Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 52, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2012, 6:40 AM CDT for Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012, 6:40 AM CDT (11:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 7:03 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:42 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 325 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
419
WFUS54 KJAN 301140
TORJAN
MSC099-101-301230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0052.120830T1140Z-120830T1230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
640 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 730 AM CDT
* AT 640 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DUFFEE
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LITTLE ROCK AND HERBERT SPRINGS BY 650 AM CDT...
HOUSE AND HERBERT SPRINGS BY 655 AM CDT...
NESHOBA BY 700 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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3234 8898 3290 8932 3293 8932 3293 8902
3268 8891 3236 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1140Z 156DEG 36KT 3246 8893
$$
BK2 follow-up statements
030
WWUS54 KJAN 301158
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
658 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
MSC101-301208-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120830T1230Z/
NEWTON MS-
658 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3258 8897 3258 8908 3290 8932 3293 8931
3293 8908 3267 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 156DEG 36KT 3262 8902
$$
MSC099-301230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120830T1230Z/
NESHOBA MS-
658 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR NESHOBA
COUNTY...
AT 658 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOUSE MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BETHSAIDA AND TUCKER BY 705 AM CDT...
PHILADELPHIA BY 715 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 800 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3258 8897 3258 8908 3290 8932 3293 8931
3293 8908 3267 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 156DEG 36KT 3262 8902
$$
BK419
WWUS54 KJAN 301203
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
703 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
MSC099-301213-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120830T1230Z/
NESHOBA MS-
703 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NESHOBA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3258 8897 3258 8908 3290 8932 3293 8931
3293 8908 3267 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 156DEG 36KT 3267 8904
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more | 54 min |
| Aug 29, 9:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Jasper, Jones, Rankin, Simpson and 1 more | 57 min |
| Aug 30, 12:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 6 days |
| Aug 30, 2:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 3:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 112 min |
| Aug 30, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 6:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 8:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 8:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 9:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest | 47 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 34 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 107 min |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 4 days |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 56 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 34 min |
| Aug 30, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Washington | 112 min |
| Aug 30, 4:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 14 min |
| Aug 30, 6:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 111 min |
| Aug 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.