8985 3177 8996 3179 8997 3180 8997
3191 8994 3181 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 225DEG 33KT 3178 8988
$$
CAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 43 min |
| Mar 25, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 34 min |
| Mar 25, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 11:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 11:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 61 min |
| Mar 25, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 12:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 12:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 12:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 57 min |
| Mar 26, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Mar 26, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 1:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 2:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 2:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 2:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 64 min |
| Mar 26, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 2:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 2:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 55 min |
| Mar 26, 2:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 4:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 35 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 35 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 26 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 46 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 35 hr |
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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.