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Tornado Warning 211, NWS Jackson, MS

November 16, 2011Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 2:54 AM CST for Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. It was in force for 66 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: Nov 16, 2011, 2:54 AM CST (08:54 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 AM CST
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 16, 2:20 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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: 287 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

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

766 
WFUS54 KJAN 160854
TORJAN
MSC031-065-161000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0211.111116T0854Z-111116T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
254 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLLINS...

* UNTIL 400 AM CST

* AT 254 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CARSON
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LONE
  STAR...CLEM AND MOUNT OLIVE

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 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3155 8997 3178 8972 3179 8940 3173 8940
      3143 8980 3143 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 225DEG 34KT 3155 8981

$$

BYB

3 follow-up statements

872 
WWUS54 KJAN 160912
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
312 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

MSC065-160922-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0211.000000T0000Z-111116T1000Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
312 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3161 8975 3170 8975 3178 8966 3179 8940
      3173 8940 3161 8956 3158 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 233DEG 38KT 3165 8966

$$

MSC031-161000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0211.000000T0000Z-111116T1000Z/
COVINGTON MS-
312 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR NORTHERN
COVINGTON COUNTY...

AT 312 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LONE STAR MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLLINS
AND MOUNT OLIVE

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 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3161 8975 3170 8975 3178 8966 3179 8940
      3173 8940 3161 8956 3158 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 233DEG 38KT 3165 8966

$$

BYB

642 
WWUS54 KJAN 160932
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
332 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

MSC031-161000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0211.000000T0000Z-111116T1000Z/
COVINGTON MS-
332 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY...

AT 332 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL COVINGTON COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.

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 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3179 8940 3173 8940 3167 8959 3171 8963
      3178 8959 3179 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 234DEG 28KT 3171 8955

$$

BYB

234 
WWUS54 KJAN 160952
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
352 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

MSC031-161003-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0211.000000T0000Z-111116T1000Z/
COVINGTON MS-
352 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 400 AM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3179 8940 3173 8940 3167 8959 3171 8963
      3178 8959 3179 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 234DEG 28KT 3181 8939

$$

BYB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 1:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	60 min
Nov 16, 1:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee	61 min
Nov 16, 2:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	44 min
Nov 16, 3:20 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Marion	25 min
Nov 16, 3:45 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis	45 min
Nov 16, 3:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	26 min
Nov 16, 3:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Smith	23 min
Nov 16, 3:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	24 min
Nov 16, 4:12 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington	48 min
Nov 16, 4:16 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	44 min
Nov 16, 4:38 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Smith	35 min
Nov 16, 4:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	38 min
Nov 16, 5:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper	38 min
Nov 16, 5:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lamar	20 min
Nov 16, 5:47 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	43 min
Nov 16, 6:32 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	28 min
Nov 16, 5:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	46 min

Nearby

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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.