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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2012, 5:01 PM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 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
- May 31, 2012, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2012, 5:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jasper County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 5:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Garlandville, MS | TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 504 AND KENNEDY ROAD. |
| May 31, 5:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Hickory, MS | TREES WERE DOWN ON HWY 503 AND BRAND ROAD. |
| May 31, 5:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Hickory, MS | TREES WERE DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
| May 31, 5:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Meehan, MS | TREES WERE DOWN ON GRIFFIS FOUNTAIN ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
894
WFUS54 KJAN 312201
TORJAN
MSC061-101-312300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0042.120531T2201Z-120531T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
501 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 501 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ROBERTS
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHUNKY BY 525 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3216 8892 3213 8920 3223 8924 3236 8892
3235 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 251DEG 35KT 3219 8916
$$
192 follow-up statements
314
WWUS54 KJAN 312215
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
515 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
MSC061-312225-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120531T2300Z/
JASPER MS-
515 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3222 8892 3222 8906 3229 8910 3236 8892
3235 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 234DEG 33KT 3227 8904
$$
MSC101-312300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120531T2300Z/
NEWTON MS-
515 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HICKORY MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HICKORY BY 520 PM CDT...
CHUNKY BY 525 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8892 3222 8906 3229 8910 3236 8892
3235 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 234DEG 33KT 3227 8904
$$
19538
WWUS54 KJAN 312235
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
535 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
MSC101-312246-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120531T2300Z/
NEWTON MS-
535 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3222 8892 3222 8906 3229 8910 3236 8892
3235 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 234DEG 33KT 3238 8886
$$
19The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 54 min |
| May 30, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 40 min |
| May 30, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 29 min |
| May 30, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 42 min |
| May 30, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 39 min |
| May 31, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 28 min |
| May 31, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 46 min |
| May 31, 8:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 42 min |
| May 31, 9:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 43 min |
| May 31, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| May 31, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 44 min |
| May 31, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 46 min |
| May 31, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 53 min |
| May 31, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 63 min |
| May 31, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 50 min |
| May 31, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 50 min |
| May 31, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 67 min |
| May 31, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 62 min |
| May 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Webster | 66 min |
| May 31, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 57 min |
| May 31, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 56 min |
| May 31, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 30 min |
| May 31, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 60 min |
| May 31, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin and 1 more | 62 min |
| May 31, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 31, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Scott | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 42 min |
| May 31, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 44 min |
| May 31, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Simpson | 67 min |
| May 31, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 61 min |
| May 31, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 55 min |
| May 31, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Scott | 64 min |
| May 31, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 43 min |
| May 31, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Smith | 66 min |
| May 31, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar | 59 min |
| May 31, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 61 min |
| May 31, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 62 min |
| May 31, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Winston | 60 min |
| May 31, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Lauderdale | 55 min |
| May 31, 4:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott | 116 min |
| May 31, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 33 min |
| May 31, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 34 min |
| May 31, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 60 min |
| May 31, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 59 min |
| May 31, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale | 81 min |
| May 31, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 23 min |
| May 31, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 60 min |
| May 31, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 42 min |
| May 31, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 60 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.