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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 21, 2012, 5:09 PM CDT for Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 5:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sse Soso, MS | |
| Mar 21, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Soso, MS | CHICKEN HOUSES WERE DAMAGED ALONG OLD HICKORY DR |
| Mar 21, 5:31 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Wsw Soso, MS | NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE TO A CHICKEN FARM ON HUEY P ROAD WAS THE RESULT OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. ONE CHICKEN HOUSE ROOF WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND A TREE WAS UPROOTED. EF0 WITH MAX ESTIMATED WIND OF 75 MPH...75 YD WIDTH |
| Mar 21, 5:33 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 S Soso, MS | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR JOHN HILL RD AND HWY 29. |
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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964
WFUS54 KJAN 212209
TORJAN
MSC067-212245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0036.120321T2209Z-120321T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
509 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MOSELLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ELLISVILLE BY 515 PM CDT...
LAUREL BY 530 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 3154 8940 3168 8940 3180 8933 3182 8901
3150 8928
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 211DEG 29KT 3160 8932
$$
MME3 follow-up statements
962
WWUS54 KJAN 212223
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
523 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
MSC067-212245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120321T2245Z/
JONES MS-
523 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JONES COUNTY...
AT 524 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF SOSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SOSO BY 535 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3161 8924 3162 8933 3168 8937 3180 8933
3181 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 207DEG 23KT 3169 8928
$$
MME834
WWUS54 KJAN 212235
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
535 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
MSC067-212245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120321T2245Z/
JONES MS-
535 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JONES COUNTY...
AT 535 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3164 8922 3165 8931 3168 8937 3180 8933
3181 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 207DEG 23KT 3175 8924
$$
DHB626
WWUS54 KJAN 212237
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
537 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
MSC067-212245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120321T2245Z/
JONES MS-
537 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JONES COUNTY...
AT 537 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3164 8922 3165 8931 3168 8937 3180 8933
3181 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 207DEG 23KT 3176 8924
$$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, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 44 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, 5:22 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.