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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Jackson, MS

January 1, 2011Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 1, 2011, 12:16 AM CST for Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 59 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: Jan 1, 2011, 12:16 AM CST (06:16 UTC)
Expired: Jan 1, 2011, 1:15 AM CST
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 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
Jan 1, 12:27 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Sharon, MS	A TREE AND POWER LINE 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
Dec 31, 10:46 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 237 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

569 
WFUS54 KJAN 010616
TORJAN
MSC079-089-010715-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0010.110101T0616Z-110101T0715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1216 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARTHAGE...
  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANTON...

* UNTIL 115 AM CST

* AT 1216 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GLUCKSTADT
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SHARON AND WAY BY 1225 AM CST...
  FARMHAVEN BY 1230 AM CST...
  CAMDEN AND CAMERON BY 1235 AM CST...
  THOMASTOWN AND CARTHAGE BY 1245 AM CST...
  SINGLETON AND RENFROE BY 1255 AM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3281 8935 3261 8970 3260 8972 3264 8973
      3260 8976 3259 8985 3252 8991 3249 9000
      3245 9004 3259 9026 3267 9020 3275 9004
      3283 9001 3289 8995 3288 8973 3293 8972
      3293 8948
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 224DEG 48KT 3262 9007

$$

COHEN

2 follow-up statements

183 
WWUS54 KJAN 010625
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1225 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

MSC079-089-010715-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110101T0715Z/
MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
1225 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEAKE AND MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 1225 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FARMHAVEN BY 1230 AM CST...
  CAMDEN AND CAMERON BY 1235 AM CST...
  THOMASTOWN...REDWATER AND CARTHAGE BY 1245 AM CST...
  SINGLETON BY 1250 AM CST...
  RENFROE BY 1255 AM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3281 8935 3261 8970 3260 8972 3264 8973
      3260 8976 3259 8985 3252 8991 3249 9000
      3245 9004 3259 9026 3267 9020 3275 9004
      3283 9001 3289 8995 3288 8973 3293 8972
      3293 8948
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 234DEG 53KT 3267 8991

$$

COHEN

062 
WWUS54 KJAN 010655
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1255 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

MSC089-010705-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110101T0715Z/
MADISON MS-
1255 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MADISON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3260 8972 3264 8973 3288 8973 3293 8972
      3293 8948 3281 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0655Z 234DEG 53KT 3284 8955

$$

MSC079-010715-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110101T0715Z/
LEAKE MS-
1255 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEAKE COUNTY...

AT 1255 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REDWATER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SINGLETON AND RENFROE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3260 8972 3264 8973 3288 8973 3293 8972
      3293 8948 3281 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0655Z 234DEG 53KT 3284 8955

$$

COHEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 31, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Rankin, Scott	60 min
Dec 31, 6:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	66 min
Dec 31, 7:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	58 min
Dec 31, 7:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	56 min
Dec 31, 7:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	55 min
Dec 31, 7:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	64 min
Dec 31, 7:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	49 min
Dec 31, 8:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington	60 min
Dec 31, 8:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah	40 min
Dec 31, 8:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena	33 min
Dec 31, 8:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Leflore	50 min
Dec 31, 9:02 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo	3 hr
Dec 31, 9:26 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 9 more	7 hr
Dec 31, 9:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes	69 min
Dec 31, 9:37 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery	3 hr
Dec 31, 9:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	40 min
Dec 31, 10:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Montgomery	59 min
Dec 31, 10:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	42 min
Dec 31, 10:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Webster	60 min
Dec 31, 10:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	42 min
Dec 31, 10:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	54 min
Dec 31, 10:28 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Webster	3 hr
Dec 31, 10:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo	61 min
Dec 31, 11:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo	53 min
Dec 31, 11:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Hinds, Warren	68 min
Dec 31, 11:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, Yazoo	4 hr
Dec 31, 11:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	55 min
Dec 31, 11:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	66 min
Dec 31, 11:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	64 min
Dec 31, 11:58 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Holmes	3 hr
Jan 1, 12:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	64 min
Jan 1, 12:21 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Winston	54 min
Jan 1, 12:46 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston	59 min
Jan 1, 1:05 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	55 min
Jan 1, 1:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott	64 min
Jan 1, 1:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Scott, Smith	67 min
Jan 1, 1:46 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson, Smith	5 hr
Jan 1, 1:47 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	58 min
Jan 1, 1:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	25 min
Jan 1, 1:54 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott	3 hr
Jan 1, 2:05 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	2 hr
Jan 1, 2:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	17 min
Jan 1, 2:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton	60 min
Jan 1, 2:51 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	3 hr
Jan 1, 2:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper	64 min
Jan 1, 3:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	34 min
Jan 1, 3:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	79 min
Jan 1, 4:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith	50 min
Jan 1, 4:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	34 min
Jan 1, 4:47 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Jones	3 hr
Jan 1, 9:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clay	23 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.