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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 2:56 PM CST for Lowndes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 18 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:14 PM CST
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lowndes County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:02 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Sse Columbus, MS | COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ACROSS NASHVILLE FERRY AND OLD YORKVILLE ROADS |
| Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST | HAIL 1 | New Hope, MS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 544 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
121
WFUS54 KJAN 022056
TORJAN
MSC087-022130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0019.120302T2056Z-120302T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
256 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 330 PM CST
* AT 256 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BENT OAK
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY AT 310 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 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3336 8829 3334 8830 3331 8857 3342 8859
3344 8859 3348 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 254DEG 42KT 3340 8846
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
151 WWUS54 KJAN 022111 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 311 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 MSC087-022130- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T2130Z/ LOWNDES MS- 311 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTY... AT 311 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS! A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3336 8829 3338 8838 3347 8837 3348 8828 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 254DEG 42KT 3342 8825 $$ BYB
627 WWUS54 KJAN 022114 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 314 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 MSC087-022124- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T2130Z/ LOWNDES MS- 314 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3336 8829 3338 8838 3347 8837 3348 8828 TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 254DEG 42KT 3340 8820 $$ BYB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 1:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 1:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 1:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 1:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 2:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 61 min |
| Mar 2, 2:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 2:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 3:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery | 65 min |
| Mar 2, 3:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 3:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 4:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 53 min |
| Mar 2, 4:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 4:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 4:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 58 min |
| Mar 2, 4:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 4:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 5:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 5:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 5:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 5:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 5:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 5:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 5:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys | 67 min |
| Mar 2, 5:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 5:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.