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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Jackson, MS

March 26, 2009Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2009, 1:40 AM CDT for Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC)
Expired: Mar 26, 2009, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:40 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
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, 1:46 AM CDT	TORNADO	Magee, MS	MAJOR DAMAGE REPORTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MAGEE. INJURIES REPORTED...EXTENT AND NUMBER UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. REPORTED BY MAGEE PD.
Mar 26, 2:01 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Raleigh, MS	MEMA AREA COORDINATOR REPORTS THAT HER CARPORT WAS BLOWN AWAY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 56 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 260640
TORJAN
MSC127-129-260745-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0022.090326T0640Z-090326T0745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
140 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAGEE...
  SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 140 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A STRONG TORNADO 7      
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF SANATORIUM...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF            
  MAGEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SANATORIUM BY 145 AM CDT...
  MAGEE BY 150 AM CDT...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARTINVILLE BY 155 AM CDT...
  RALEIGH BY 215 AM CDT...
  PINEVILLE BY 230 AM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY 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

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 3184 8998 3223 8949 3223 8932 3193 8933
      3177 8984 3177 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 235DEG 33KT 3183 8981

$$

CAW

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 260649
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
149 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

MSC127-129-260745-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090326T0745Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-
149 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 148 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE 
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAGEE...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RALEIGH BY 225 AM CDT...
  BURNS BY 230 AM CDT...
  7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYLVARENA BY 235 AM CDT...
  PINEVILLE BY 245 AM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOVE 
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY NOW

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 3185 8977 3185 8979 3191 8982 3223 8949
      3223 8932 3193 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 229DEG 25KT 3188 8975

$$

CAW

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 260659
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
159 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

MSC127-260709-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090326T0745Z/
SIMPSON MS-
159 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3193 8933 3193 8964 3200 8965 3223 8949
      3223 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 239DEG 35KT 3197 8960

$$

MSC129-260745-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090326T0745Z/
SMITH MS-
159 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
SMITH COUNTY...

AT 159 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RALEIGH...OR 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF MAGEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RALEIGH AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURNS BY 210 AM CDT...
  SYLVARENA BY 220 AM CDT...
  PINEVILLE BY 225 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 3193 8933 3193 8964 3200 8965 3223 8949
      3223 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 239DEG 35KT 3197 8960

$$

CAW

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 260730
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
230 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

MSC129-260740-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090326T0745Z/
SMITH MS-
230 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3193 8933 3193 8964 3200 8965 3223 8949
      3223 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 239DEG 35KT 3211 8929

$$

CAW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 25, 11:40 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 11:40 PM CDT, 2 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1140 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

.UPDATE...HAVE MADE A QUICK UPDATE TO THE TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 66.
HAVE INCLUDED HOMLES COUNTY EAST TO THE STATE LINE AND ALL THE WAY
SOUTH TO THE CWFA BORDER. HAVE ALSO REMOVED SEVERAL COUNTIES/PARISHES
FROM THE WATCH THAT ARE OUT OF THE THREAT AREA NOW. THE LINE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS NOW EXTENDS FROM GRENADA MISSISSIPPI DOWN THROUGH
MONTEREY LOUISIANA. THE LINE IS RAPIDLY MOVING EAST AND IS EXPECTED
TO LEAVE THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA BY AROUND 3 AM.

&&

.AVIATION...MAINLY MVFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES ARE SEEN FOR MUCH OF THE
ARKLAMISS REGION TONIGHT.  A WARM FRONT IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH
PORTIONS OF THE REGION. A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS RAPIDLY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE ARKLAMISS
REGION. THIS LINE SHOULD EXIT SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES BY AROUND 3 OR 4
AM. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF IFR TO POSSIBLY LIFR
CONDITIONS AS IT PASSES THROUGH JAN...GTR...MEI AND HBG. THIS WILL
BRING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO SITES AS IT PASSES THROUGH.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING
THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS. ON THURSDAY THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK
IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...AS WELL AS CLOUD COVER. THIS
SHOULD BE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY EVENING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       57  76  58  79 / 100  22  81  50
MERIDIAN      57  74  57  79 / 100  48  79  52
VICKSBURG     57  76  60  80 / 100  25  78  48
HATTIESBURG   61  75  60  78 / 100  72 100  57
NATCHEZ       60  76  60  80 / 100  44  83  50
GREENVILLE    52  74  58  78 / 100  20  75  43
GREENWOOD     53  76  57  78 / 100  18  73  37

