Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 2009, 2:12 PM CST for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 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
- Feb 27, 2009, 2:12 PM CST (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2009, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Noxubee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2:25 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 E Macon, MS | QUARTER SIZED HAIL LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF MACON OFF HIGHWAY 14. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 8:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:38 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 272012 TORJAN MSC103-272045- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0009.090227T2012Z-090227T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 212 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 245 PM CST * AT 212 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MACON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DEERBROOK BY 225 PM CST... PRAIRIE POINT BY 230 PM CST... BIGBEE VALLEY BY 235 PM 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 3329 8832 3310 8833 3306 8860 3324 8864 TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 260DEG 32KT 3315 8859 $$ 40
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 272020 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 220 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 MSC103-272045- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/ NOXUBEE MS- 218 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY... AT 218 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF PRAIRIE POINT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PRAIRIE POINT BY 230 PM CST... 7 MILES SOUTH OF BIGBEE VALLEY BY 235 PM CST... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3307 8855 3322 8856 3328 8832 3310 8833 TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 260DEG 32KT 3313 8851 $$ 40
000 WWUS54 KJAN 272030 RRA SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 MSC103-272045- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/ NOXUBEE MS- 229 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL NOXUBEE COUNTY... AT 229 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF PRAIRIE POINT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL EASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY AT 240 PM CST IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3307 8855 3320 8849 3323 8832 3309 8833 TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 275DEG 30KT 3311 8842 $$ 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 19 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 40 min |
| Feb 27, 6:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 30 min |
| Feb 27, 7:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 44 min |
| Feb 27, 7:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 47 min |
| Feb 27, 7:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 8:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 8:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 20 min |
| Feb 27, 8:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 61 min |
| Feb 27, 9:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 9:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 43 min |
| Feb 27, 9:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 48 min |
| Feb 27, 10:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Feb 27, 11:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 11:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 12:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 12:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 12:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 52 min |
| Feb 27, 12:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:21 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 1:40 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 31 min |
| Feb 27, 2:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 113 min |
| Feb 27, 2:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 2:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 8 days |
| Feb 27, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 3:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 111 min |
| Feb 27, 4:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 12 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee, Winston | 42 min |
| Feb 27, 4:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 4:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 5:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 28 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.