Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 39, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2012, 7:29 AM CDT for Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 19 min. 3 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 7:29 AM CDT (12:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2012, 7:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 7:37 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Wnw Canton, MS | |
| Apr 5, 7:45 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 4 N Gluckstadt, MS | LARGE HAIL FALLING ON MDOT TRAFFIC CAM AT NISSAN PARKWAY |
| Apr 5, 7:49 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Canton, MS | 1 MILE NORTH OF NISSAN BLVD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 2026 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
606
WFUS54 KJAN 051229
TORJAN
MSC089-163-051315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0039.120405T1229Z-120405T1315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
729 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANTON...
SOUTH CENTRAL YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 815 AM CDT
* AT 729 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF GLUCKSTADT MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLUCKSTADT AND CANTON BY 745 AM 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 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3256 8988 3255 8990 3255 8989 3249 8996
3250 8998 3247 9003 3261 9035 3272 9027
3269 9008 3260 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 293DEG 34KT 3261 9023
$$
JA2 follow-up statements
483
WWUS54 KJAN 051239
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
739 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012
MSC163-051250-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120405T1315Z/
YAZOO MS-
739 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL YAZOO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3249 8996 3250 8998 3249 9004 3260 9033
3263 9032 3266 9028 3267 9023 3266 9020
3269 9015 3269 9014 3270 9013 3269 9008
3260 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 1240Z 293DEG 34KT 3257 9012
$$
MSC089-051315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120405T1315Z/
MADISON MS-
739 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MADISON COUNTY...
AT 740 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLUCKSTADT MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLUCKSTADT AND CANTON BY 745 AM 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 900 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3249 8996 3250 8998 3249 9004 3260 9033
3263 9032 3266 9028 3267 9023 3266 9020
3269 9015 3269 9014 3270 9013 3269 9008
3260 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 1240Z 293DEG 34KT 3257 9012
$$532
WWUS54 KJAN 051248
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
748 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012
MSC089-051259-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120405T1315Z/
MADISON MS-
748 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
LAT...LON 3249 8996 3250 8998 3249 9004 3260 9033
3263 9032 3266 9028 3267 9023 3266 9020
3269 9015 3269 9014 3270 9013 3269 9008
3260 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 293DEG 34KT 3253 9003
$$
JAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 3:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 60 min |
| Apr 5, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 6:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 6:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Yazoo | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 7:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 7:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 7:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin, Yazoo | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 8:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 8:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 9:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 10:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Smith | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 59 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.