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025>066-
     072>074.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023>026.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

14

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 8:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
815 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
261945-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
815 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT BETWEEN 930 PM AND 4 AM. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS GREATER
THAN 70 MPH AND TORNADOES...A FEW OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG...WILL BE
LIKELY WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST RISK OF
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 82...AND THE GREATEST TORNADO
RISK WILL BE FROM INTERSTATE 20 SOUTH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH A FEW OF THESE STORMS ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT.

THE LINE OF STORMS SHOULD REACH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 11 PM
AND MIDNIGHT...THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR...BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2
AM...AND THE HIGHWAY 45 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM. A FEW INTENSE
STORMS COULD ALSO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE AS WELL.

HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT AND THIS RAISES CONCERNS FOR FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS LIKELY FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION.
ONCE AGAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THEN...A MORE
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BE GATHERING OVER THE ARKLATEX REGION ON
FRIDAY AND PUSHING NORTHEAST WITH IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE...INSTABILITY
AND WIND SHEAR COMBINING ACROSS OUR REGION FOR AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE
STORMS INCLUDING TORNADOES FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE GREATEST RISK APPEARS TO BE FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY..HOWEVER A SQUALL LINE SHOULD
SWEEP EAST ACROSS MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY WEATHER ALERT FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS
STORM SYSTEM.

OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE
LOW FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT...MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY
NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

08

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 26, 1:04 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
104 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
03/25/2009                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS RAILROAD TRACK. TRAIN RAN INTO THEM.

&&

AEG

Local storm report, Mar 26, 1:05 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
105 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CLINTON                 32.34N 90.33W
03/26/2009                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING NORRELL ROAD IN CLINTON.

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     POCAHONTAS              32.47N 90.29W
03/26/2009                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD AT GREENS CROSSING AND
            HIGHWAY 49.

&&

JCULIN

Special weather statement, Mar 26, 1:05 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
105 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

MSZ049-050-260615-
RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-
105 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER LEESBURG AT 105 AM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN SCOTT AND NORTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

BYB

Local storm report, Mar 26, 1:11 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
111 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1217 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ANNANDALE               32.51N 90.19W
03/26/2009                   MADISON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            UPDATED REPORT. EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE FROM
            SOUTHWEST MADISON COUNTY UP TO NEAR GLUCKSTADT. TWO HOMES
            SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE...ONE IN ASHBROOKE
            SUBDIVISION AND THE OTHER ON BUCKEYE DRIVE NEAR
            GLUCKSTADT. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

&&

AEG

Local storm report, Mar 26, 1:20 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
120 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     TSTM WND DMG     UTICA                   32.10N 90.62W
03/26/2009                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN JUST WEST OF UTICA IN THE CAYUGA AREA.

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S POCAHONTAS          32.46N 90.29W
03/26/2009                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON RATLIFF ROAD ABOUT ONE MILE
            SOUTH OF POCAHONTAS.

&&

JCULIN

Special weather statement, Mar 26, 1:33 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
133 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

MSZ029>033-038-039-045-046-260730-
KEMPER MS-NESHOBA MS-CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-
CHOCTAW MS-NOXUBEE MS-WINSTON MS-
133 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF CLARKSON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DIXON AT 132 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN WINSTON...NOXUBEE...EASTERN CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...EASTERN
WEBSTER...LOWNDES...CLAY...NESHOBA AND KEMPER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

MME

The 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, 1:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	46 min
Mar 26, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	32 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.