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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Jackson, MS

January 1, 2011Noxubee County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 1, 2011, 2:40 AM CST for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2011, 2:40 AM CST (08:40 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2011, 2:57 AM CST
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Noxubee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 31, 10:46 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 148 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2011-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2011-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 270 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1020 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
398 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

738 
WFUS54 KJAN 010840
TORJAN
MSC103-010915-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0017.110101T0840Z-110101T0915Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 315 AM CST

* AT 240 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A STRONG TORNADO NEAR
  PRAIRIE POINT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BIGBEE VALLEY

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.

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!

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

&&

LAT...LON 3322 8831 3309 8832 3306 8837 3320 8849
      3321 8849 3329 8841 3329 8830 3323 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 231DEG 54KT 3317 8832

$$

COHEN
1 follow-up statement
673 
WWUS54 KJAN 010857
SVSJAN

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

MSC103-010907-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110101T0915Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
257 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

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

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

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

LAT...LON 3322 8831 3309 8832 3306 8837 3320 8849
      3321 8849 3329 8841 3329 8830 3323 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 231DEG 54KT 3333 8808

$$

COHEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 6:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott60 min
Dec 31, 6:09 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith66 min
Dec 31, 7:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton58 min
Dec 31, 7:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey56 min
Dec 31, 7:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln55 min
Dec 31, 7:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln64 min
Dec 31, 7:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba49 min
Dec 31, 8:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey, Washington60 min
Dec 31, 8:03 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah40 min
Dec 31, 8:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena33 min
Dec 31, 8:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore50 min
Dec 31, 9:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo3 hr
Dec 31, 9:26 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 9 more7 hr
Dec 31, 9:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes69 min
Dec 31, 9:37 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery3 hr
Dec 31, 9:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo40 min
Dec 31, 10:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Montgomery59 min
Dec 31, 10:11 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes42 min
Dec 31, 10:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster60 min
Dec 31, 10:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo42 min
Dec 31, 10:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster54 min
Dec 31, 10:28 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANWebster3 hr
Dec 31, 10:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo61 min
Dec 31, 11:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo53 min
Dec 31, 11:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren68 min
Dec 31, 11:29 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, Yazoo4 hr
Dec 31, 11:35 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson55 min
Dec 31, 11:39 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes66 min
Dec 31, 11:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo64 min
Dec 31, 11:58 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Holmes3 hr
Jan 1, 12:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith64 min
Jan 1, 12:16 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake, Madison59 min
Jan 1, 12:21 AM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Winston54 min
Jan 1, 12:46 AM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston59 min
Jan 1, 1:05 AM CSTTornado WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha55 min
Jan 1, 1:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott64 min
Jan 1, 1:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott, Smith67 min
Jan 1, 1:46 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson, Smith5 hr
Jan 1, 1:47 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston58 min
Jan 1, 1:50 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes25 min
Jan 1, 1:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott3 hr
Jan 1, 2:05 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston2 hr
Jan 1, 2:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton60 min
Jan 1, 2:51 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale3 hr
Jan 1, 2:56 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper64 min
Jan 1, 3:24 AM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee34 min
Jan 1, 3:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale79 min
Jan 1, 4:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith50 min
Jan 1, 4:34 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Smith34 min
Jan 1, 4:47 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Jones3 hr
Jan 1, 9:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClay23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.