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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Jackson, MS

March 21, 2012Forrest County, Jones County, Lamar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 21, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT for Forrest County, Jones County, Lamar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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 21, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired: Mar 21, 2012, 4:12 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Forrest County, MS, Jones County, MS, Lamar County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 21, 4:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 N Petal, MS	TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EASTABUCHIE RD AND LONGLEAF DR IN NORTHERN FORREST COUNTY
Mar 21, 4:00 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	2 Se Eastabuchie, MS	TORNADO SNAPPED A NUMBER OF TREES ALONG A PATH FROM LONGLEAF DR ACROSS EASTABUCHIE ROAD. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ROOF OF A HOME AND FENCE WAS DAMAGED BY A TREE FALLING ON IT. PATH LENGTH 0.3 MILES...MAX WIDTH 0.15 MILES...EF-0 WITH MAX ESTIMATED WINDS 85

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 21, 10:07 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 127 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: 143 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

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

046 
WFUS54 KJAN 212028
TORJAN
MSC035-067-073-212130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0035.120321T2028Z-120321T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
328 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PETAL...HATTIESBURG...
  JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...
  EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST HATTIESBURG...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 329 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
  WEST HATTIESBURG MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WEST HATTIESBURG...HATTIESBURG AND SUNRISE BY 335 PM CDT...
  RAWLS SPRINGS AND PETAL BY 340 PM CDT...
  EASTABUCHIE AND MACEDONIA BY 345 PM CDT...
  MOSELLE BY 355 PM CDT...
  ELLISVILLE BY 405 PM CDT...
  TUCKERS CROSSING BY 410 PM CDT...

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 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3117 8943 3143 8941 3143 8940 3180 8939
      3181 8894 3178 8894 3143 8906 3143 8914
      3121 8914 3116 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 190DEG 36KT 3127 8936

$$

MME

2 follow-up statements

427 
WWUS54 KJAN 212044
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
344 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

MSC073-212054-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120321T2130Z/
LAMAR MS-
344 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3125 8915 3124 8933 3144 8933 3180 8931
      3181 8894 3178 8894 3143 8906 3143 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 198DEG 27KT 3134 8926

$$

MSC035-067-212130-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120321T2130Z/
JONES MS-FORREST MS-
344 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FORREST AND JONES COUNTIES...

AT 344 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HATTIESBURG MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EASTABUCHIE AND MACEDONIA BY 355 PM CDT...
  MOSELLE BY 405 PM CDT...
  ELLISVILLE BY 420 PM CDT...
  TUCKERS CROSSING BY 425 PM CDT...
  LAUREL BY 430 PM CDT...

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 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3125 8915 3124 8933 3144 8933 3180 8931
      3181 8894 3178 8894 3143 8906 3143 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 198DEG 27KT 3134 8926

$$

MME

618 
WWUS54 KJAN 212112
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
412 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

MSC035-067-212122-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120321T2130Z/
JONES MS-FORREST MS-
412 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN FORREST AND JONES COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ELLISVILLE BY 420 PM CDT...
  TUCKERS CROSSING BY 425 PM CDT...
  LAUREL BY 430 PM CDT...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3125 8915 3124 8933 3144 8933 3180 8931
      3181 8894 3178 8894 3143 8906 3143 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 198DEG 27KT 3154 8918

$$

MME

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 21, 9:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	40 min
Mar 21, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	60 min
Mar 21, 10:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson	42 min
Mar 21, 10:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Adams	3 hr
Mar 21, 10:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson	27 min
Mar 21, 10:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	40 min
Mar 21, 10:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	55 min
Mar 21, 10:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	57 min
Mar 21, 10:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	33 min
Mar 21, 11:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	45 min
Mar 21, 11:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	58 min
Mar 21, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	60 min
Mar 21, 11:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	58 min
Mar 21, 11:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	31 min
Mar 21, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	60 min
Mar 21, 11:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	31 min
Mar 21, 12:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	55 min
Mar 21, 12:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	51 min
Mar 21, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	61 min
Mar 21, 12:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	60 min
Mar 21, 12:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	37 min
Mar 21, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	58 min
Mar 21, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	29 min
Mar 21, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	65 min
Mar 21, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	52 min
Mar 21, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	49 min
Mar 21, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson, Smith	61 min
Mar 21, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	50 min
Mar 21, 2:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	21 min
Mar 21, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	59 min
Mar 21, 2:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Scott	30 min
Mar 21, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	53 min
Mar 21, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	16 min
Mar 21, 3:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	8 days
Mar 21, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	58 min
Mar 21, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	58 min
Mar 21, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha	61 min
Mar 21, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	45 min
Mar 21, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	39 min
Mar 21, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	36 min
Mar 21, 5:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	113 min
Mar 21, 5:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper	44 min
Mar 21, 6:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	116 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.