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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 23, 2012, 1:32 AM CST for Kemper County, Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report 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, 1:32 AM CST (07:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 2:30 AM CST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kemper County, MS, Noxubee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1:52 AM CST | HAIL 0.88 | De Kalb, MS |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
623 WFUS54 KJAN 230732 TORJAN MSC069-103-230830- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0005.120123T0732Z-120123T0830Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 132 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 230 AM CST * AT 132 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF DAMASCUS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LIBERTY BY 140 AM CST... BLUFF SPRINGS BY 145 AM CST... DE KALB BY 155 AM CST... ELECTRIC MILLS BY 205 AM CST... COOKSVILLE AND PAULETTE BY 220 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 3278 8836 3259 8891 3275 8892 3313 8832 TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 240DEG 42KT 3266 8892 $$ DHB
4 follow-up statements
296 WWUS54 KJAN 230737 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 137 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 MSC069-103-230830- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T0830Z/ NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS- 137 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR KEMPER AND SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTIES... AT 137 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DAMASCUS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LIBERTY AND BLUFF SPRINGS BY 145 AM CST... DE KALB BY 155 AM CST... ELECTRIC MILLS BY 205 AM CST... SCOOBA BY 210 AM CST... COOKSVILLE AND PAULETTE BY 220 AM CST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3278 8836 3259 8891 3275 8892 3313 8832 TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 241DEG 41KT 3268 8886 $$ DHB
064 WWUS54 KJAN 230747 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 147 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 MSC069-103-230830- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T0830Z/ NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS- 147 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR NORTHERN KEMPER AND SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTIES... AT 147 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DE KALB MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DE KALB BY 155 AM CST... ELECTRIC MILLS BY 205 AM CST... SCOOBA BY 210 AM CST... PAULETTE BY 220 AM CST... COOKSVILLE BY 225 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 3267 8880 3275 8885 3313 8832 3278 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 241DEG 42KT 3274 8876 $$ DHB
477 WWUS54 KJAN 230803 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 203 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 MSC069-103-230830- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T0830Z/ NOXUBEE MS-KEMPER MS- 203 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN KEMPER AND SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTIES... AT 203 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DE KALB MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SCOOBA AND ELECTRIC MILLS BY 210 AM CST... PAULETTE BY 220 AM CST... COOKSVILLE BY 225 AM CST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && LAT...LON 3271 8865 3283 8868 3313 8832 3278 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 0803Z 239DEG 40KT 3282 8858 $$ DHB
763
WWUS54 KJAN 230818
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
218 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
MSC103-230829-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T0830Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
218 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3278 8836 3273 8857 3278 8856 3293 8853
3293 8842 3293 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0819Z 248DEG 35KT 3282 8842
$$
MSC069-230830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120123T0830Z/
KEMPER MS-
218 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
AT 219 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SCOOBA MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY AT 230 AM CST
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3278 8836 3273 8857 3278 8856 3293 8853
3293 8842 3293 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0819Z 248DEG 35KT 3282 8842
$$
BYBThe 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, 12:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 49 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, 1:34 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.