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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 23, 2012, 12:56 AM CST for Neshoba County, Newton County, Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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
- Jan 23, 2012, 12:56 AM CST (06:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1:15 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Union, MS | AWNING BLOWN OFF GAS STATION NEAR UNION |
| Jan 23, 1:15 AM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Union, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL IN THE AREA AROUND UNION...REPORTED BY NEWTON AND NESHOBA COUNTY EMA OFFICES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:59 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
215 WFUS54 KJAN 230656 TORJAN MSC099-101-123-230745- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0004.120123T0656Z-120123T0745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1256 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PROSPECT... * UNTIL 145 AM CST * AT 1256 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF CONEHATTA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PROSPECT BY 105 AM CST... STRATTON BY 110 AM CST... NESHOBA BY 115 AM CST... LITTLE ROCK BY 120 AM CST... HOUSE...HERBERT SPRINGS AND BETHSAIDA BY 125 AM 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. && LAT...LON 3251 8892 3239 8939 3247 8942 3276 8892 TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 240DEG 42KT 3246 8933 $$ DHB
3 follow-up statements
132 WWUS54 KJAN 230709 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 109 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 MSC123-230719- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0745Z/ SCOTT MS- 109 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3247 8924 3253 8926 3276 8892 3251 8892 TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 239DEG 41KT 3253 8919 $$ MSC099-101-230745- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0745Z/ NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS- 109 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES... AT 109 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STRATTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LITTLE ROCK BY 120 AM CST... HOUSE AND BETHSAIDA BY 125 AM CST... HERBERT SPRINGS BY 130 AM 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 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3247 8924 3253 8926 3276 8892 3251 8892 TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 239DEG 41KT 3253 8919 $$ DHB
419
WWUS54 KJAN 230721 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
121 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
MSC101-230731-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0745Z/
NEWTON MS-
121 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3257 8906 3258 8912 3260 8914 3276 8892
3260 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 236DEG 42KT 3261 8906
$$
MSC099-230745-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0745Z/
NESHOBA MS-
121 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
NESHOBA COUNTY...
AT 121 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUSE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HERBERT SPRINGS BY 130 AM 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 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3257 8906 3258 8912 3260 8914 3276 8892
3260 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 236DEG 42KT 3261 8906
$$
DHB379
WWUS54 KJAN 230738
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
138 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
MSC099-230748-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0745Z/
NESHOBA MS-
138 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
145 AM CST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3258 8906 3258 8912 3260 8914 3276 8892
3260 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0738Z 236DEG 42KT 3272 8886
$$
DHBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 39 min |
| Jan 22, 10:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 54 min |
| Jan 22, 10:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 26 min |
| Jan 22, 11:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 11:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 11:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 11:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 11:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 11:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 26 min |
| Jan 22, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 11:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 11:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 61 min |
| Jan 23, 12:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 12:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 12:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 12:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 51 min |
| Jan 23, 12:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 61 min |
| Jan 23, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Leflore | 42 min |
| Jan 23, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 35 min |
| Jan 23, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 58 min |
| Jan 23, 1:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 1:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 2:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 12 min |
| Jan 23, 2:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 65 min |
| Jan 23, 2:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Newton | 61 min |
| Jan 23, 2:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 2:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 40 min |
| Jan 23, 2:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 39 min |
| Jan 23, 2:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 51 min |
| Jan 23, 2:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 3:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 13 min |
| Jan 23, 3:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 49 min |
| Jan 23, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 3:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Jan 23, 3:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 16 min |
| Jan 23, 4:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale and 1 more | 58 min |
| Jan 23, 5:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 19 min |
| Jan 23, 5:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 18 min |
| Jan 23, 5:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 19 min |
| Jan 23, 6:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 15 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.