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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 652, NWS Jackson, MS

December 25, 2012Kemper County, Noxubee County, Winston County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 3:55 PM CST for Kemper County, Noxubee County, Winston County, Mississippi. It was in force for 65 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: Dec 25, 2012, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC)
Expired: Dec 25, 2012, 5:00 PM CST
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Kemper County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Winston County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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.

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 25, 12:58 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 253 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

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The text

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

728 
WUUS54 KJAN 252155
SVRJAN
MSC069-103-159-252300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0652.121225T2155Z-121225T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
355 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRESTON...
  NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

* AT 356 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES WEST OF CENTER RIDGE TO 11 MILES WEST OF
  PRESTON TO 17 MILES WEST OF DAMASCUS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LOUISVILLE...PRESTON...BLUFF SPRINGS AND CENTER RIDGE BY 405 PM
  CST...
  MILLCREEK...BETHEDEN AND DAMASCUS BY 410 PM CST...
  GHOLSON...PRISMATIC AND LIBERTY BY 415 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8838 3258 8891 3291 8892 3295 8889
      3305 8892 3304 8924 3308 8932 3311 8932
      3311 8921 3320 8921 3320 8911 3329 8910
      3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 270DEG 49KT 3309 8920 3284 8896
          3259 8907

$$

BK

3 follow-up statements

780 
WWUS54 KJAN 252213
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
413 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

MSC069-103-159-252300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0652.000000T0000Z-121225T2300Z/
WINSTON MS-NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS-
413 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST
FOR KEMPER...NOXUBEE AND EASTERN WINSTON COUNTIES...

AT 413 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MILLCREEK TO GHOLSON TO DAMASCUS MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PRISMATIC...SHUQUALAK...LIBERTY AND DE KALB BY 420 PM CST...
  BLACKWATER BY 425 PM CST...
  BROOKSVILLE...PAULETTE...SCOOBA AND MACON BY 430 PM CST...
  COOKSVILLE BY 435 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8838 3258 8891 3286 8892 3293 8891
      3295 8889 3306 8893 3320 8911 3329 8910
      3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 260DEG 45KT 3316 8885 3290 8863
          3263 8886

$$

BK

262 
WWUS54 KJAN 252224
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
424 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

MSC159-252234-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0652.000000T0000Z-121225T2300Z/
WINSTON MS-
424 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3258 8839 3258 8891 3300 8868 3321 8882
      3329 8881 3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 260DEG 45KT 3318 8869 3292 8847
          3265 8870

$$

MSC069-103-252300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0652.000000T0000Z-121225T2300Z/
NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS-
424 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST
FOR KEMPER AND NOXUBEE COUNTIES...

AT 424 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROOKSVILLE TO SHUQUALAK TO
LIBERTY MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BROOKSVILLE...PAULETTE...SCOOBA AND MACON BY 430 PM CST...
  COOKSVILLE...ELECTRIC MILLS AND OAK GROVE BY 435 PM CST...
  DEERBROOK...PRAIRIE POINT AND PORTERVILLE BY 440 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8839 3258 8891 3300 8868 3321 8882
      3329 8881 3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 260DEG 45KT 3318 8869 3292 8847
          3265 8870

$$

BK

244 
WWUS54 KJAN 252256
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
456 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

MSC069-103-252307-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0652.000000T0000Z-121225T2300Z/
NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS-
456 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR KEMPER AND NOXUBEE COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM CST...

LAT...LON 3258 8839 3258 8891 3300 8868 3321 8882
      3329 8881 3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 260DEG 45KT 3317 8818 3291 8797
          3264 8821

$$

BK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 25, 5:03 AM CST	Wind Advisory	JAN	Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 27 more	25 hr
Dec 25, 6:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	39 min
Dec 25, 7:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	31 min
Dec 25, 7:57 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	11 days
Dec 25, 9:24 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	10 days
Dec 25, 9:25 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clay	26 hr
Dec 25, 10:17 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more	9 hr
Dec 25, 10:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison, Rankin	26 min
Dec 25, 11:50 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	4 hr
Dec 25, 1:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	42 min
Dec 25, 1:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin	43 min
Dec 25, 1:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	38 min
Dec 25, 1:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	50 min
Dec 25, 1:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Jefferson	41 min
Dec 25, 1:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	29 min
Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	50 min
Dec 25, 1:57 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	3 hr
Dec 25, 2:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	43 min
Dec 25, 2:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	51 min
Dec 25, 2:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin	42 min
Dec 25, 2:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	40 min
Dec 25, 2:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	47 min
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson	34 min
Dec 25, 2:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	23 min
Dec 25, 2:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	52 min
Dec 25, 2:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	2 hr
Dec 25, 2:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	46 min
Dec 25, 3:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson	13 min
Dec 25, 3:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Madison	50 min
Dec 25, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson	43 min
Dec 25, 3:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence	34 min
Dec 25, 3:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, Winston	47 min
Dec 25, 3:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	23 min
Dec 25, 3:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Scott, Smith	56 min
Dec 25, 3:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar	54 min
Dec 25, 3:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest	33 min
Dec 25, 3:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson	38 min
Dec 25, 4:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	29 min
Dec 25, 4:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	13 min
Dec 25, 4:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	38 min
Dec 25, 4:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	35 min
Dec 25, 4:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	57 min
Dec 25, 4:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	26 min
Dec 25, 4:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	41 min
Dec 25, 4:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	59 min
Dec 25, 4:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes	25 min
Dec 25, 4:51 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and 2 more	105 min
Dec 25, 4:54 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion	100 min
Dec 25, 4:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	66 min
Dec 25, 4:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	33 min
Dec 25, 4:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	61 min
Dec 25, 5:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	17 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.