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Tornado Warning 101, NWS Jackson, MS

December 25, 2012Forrest County, Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:18 PM CST for Forrest County, Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 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, 4:18 PM CST (22:18 UTC)
Expired: Dec 25, 2012, 5:15 PM CST
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Forrest County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Marion County, MS

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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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: 790 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 10.0

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The text

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

548 
WFUS54 KJAN 252218
TORJAN
MSC035-073-091-252315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0101.121225T2218Z-121225T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
418 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBIA...
  NORTHERN FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PETAL...HATTIESBURG...
  NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST HATTIESBURG...

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 418 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PICKWICK
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PINEBUR BY 425 PM CST...
  IMPROVE BY 430 PM CST...
  SUMRALL BY 440 PM CST...
  WEST HATTIESBURG BY 445 PM CST...
  RAWLS SPRINGS AND HATTIESBURG BY 450 PM CST...
  EASTABUCHIE...PETAL AND SUNRISE BY 455 PM 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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3123 9001 3144 8959 3143 8914 3127 8914
      3107 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 242DEG 52KT 3120 8983

$$

GRG

4 follow-up statements

154 
WWUS54 KJAN 252227
SVSJAN

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

MSC035-073-091-252315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
MARION MS-LAMAR MS-FORREST MS-
427 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
FORREST...NORTHERN LAMAR AND EASTERN MARION COUNTIES...

AT 427 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SUMRALL BY 440 PM CST...
  WEST HATTIESBURG BY 445 PM CST...
  RAWLS SPRINGS AND HATTIESBURG BY 450 PM CST...
  PETAL AND SUNRISE BY 455 PM CST...
  MACEDONIA BY 500 PM 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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 8984 3132 8983 3144 8960 3143 8914
      3127 8914 3108 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 242DEG 52KT 3127 8973

$$

GRG

136 
WWUS54 KJAN 252238
SVSJAN

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

MSC091-252248-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
MARION MS-
438 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3139 8965 3143 8961 3143 8914 3127 8914
      3116 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 242DEG 52KT 3136 8952

$$

MSC035-073-252315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
LAMAR MS-FORREST MS-
438 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
FORREST AND NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SUMRALL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RAWLS SPRINGS AND WEST HATTIESBURG BY 445 PM CST...
  PETAL AND HATTIESBURG BY 450 PM CST...
  MACEDONIA AND SUNRISE BY 455 PM 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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3139 8965 3143 8961 3143 8914 3127 8914
      3116 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 242DEG 52KT 3136 8952

$$

DHB

349 
WWUS54 KJAN 252300
SVSJAN

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

MSC035-073-252315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
LAMAR MS-FORREST MS-
500 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
FORREST AND NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES...

AT 500 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WEST HATTIESBURG BY 505 PM CST...
  HATTIESBURG AND RAWLS SPRINGS BY 510 PM CST...
  SUNRISE...PETAL AND MACEDONIA BY 515 PM 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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3116 8965 3143 8950 3143 8914 3127 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 249DEG 34KT 3125 8941

$$

DHB

144 
WWUS54 KJAN 252309
SVSJAN

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

MSC073-252320-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
LAMAR MS-
509 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3127 8935 3134 8935 3135 8936 3142 8937
      3143 8914 3127 8914 3122 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 249DEG 34KT 3137 8927

$$

MSC035-252315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
FORREST MS-
509 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
FORREST COUNTY...

AT 510 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PETAL MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MACEDONIA BY 515 PM 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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3127 8935 3134 8935 3135 8936 3142 8937
      3143 8914 3127 8914 3122 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 249DEG 34KT 3137 8927

$$

DHB

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, 3:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee, Winston	65 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, 4:19 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

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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.